Lawyers assisting clients who have experienced sexual assault.
CLAS’s Stand Informed legal advice services provides limited free and confidential legal advice to anyone who has experienced sexual assault in BC and resides in BC.
Stand Informed is supported by the BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General with funding from the Department of Justice Canada. Legal advice is provided by staff lawyers and a roster of private bar lawyers throughout the province. If you would like to join our roster of lawyers or would like to learn more about Stand Informed, please email standinformed@clasbc.net.
See also Stand Informed Training and information on the service.
See also Resources for SHARP Workplaces Lawyers and SHARP Workplace Lawyer Training for resources and training offered to workplace sexual harassment lawyers from 2020-2024.
General Information for Lawyers
- Stand Informed Information for Lawyers Sheet
- Fees and Disbursements Info Sheet
- Stand Informed Referral Process Chart
- Technical Requirements for Video-Conferencing with Rise Virtual Legal Clinic
Practice Advice Manuals
- SHARP Workplaces and Stand Informed Reference Manual for Lawyers
- West Coast LEAF Complaint Counsel Toolkit (A toolkit for navigating section 276 and 278 Criminal Code matters as complainant counsel in criminal proceedings)
- LSLAP Manual
- Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime (various publications)
Stand Informed Training Resources
- Archived Webinars and Training Materials for Stand Informed
- Archived Webinars and Training Materials for SHARP Workplaces
Forms
Victim Support Resources
- Crime Victim Assistance Program Counselling Guidelines 2018
- Victim Restitution Program
- Victim Notification – The Victim Safety Unit
- Taking Time Off – Employment Benefits As It Relates to Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence
BC Human Rights Resources
- BC Human Rights Tribunal
- Form 1.1 Individual Complaint form
- BC Human Rights Clinic Remedies Chart
- How to file a Human Rights Complaint
Federal Human Rights Resources
WorkSafe BC Resources
Resources for Clients
- Stand Informed Legal Advice Services – Common Resources and Medical Assistance
- SHARP Workplaces’ How to Make a Police Report
- SHARP Workplaces’ Common Referral Resources
- Canadian Victims Bill of Rights
- Information on Protection Orders
- Publication Bans: A Victim’s Right To Privacy
- Guide For Drafting Human Rights Tribunal Complaints
- Example Human Rights Tribunal Complaint (Rachel Green)
- BC Human Rights Tribunal Form 1.1 (Rachel Green)
Process Guides
- For step-by-step guidance on legal processes including Human Rights, WorkSafeBC, and other topics, see SHARP Process Guides