{"id":3319,"date":"2017-02-22T16:02:13","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T20:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nslegalaid.ca\/information-for-lawyers__trashed\/accepting-certificates\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T09:36:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T12:36:09","slug":"accepting-certificates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nslegalaid.ca\/fr\/information-pour-les-avocats\/accepting-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"Accepting Certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-6dba8d47925691c9924cee1f00db6c98\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-6dba8d47925691c9924cee1f00db6c98{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.nslegalaid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bg-temp2.png);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-6dba8d47925691c9924cee1f00db6c98 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom av-height-custom  container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat' data-av_minimum_height_px='380'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' style='height:380px'><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3319'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3319'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-feaea679b2c7afa1f4e02b08fa75a9e3\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-feaea679b2c7afa1f4e02b08fa75a9e3{\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#840c20;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-feaea679b2c7afa1f4e02b08fa75a9e3 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-feaea679b2c7afa1f4e02b08fa75a9e3 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#840c20;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-feaea679b2c7afa1f4e02b08fa75a9e3 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-feaea679b2c7afa1f4e02b08fa75a9e3 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Accepting Legal Aid Certificates<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>If you are interested in accepting Legal Aid Certificates and want to be added to Nova Scotia Legal Aid&rsquo;s Certificate Lawyers&rsquo; Roster, please complete the form below. By completing the form, you are indicating your agreement with accepting Certificates issued according to the terms of the Legal Aid Regulations and Tariff of Fees made under the <em>Legal Aid Act<\/em> which can be found here:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nslegalaid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Tariff-Reference-Manual-Effective-June-1-2024.pdf\">Tariff Reference Manual Effective June 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please note that there are Certificate Lawyer Practice Concentration Standards for lawyers accepting Legal Aid Certificates and those standards are outlined in the Tariff Reference Manual. By accepting a Legal Aid Certificate, you are confirming that you meet the Standards. Should you have any questions regarding the Standards, please contact the Managing Lawyers of the offices from which you are interested in accepting Certificates or the Deputy Executive Officer. Once you have confirmed that you meet the Standards for accepting Legal Aid Certificates with the Managing Lawyers, you can be set up with login capabilities to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nslegalaid.ca\/en\/information-for-lawyers\/lawyer-login\/\">Certificate &#038; AHTDC Lawyers Login<\/a> section of this website.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that it is not a requirement to complete this form to join a NSLA Office\u2019s Certificate Roster. When a completed form is processed, it does not approve a lawyer for Certificates, but rather their information is shared with the Managing Lawyers of the offices for which they are interested in accepting Certificates. 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