Dalhousie Legal Aid Service

Schulich School of Law

Advoctes & the Legal System

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There are many different forms of advocacy. You do not need a law degree to be an advocate, but it does help to understand a few things about the legal system.

The information contained on the pages below has been taken fromSections One, Two and Three of the "Mental Health Peer Legal Advocates Resource Binder", which was developed by the Nova Scotia branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. We would like to say a special thank you to David Whalen for updating the material and also to Sue Marchand and Gail Gardiner for sharing the material with us. 

Advocacy

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This unit will teach you about the different forms of advocacy and some important points about being an effective advocate.

Systemic Advocacy

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This unit will teach you about how to create change in the systems that affect people.

Law Making

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This unit will teach you about how laws are made, the different types of laws and how government works.

Legal Services

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This unit will teach you about the different forms of legal representation and the services that exist for people with legal problems.