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Including:<\/p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ul><li>The certificate program&nbsp;<\/li><li>Duty counsel<\/li><li>Community legal clinics<\/li><li>Specialty clinics<\/li><li>Student legal clinics<\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong> Simone Bern, Criminal Policy Counsel and Lead for the Bail Strategy at Legal Aid Ontario; Lenny Abramowicz, Executive Director, Association of Community Legal Clinics of Ontario<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/civicrm?page=CiviCRM&amp;q=civicrm\/event\/register&amp;id=1468&amp;reset=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register here<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where do low-income Ontarians get free or affordable legal help? Most people know that legal aid exists, but do you know how it actually works? 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