Centralized Duty Counsel Scheduling
Efficiently scheduling duty counsel shifts in courthouses across the province.
Making sure there is an LAA lawyer on hand to serve as duty counsel in courthouses across the province is vital to support Albertans in need of legal advice – and it’s no small task.
LAA’s centralized duty counsel scheduling system, Shiftboard, helps efficiently manage all duty counsel shifts at courtrooms across the province. Shiftboard is accessible to duty counsel lawyers across Alberta online and through a mobile app. The platform replaced a cumbersome and time-consuming manual scheduling process.
The streamlined Shiftboard process allows lawyers quick and easy access to schedules and to enter availability or initiate changes with a click of a button.
Quick Facts:
- Implemented in 2022.
- Shiftboard manages duty counsel shifts across the province and is accessible online and mobile app.
- Shiftboard replaces the manual process of frequent emails and phone calls between Staff and Roster Lawyers.
- Duty Counsel can request schedule changes with a single click.
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