Lawyers are also increasingly being asked to provide identification to enter Toronto area courts. Other News Over 1,100 students participate in LAO's Law Day Activities Law Day 2001 was celebrated April 26 and over 1,100 students were able to learn more about the importance of the justice system in society. The CBAO and Legal Aid Ontario have been partners in the celebration of Law Day for over 10 years. Through the involvement of Legal Aid Ontario area offices and independent community legal clinics across the province, LAO fully sponsors and administers a poster contest and a duty counsel matching program. The duty counsel matching program allows students to follow duty counsel lawyers for a day in court and includes tours of judges' chambers, holding cells and the criminal and family courts.
Some areas allow the students to participate in a mock jury selection.
This year over 500 students across the province participated in the program. LAO also organizes a poster contest for grade five students. Students then submitted posters based on their lesson and the theme. Over 600 students participated in the poster contest and the winner, Leslie Martin of Kingston, Ontario, attended the Law Day Banquet in Toronto with her family and received her prizes. Legal Aid Ontario plays an important role in Law Day and it continues to be a successful and interesting experience for young students due to the hard work of the local area and clinic offices.