Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location: 7755 Hurontario Street, Suite 160, Brampton, ON L6W 4T1
Staff:
Jo-Ann McQuillan, Executive Officer/Law Library Director
Julie Dobson-Goodland, Library Technician (Social Media and Special Research Specialist)
Lily Duong, Library Technician (Collection Development and Website Specialist)
Contact:
Phone: 905-451-2924
Toll Free: 1-866-228-0235
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.plalawyers.ca
Who can access:
All Licensed Lawyers, Judges, Justices of the Peace, Articling Students, and LPP/NCA candidates.
Circulation Policy:
Members and judges may borrow a maximum of three books for seven days (one week). Use of materials does not extend to Reference Books, Indices or Case Law Reports. All materials borrowed overnight are subject to immediate recall with no renewals.
Please note, fines for overdue books will be charged on any unreturned items beyond the borrowing period and are subject to replacement fees along with any associated administrative costs.
Collection:
E-LiRN suite of resources including QL, LN Practical Guidance, WL Criminal Source, WL Estates & Trusts Source, WL Family Source, vlex including Irwin Law’s Essentials in Canadian Law titles and Vincent AI – a reputable source of AI for lawyers.
- LexisNexis Advance Quicklaw
- LexisNexis Practical Guidance
- WestlawNext Canada
- O’Brien’s Encyclopedia of Forms; the following modules are available:
- Division I – Commercial And General
- Division II – Corporations
- Division IV – Leases
- Division V – Wills And Trusts
- Division VI – Ontario Family Law
- Division VII – Labour Relations And Employment
- Division VIII – Ontario Court Forms
- Division IX – Municipal Corporations
- Division X – Computers And Information Technology
- VLEX (includes electronic suite of books from Irwin Law)
- rangefindr
- DivorceMate
- HeinOnline
Continuing Legal Education (CLE): Upcoming CPDs and CPD Replays
Number of Computers for Lawyer use to search E-LIRN resources, etc: 8
Services Available:
- Two privacy booths
- Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery
- Printing and photocopying
- Quick reference, legal research and legal research training
- Access to legal research databases
- Two Adobe Pro workstations
- Assisted listening devices (Pocketalkers)
- ONYX OCR text magnifier station for those with visual impairments
- Robe Rentals
- Court tabs and dickies available for purchase
- Slow Zone (a self-care space)
- HappyLight full spectrum light therapy
- Behind the Stacks meeting space
- Lending collection: reading glasses, phone and laptop chargers
- Office supplies available for purchase, including USBs
Unique Details:
The library has a collection of old British Reports. This includes English Reports, Queen’s Bench Division, and King’s Bench which contains case law from the 1700s into the 1900s.
Library Type: Area
