Lawyers For Justice
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"Lawyers (f)or Justice" follows Yavar Hameed exploring the viability of socially conscious law in Ontario. Amid a deepening access-to-justice crisis, the film questions if new lawyers, burdened by soaring tuition and debt, can afford to practice law aligned with their principles. Can they break their financial chains while staying true to their ideological ideals?
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