WHY HIRE A PARALEGAL?

Why hire a paralegal?

There is more to fighting a traffic ticket than you think! In many cases, you have to go to court in person to file the ticket. Once a date has been set you will want to request the officer’s notes (disclosure) which in many cases will have to be picked up in person at the courthouse. You will then have to prepare a defence. Another thing you may not know is sometimes you may have to attend multiple court dates in order to resolve your matter.

So let’s think about this… taking into consideration the above you may actually have to attend the courthouse several times. Keep in mind the courthouses are open Monday-Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm and I am sure you do not want to take time off work (which ultimately results using vacation time or a deduction in pay). When you hire a paralegal you are hiring them for there time, knowledge and expertise. You will not need to take time off work. You will not need to research the steps involved in traffic ticket defence. You can be confident that the paralegal will handle everything for you and get you the best result possible.

"WHY HIRE A PARALEGAL WHEN I COULD JUST GO TO COURT MYSELF AND SAVE THE LEGAL FEE?"

Other factors to take into consideration:

 • You have to PAY for parking at some traffic courts
 • There are usually very LONG LINES to request a trial date and/or do other court filing/paperwork
 • You will save GAS MONEY by hiring a paralegal
 • Provincial Offences Court can be very NERVE RACKING and INTIMIDATING • You will not have to take TIME OFF WORK
 • Paralegals can easily recognize if there is an ERROR on your ticket simply by looking at it - whereby you may not have the expertise – i.e. wrong charge, wrong section number, etc.)
 • Paralegals know what to look for when reading over the officer’s evidence. We know what should be included and what is missing!

"Pros to hiring a paralegal"