iCounsel, an online legal advice portal allows residents to seek
free legal advice simply through the added convenience of video
conferencing. It is the first of its kind for the community and a
collaboration between PA and Jamiyah Singapore. The pilot project
was launched at Kaki Bukit CC on 23 January 2015 and has been
available at both Eunos CC and Kaki Bukit CC since 24 Feb 2015.
On top of being a online legal advice portal, iCounsel allows
residents to choose their appointment, lawyer and language they are
comfortable with. To use the service, residents will need to use
the special iCounsel Kiosks located in the CC, which are equipped
with a computer, a webcam, speaker and microphone and a scanner to
scan relevant documents if necessary.
President of Jamiyah Singapore, Prof (Adj) Dr Mohd Hasbi Abu
Bakar said “The collaborative effort between PA and Jamiyah would
make legal advice service more convenient and accessible for
individuals and families in need. Jamiyah Singapore also hopes that
with the added convenience provided through iCounsel, more lawyers
would also come forward to provide their time to give back to the
community.”
Dr Kee Wei Heong, JP, BBM, Adviser to Kaki Bukit GROs said,
“Kaki Bukit is honoured to be one of the pilot sites to kick-start
this new and exciting initiative. To engage a lawyer for legal
advice is expensive and by having the online legal advice portal to
complement the face-to-face sessions that are already available,
this would provide more avenues for residents to get the pro-bono
legal advice required.
The iCounsel virtual legal clinics will operate every second and
fourth Tuesday, 7.30pm-9.30pm.Booking an appointment is a simple
3-step process:
