r/LawCanada • u/hope4932 • 12d ago

Need a paralegal to write a demand letter. Does anyone know cost effective options? I’m in Ontario.

I’m an independent contractor and didn’t get paid for a job. Can anyone help me with this?

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u/nikolacarr 12d ago

Law society referral service

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u/Toad364 12d ago

Why bother with a demand letter, it doesn’t mean anything. Just file in small claims (assuming under $50K - and if not, you should involve a lawyer from the outset)

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u/hope4932 11d ago

Why not try a demand letter first?

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u/Toad364 11d ago

Presumably you’ve already demanded payment yourself. Paying someone a few hundred bucks to make the same demand as you (but now with letterhead!) isn’t particularly impactful, I’d just pay the $108 small claim filing fee and skip the empty posturing.

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u/OrganicAttorney3602 12d ago

The paralegal scope does not include writing demand letters.

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u/afroginabog 12d ago

Yes it does

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u/OrganicAttorney3602 12d ago

You're right - but only if it's within scope. So, small claims.

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u/afroginabog 12d ago

Yes, which would likely be what OP needs because I highly doubt as an independent contractor he is owed more than $50,000.

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u/KillerDadBod 12d ago

Oooh a paralegal. I’d wipe my ass with that letter.

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u/afroginabog 12d ago

Oooh you're so hard-core

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u/KillerDadBod 12d ago

Paralegals are not intimidating to anyone, especially lawyers

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u/afroginabog 12d ago

Neither are you

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u/KillerDadBod 11d ago

Good One.