ONE PERSON’S EXPERIENCE WITH DUTY COUNSEL – If you are arrested and want to exercise your right to get legal advice but don’t know a lawyer then you can speak with duty counsel for free. Legal Aid contracts out the service to the Sykes Corp. who hires lawyer(s) to answer the phone and provide this service. This lawyer was “the ONLY duty counsel available in Ontario” when this person was arrested. You can read about the level of service she was given.