marshall legal & immigration services
Empowering Clients: Education, Coaching, Experience
marshall legal & immigration services
Empowering Clients: Education, Coaching, Experience
MARSHALL Legal & immigration Services ("MLIS")
Legal Services & Immigration
Continuing Professional Development and Education Services
Mobile Notary Public and Commissioning Services
We assist people with Small Claims Court actions, process serving all documents, enforcing judgments, , Traffic Tickets, Immigration Detention Reviews, Hearings and Appeals at the IRB and Record Suspensions ("Pardons").
Our clients choose whether we will represent them in an entire proceeding or part of a proceeding, known as limited scope. Our goal is to empower and guide clients through the navigation of our court system.
Mobile Notary Public and Commissioning Services
Continuing Professional Development and Education Services
Mobile Notary Public and Commissioning Services
We assist with notarizing documents and also act as commissioners of oaths. Our services include notarizing for people selling properties outside Canada, taking oaths and affirmations on Affidavits and Statutory Declarations, Travel Consents, Invitation Letters and certifying true copies of documents including those needing Apostille Certificates.
We are fully mobile and can come to you for notary services. For Ontario Affidavits and Statutory Declarations, we are able to commission remotely in most circumstances.
Continuing Professional Development and Education Services
Continuing Professional Development and Education Services
Continuing Professional Development and Education Services
Our offerings include Continuing Professional Development seminars for legal professionals, a Prep. Seminar for Paralegal (P1 Candidates) that includes practice questions and optional (*additional cost) practice examinations together with printing and binding services for examination materials. We provide services that can support your learning and professional growth.
***Coming Soon***
Family Law Service Provider (FLSP) Prep. Seminar including practice questions and optional (*additional cost) practice examinations. Stay tuned for this and Continuing Professional Development Seminars for FLSP's!
About Marshall Legal & immigration Services ("MLIS")
About Us
Owned and operated by Laurel (“Laurie”) Marshall and Karl Marshall, MLIS is a legal services provider with a team focus on process serving, Immigration, Small Claims Court Judgment Enforcement, Provincial Offences (Traffic Tickets), Pardons/Requests for Record Suspensions. Legal Services provided throughout Ontario and Immigration Services provided throughout Canada.
Laurie Marshall
Laurie is a Paralegal licensed by the Law Society of Ontario (“LSO”) Laurie has over 35 years’ legal experience working in law firms and independently representing clients in the Small Claims Court, Landlord and Tenant Board, Ontario Court of Justice, Human Rights Tribunal (Ontario and Canada), Immigration and Refugee Board, and in obtaining both Pardons and Record Suspensions for those with previous criminal convictions. Holding a Qualified Mediator ("Q. Med.") designation with both the ADRIO and ADRIC (Alternative Dispute Resolution Institutes of Ontario and Canada), Laurie is a strong negotiator and mediator. Laurie is also a Commissioner for taking Affidavits and a Notary Public licensed by the Ministry of the Attorney General. Having retired from a rewarding career as a full-time Paralegal Professor at Durham College, Laurie has been a staunch advocate for Access to Justice supervising Small Claims and Provincial Offences legal services offered by Paralegal students at the Access to Justice together with developing and managing professional development seminars for Paralegals and Lawyers in Ontario. She has served on the Board of Directors of Community Justice Alternatives of Durham Region offering both community mediation and indigenous restorative justice training and community mediation services. Over many years Laurie has built and continues to build valuable professional business relationships with other professionals in order that a collaborative approach may be applied to legal strategy, including mediation and restorative practices when needed. Working with a diverse group of colleagues Laurie has created successful working relationships with lawyers, paralegals, and mediators throughout Ontario MLIS can assist clients in gaining cost effective, reliable legal solutions.
Karl Marshall
A Paralegal licensed by the Law Society of Ontario (“LSO”) and a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant ("RCIC") licensed by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants ("CICC") Karl brings more than 30 years' client service experience in insurance, personal injury, immigration and legal services. Starting his career in Jamaica as an insurance broker, and later as a personal injury representative, Karl immigrated to Canada in 2006 and continued a successful insurance career, owning his own insurance agency, and in 2016, obtaining his RCIC license. Karl has represented clients in many immigration applications leading to permanent residence and been a representative in CBSA detention hearings, and various reviews and hearings at the Immigration and Refugee Board ("IRB"). In 2024 Karl graduated from the Centennial College Graduate Certificate Paralegal Program and became a Licensed Paralegal in 2025 to enhance the services he may provide. Together with Immigration, his passion lies in Summary Criminal Conviction and Traffic matters. Karl understands the effect of Pardons and Record Suspensions for those with previous criminal convictions and is effective assisting clients in these areas. Karl is a Notary Public licensed by the Ministry of the Attorney General and Commissioner for taking Affidavits and is part of the mobile commissioning MLIS team. Karl has built and continues to network to enhance his network of professional business relationships with other professionals in order to contribute to the MLIS collaborative approach used to serve clients.
For more specific Immigration information click here: https://www.marshallimmigration.com/
Ava Hughes
Ava Hughes is a licensed Paralegal (P1) with the Law Society of Ontario, graduating from Durham College in 2024 as the Highest Ranking Graduate. Licensed in November 2024, Ava is currently advancing her education by pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies. Ava brings real-world legal experience from her role as a Court and Client Representative in the Ontario Court of Justice, where she became well-versed in courtroom procedures, client services, and legal documentation. She also completed a placement with Durham College’s Access to Justice Hub, where she assisted clients with Small Claims Court matters, deepening her practical understanding of Ontario’s legal system and her passion for access to justice. With additional front-line administrative experience working for the Town of Cobourg and Durham College, Ava has developed exceptional organizational, digital systems, and client support skills, key strengths she brings to her work with future paralegals. Ava’s own recent success in the Paralegal Licensing Process gives her a unique advantage in helping students prepare for their exams. She understands first-hand the challenges, content, and strategies necessary to succeed, and is dedicated to sharing practical tips, study techniques, and insider knowledge to help others achieve their goals. Through comprehensive P1 Prep Seminars, practice questions, material prep and mock examinations, Ava is committed to creating accessible, supportive learning environments that foster student success and professional growth.
Our Mission
Our mission at Marshall Legal and Immigration Services (“MLIS”) is to provide our clients with flexible, strategic, cost-effective solutions to their legal issues. We strive to be our clients’ legal Strategic Partner.
We achieve this by:
- Listening to determine the client needs and limitations;
- Educating and advising clients to ensure clients understand their rights and obligations;
- working with clients to develop a strategic approach that fits their budget and time limitations;
- passionately advocating on behalf of clients when they choose us to protect their rights.
We believe in profitable growth based on our core values of honesty, integrity and consistency. Our goal is to provide the highest level of client service resulting in positive client satisfaction.
We are active in giving back to the community by donating time, money, and legal expertise to those in need.
Photo: the Great Library at Osgoode Hall in Toronto
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