Edmonton Community Legal Centre – Legal Advice Clinic

Offers a summary legal advice clinic where clients can get free advice for up to 45 minutes with a lawyer over the phone, and sometimes in-person.

Service provides:

• a volunteer lawyer to explain legal issues, outline steps in resolving a matter, help filling out documents, and makes referrals

Volunteer lawyers may assist with:

• landlord-tenant disputes
• human rights concerns
• employment law
• debt law
• small claims
• estate law, including adult guardianship / trusteeship

Clients may then be referred to the following programs:

• Civil Law Program
• Family Law Program
• Immigration Law Program

Does not deal with criminal law matters.

Key Provider: volunteer and staff lawyers, social workers, law students