The Law Centre

The Law Centre, a service of the University of Victoria Faculty of Law, provides advice, assistance and representation to clients who cannot afford a lawyer.

Our Services

Criminal Matters

Tenancy Law

Human Rights Complaints

Civil Disputes

What we do

 

The Law Centre provides advice, assistance and representation to clients who cannot afford a lawyer. Thousands of persons living in the Capital Regional District are served annually. The Law Centre also provides legal education programs to the public.
The Law Centre also provides law students with clinical and legal education. Students are trained and supervised in the conduct of legal matters by lawyers who are members of the University of Victoria, Faculty of Law. 

Years Established

Clients helped annually

Contact Us

We regret that we cannot provide legal advice via email or over the phone. Clients should contact our office during office hours, or attend our office in person to schedule an appointment.

The Law Centre provides services to clients on Vancouver Island only. Due to staffing, we cannot assist with Family Law matters at this time. 

Our location

Suite 225 – 850 Burdett Avenue, Victoria BC

Reception Hours

Monday to Thursday, 9AM – 12PM and 1PM to 3PM. Closed every Friday and Stat holidays.

All new clients who wish to receive services from a law student need to complete our Client Appointment Request form. This allows us to assess if you meet our financial guidelines, and to determine if you matter is within our scope of practice. Please note, homeownership is a disqualifier for our free legal services as homeownership is an asset that will exceed our financial guidelines.

You can access the Client Appt Request form here: https://forms.office.com/r/UMmD8caxB0 

If you are seeking immediate assistance, you may try calling the lawyer referral service at 604-687-3221 for a free 15 minute consultation and to be directed to a lawyer for hire.

Thank you for your patience and we look forward to assisting you.

(250) 385-1221

Switchboard hours 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Monday through Thursday

reception@thelawcentre.ca

Please note we cannot offer legal advice via telephone or email.

If you reside in the Greater Victoria area and are low income we would ask that you complete this intake request form to have your matter assessed to see if it is something we can assist with: https://forms.office.com/r/UMmD8caxB0