Ordre des Avocats - Barreau de Clermont-Ferrand - Page Officielle

What Ordre des Avocats - Barreau de Clermont-Ferrand - Page Officielle does

The Ordre des Avocats du Barreau de Clermont-Ferrand is a statutory French professional bar association regulated under the law of December 31, 1971. It governs and represents 466 affiliated lawyers (as of January 2, 2025) in the Puy-de-Dôme department, making it the third largest bar of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and the 30th largest of 164 French bars. The Order is governed by a Conseil de l'Ordre of 18 elected lawyers (three-year terms, renewed annually by thirds) and presided over by Bâtonnier Jean-Louis TERRIOU for the 2025-2026 term. An 8-person operational staff manages the Maison de l'Avocat headquarters at 9 rue Lamartine in Clermont-Ferrand.

The Order's core service portfolio spans a searchable lawyer directory (Annuaire des Avocats) covering 28 practice specializations and nine languages; free legal consultations (Consultations Gratuites) delivered across 15+ municipalities in partnership with CDAD, city halls, Justice House, France Services, Restos du Coeur, and Secours Populaire; legal aid administration (Aide Juridictionnelle) serving approximately 13,000 beneficiaries annually; 24/7 criminal defense permanence (Défense Pénale); the newly opened Médiation 63 judicial and conventional mediation center (since October 2025); legal property auction services; and conference room rental at the Maison de l'Avocat. The associated CARPA (Caisse des Règlements Pécuniaires des Avocats), created in 1957, manages client funds held by lawyers and channels government legal-aid payments. Technology is limited to a WordPress website, the Annuaire, the B@rreau63 member portal, and standard web analytics — no proprietary platform, no AI capabilities, and no API surface.

Revenue derives from three streams: (1) recurring annual membership fees (cotisations) from the 466 affiliated lawyers, fixed by the Conseil de l'Ordre; (2) one-time license/usage fees from room rentals at the Maison de l'Avocat (€300-€750 per half-day across three rooms); and (3) French government funding (managed services) routed through the CARPA to compensate lawyers for legal aid cases, garde-à-vue custody assistance, and penal mediation. The Order also maintains formal partnerships with the CCI du Puy-de-Dôme, AVEC France Victimes 63, Auvergne International, Banque Populaire, and twinning arrangements with the bars of Barcelona, Florence, and Poznan. Specific revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Ordre des Avocats - Barreau de Clermont-Ferrand - Page Officielle

Legal name

Ordre des Avocats du Barreau de Clermont-Ferrand

Website

https://barreau-clermont.avocat.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Ordre des Avocats du Barreau de Clermont-Ferrand is a French statutory bar association governing 466 lawyers in the Puy-de-Dôme department, operating a lawyer directory, free legal consultations, legal aid administration, criminal defense permanence, and the Médiation 63 mediation center from its Maison de l'Avocat headquarters in Clermont-Ferrand.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Clermont-Ferrand

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual lawyer membership fees (cotisations): Each lawyer registered with the Bar pays annual membership fees (cotisations) fixed by the Conseil de l'Ordre. These fees fund the Order's operations including the CARPA service, legal aid administration, and access-to-justice programs.
2. Room rental income: The Maison de l'Avocat generates revenue by renting three equipped meeting rooms to external professionals and organizations. Pricing ranges from 300€ to 750€ per half-day (4 hours).
3. Legal aid (aide juridictionnelle) government funding: The CARPA receives annual government funding to compensate lawyers for legal aid cases, garde à vue (custody) assistance, and penal mediation. This is a public subsidy allocated to cover mandatory public-interest legal services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Ordre des Avocats du Barreau de Clermont-Ferrand is a statutory professional bar association that regulates and represents 466+ lawyers across the Puy-de-Dôme department. It delivers a coordinated platform of legal services including a searchable lawyer directory (Annuaire), free legal consultations at the Maison de l'Avocat and partner locations, legal aid (Aide Juridictionnelle) administration, mediation (Médiation 63), criminal defense coordination, and rentable conference rooms. Its core mission is to ensure professional standards, provide access to justice, and administer the CARPA client fund-handling system.

Product overview

Ordre des Avocats du Barreau de Clermont-Ferrand operates as a professional bar association providing legal services to 466+ lawyers. The organization offers a unified platform of services including a lawyer directory (Annuaire), free legal consultations, legal aid administration, mediation services (Médiation 63), criminal defense rotations, and room rental facilities at the Maison de l'Avocat. The core offering centers on access to justice through the coordination of professional legal services, attorney regulation, and public legal assistance programs.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Annuaire des Avocats (Lawyer Directory) A searchable directory of all 466+ lawyers registered with the Clermont-Ferrand bar association, allowing users to filter by specialization (28+ practice areas), dominant activity, and language. It is for clients seeking to identify and contact the appropriate lawyer for their legal matter.
• Consultations Gratuites (Free Legal Consultations) Free legal consultation services offered at the Maison de l'Avocat and across partner locations including city halls, France Services centers, Justice House, and charity organizations. Covers general legal matters, specialized consultations for minors, crime victims, housing disputes, and business owners.
• Aide Juridictionnelle (Legal Aid) Legal aid service that covers full or partial fees for legal proceedings based on the applicant's financial resources (100% coverage for income ≤€12,712; 55% for €12,713–€15,027; 25% for €15,028–€19,066). Serves approximately 13,000 beneficiaries annually with funding from the CARPA.
• Médiation 63 (Mediation Centre) Judicial and conventional mediation center providing alternative dispute resolution services, located at the Maison de l'Avocat in Clermont-Ferrand. Offers free monthly consultations one Wednesday per month from 2PM to 4PM plus a weekly telephone permanence.
• Défense Pénale / Permanences Pénales (Criminal Defense) 24/7 criminal defense services including assistance during police custody (garde à vue), border repatriation procedures, involuntary hospitalization, and various criminal proceedings. Operated by rotation among affiliated lawyers.
• Location de Salles (Room Rental) Room rental service at the Maison de l'Avocat offering three configurable spaces (Salle Gisèle Halimi €300/half-day, Salle de conférence €750/half-day, Salle Gaultier de Biauzat €400/half-day) with WIFI, fiber, and accessibility features.
• Premier Rendez-vous (First Appointment Guidance) First appointment preparation guidance helping clients prepare documentation and questions for their initial legal consultation with a lawyer.
• Adjudications / Ventes Immobilières (Property Auctions) Property auction and judicial real estate sale services facilitated by the bar association for judicial sales in the Clermont-Ferrand jurisdiction.

Quantifiable outcome

• 13,000 litigants served via legal aid (2024)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AVEC France Victimes 63 (Association Victime Ecoute Conseil 63)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2024Cooperation and coordination convention signed July 2024 between the Bar and AVEC France Victimes 63. Provides holistic victim support combining legal assistance from the Bar's lawyers with psychosocial support from the association. Victims can contact both the Bar (04 73 37 96 99, 7 days/week 8H–20H) and AVEC63 (04 73 90 12 24).
• CCI du Puy-de-Dôme (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2018Formal partnership convention signed 30 October 2018 (valid through 31 December 2019, renewed). Includes joint legal information and training for businesses, international business permanences, technical fact sheets on international law topics, and free monthly business law consultations at the CCI. The Bar continues these activities beyond the formal convention period.
• Banque PopulaireminorOthersBanque Populaire is listed as a partner of the Bar Association, appearing alongside the Bar's logo on the website footer. Nature of partnership is not explicitly described; it appears to be a financial or institutional supporter.
• MEDIATION 63 (Centre de Médiation Judiciaire et Conventionnelle du Puy de Dôme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated by the Bar in conjunction with judicial life actors to develop conventional and judicial mediation practice. The Centre is housed at the Maison de l'Avocat (40 Rue de l'Ange) and offers free monthly mediation consultations since October 2025, plus a weekly telephone permanence.
• Editions DeboréeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for the Bar's literary salon event ('Petit salon littéraire du Barreau') held at the Maison de l'Avocat. Editions Deborée authors, including lawyer-authors, participate in the event.
• CDAD (Commission d'Accès au Droit)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDAD coordinates the free legal consultation permanences held in city halls, Justice House, and France Services locations across Puy-de-Dôme. The Bar provides participating lawyers while CDAD organizes the venues and appointments.
• Restos du Coeur 63minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBar lawyers provide monthly free legal consultations at Restos du Coeur locations in Clermont-Ferrand, serving people in financial precarity. Partnership ongoing since at least 2017.
• Secours PopulaireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBar lawyers provide monthly free legal consultations at Secours Populaire premises in Clermont-Ferrand, serving financially vulnerable individuals.
• Barreau de Poznan (Poland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJumelage (twinning) relationship as part of international bar network. Lawyers exchange practices and experiences with Polish counterparts.
• Barreau de Barcelone (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJumelage (twinning) relationship with the Barcelona Bar Association for international professional exchange.
• Barreau de Florence (Italy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJumelage (twinning) relationship with the Florence Bar Association for international professional exchange.
• Auvergne InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Bar is an active member of Auvergne International, a public-private association bringing together the State, Region, and Chamber of Commerce. Provides a one-stop shop for companies seeking to expand internationally, integrating legal services from Bar lawyers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (BRAK): Federal German bar association; comparable statutory regulator and representative body for German lawyers, although operating at the national level rather than a single departmental jurisdiction.
• The Law Society (England & Wales): Statutory professional body representing solicitors in England & Wales; analogous in regulatory role but broader geographic scope and a wider member services portfolio than a single French bar.
• Conseil National des Barreaux (CNB): National umbrella body representing all French bar associations; comparable in that it regulates, advises, and represents lawyers, but operates at the national level rather than within a single departmental jurisdiction.

Direct peers

• Ordre des Avocats de Genève: French-speaking Swiss bar association performing the same regulatory, disciplinary, and member-service role for Geneva lawyers under a similar civil-law tradition; comparable to a French barreau in scope and membership profile.
• Barreau de Marseille: Major French bar association performing identical regulatory, disciplinary, and access-to-justice functions for Marseille lawyers under the same statutory framework. Comparable membership scale and service offering set.
• New York State Bar Association: US state-level bar association performing the same regulatory and member-service functions for New York lawyers; comparable scope (admission, discipline, member services, public education) under different jurisdiction.
• Barreau de Lyon: Largest bar in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes; performs the same professional order role for Lyon-area lawyers under the same 31 Dec 1971 French law. Directly comparable structure (Conseil de l'Ordre, CARPA, free consultations, avocat de l'enfant).
• Barreau de Paris (Ordre des Avocats de Paris): Largest bar association in France performing the same statutory regulatory, disciplinary, and access-to-justice functions for its lawyers. Directly comparable structure (Conseil de l'Ordre, Bâtonnier, CARPA, free consultations) but operates at very different scale.
• Barreau du Québec: Quebec's professional order of advocates performing the same access-to-justice, discipline, and member-service functions in a French-speaking civil-law jurisdiction; structurally analogous to a French barreau.
• Ordre des Avocats du Barreau de Bordeaux: Major French bar association performing the same regulatory, consultations, and legal aid role; comparably sized or larger regional bar with similar product surface (annuaire, permanences, formation continue).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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