Clinique juridique de l'Université de Montréal

Name

Clinique juridique de l'Université de Montréal

Legal name

Clinique juridique de l'Université de Montréal

Website

https://clinique-juridique.umontreal.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Aid Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Offices of Lawyers (541110), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Legal Education & Legal Aid Clinics (Law School–Run) (EDAHAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM), Public Defense & Legal Aid Services (BPAIAFAC)

Keywords

• Legal aid services
• Free legal clinic
• Access to justice
• Pro bono legal services
• University legal education

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Government grant funding: The clinic is funded by government grants. In September 2023, the Quebec Minister of Justice Simon Jolin-Barrette announced a grant of over $150,000 to support the clinic's operations, expand student staffing, and increase capacity to serve more citizens.
2. Donations: The clinic accepts charitable donations from the public through the Université de Montréal donation platform, supporting its mission of democratizing access to justice.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Clinique juridique de l'Université de Montréal is a non-profit university legal clinic that provides free legal services to the Quebec population. Services include legal information, legal advice and opinions, oath-taking (assermentation), hearing preparation, testament preparation, and customized information sessions, all delivered by supervised law students under the oversight of experienced lawyers and notaries. Services are offered in person at the Montreal clinic, via Microsoft Teams, and through a mobile unit (Unité mobile) that travels to remote regions of Quebec.

Product overview

The Clinique juridique de l'Université de Montréal is a university legal clinic offering free legal services to the Quebec population. The clinic operates as a unified service with two main service categories: direct legal services (Information juridique, Conseil et avis juridique, Assermentation, Préparation à une audience et Préparation testamentaire, Séance d'information, and Unité mobile) and specialized divisions covering different legal areas (Droit général, Droit notarial, Immigration et reconnaissance des qualifications professionnelles, Soutien aux personnes victimes d'infractions criminelles, Démarrage d'entreprises, Propriété intellectuelle, and the newly launched Protection des investisseuses et investisseurs). Services are delivered by supervised law students, with oversight from experienced lawyers and notaries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Unité mobile: Mobile unit that travels to remote regions of Quebec to provide legal information and consultations

Products and services

• Information juridique (Legal Information) Free legal information service provided by supervised law students to help the public understand their rights and legal options across diverse areas of Quebec law.
• Conseil et avis juridique (Legal Advice and Opinions) Legal advice and opinions provided by supervised law students offering more in-depth legal guidance than basic information services, for members of the Quebec public.
• Assermentation (Oath-Taking) Free oath-taking service where a commissioner administers oaths for documents intended for use in Quebec, such as sworn declarations for small claims court or administrative forms.
• Préparation à une audience et Préparation testamentaire (Hearing and Testament Preparation) Workshop service for litigants to receive advice without engaging in the longer consultation process, including preparation for Small Claims Division or Administrative Housing Tribunal hearings, and testament preparation guidance.
• Séance d'information (Information Sessions) Customized information sessions prepared by students for community organizations, non-profits, cooperatives, associations, foundations, citizen groups, or schools on specific legal topics.
• Unité mobile (Mobile Unit) Mobile unit service that travels to remote regions of Quebec to provide legal information and advice to populations and organizations in underserved areas.
• Protection des investisseuses et investisseurs (Investor Protection Division) Investor protection division launched in partnership with OCRI, providing free legal information to investors who believe they are victims of securities representative misconduct including unsuitable investments, inadequate disclosure, excessive fees, fraud, and misrepresentation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80 clients served in first year of expanded advisory service following government grant
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Organisme canadien de réglementation des investissements (OCRI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2024A strategic partnership between the Clinique juridique and OCRI to launch Quebec's first-ever division in investor protection within a legal clinic, serving the greater Montreal region. Under the supervision of a specialized financial regulation lawyer, students provide free legal information to retail investors who believe they have been victims of securities misconduct including unsuitable investments, inadequate disclosure, excessive fees, fraud, and misrepresentation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Éducaloi: A Quebec non-profit legal information organization that produces plain-language legal content and tools, closely referenced in the clinic's resource directory. It shares the access-to-justice mandate and serves a similar general-public audience.
• Clinique juridique du Grand Montréal: Affiliated with the Université de Montréal Barreau and a network of Montreal law schools, this is the most direct peer — a free legal clinic serving the Greater Montreal population with supervised law students, covering many of the same practice areas.
• Juripop: Quebec non-profit legal service organization providing free legal information and consultations to citizens, with a similar mission of democratizing access to justice and a comparable general-public audience.
• Clinique d'aide juridique de l'Université de Sherbrooke: Another Quebec university-run legal clinic offering free legal services to the population through supervised law students, sharing the same university-clinic model and Quebec legal-aid remit.
• Pro Bono Québec: Quebec non-profit connecting volunteer lawyers with low-income clients and community organizations. Shares the access-to-justice mission and free-service model in the same jurisdiction.

Emerging players

• Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL): A center within the British Columbia Law Institute that researches and advocates on legal issues affecting older adults. Comparable in mission as a legal information and access-to-justice resource, though narrower in scope and not a direct service provider.

Broad incumbents

• Commission des services juridiques (Quebec Legal Aid): Quebec's government-funded legal aid system that administers bureaux d'aide juridique across the province. Functions as the broader incumbent in the same legal-aid space, providing a publicly funded alternative to which the clinic's clients overlap.

Regional players

• West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund (West Coast LEAF): Canadian non-profit legal organization focused on equality rights and access to justice, operating in a different province but with a comparable mandate of providing free legal support and resources to underserved populations.
• Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Alberta (AJEFA): Canadian French-language legal aid clinic operating in Alberta, addressing access to justice for francophone communities. Comparable in mission but operates in a different province and language-rights context.
• Clinique de droit international de l'Université Laval: Quebec-based university legal clinic at Université Laval operating under the same legal-aid framework but focused on international law. Comparable in operational model and Quebec jurisdiction though narrower in scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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