EDA Alienor - Ecole des Avocats Alienor

What EDA Alienor - Ecole des Avocats Alienor does

EDA Alienor (legal name: CTRE REG FORMAT PROFES AVOCATS ALIENOR; SIREN 302136841) is a non-profit professional law school (Association loi 1901) headquartered at 18 Rue du Maréchal Joffre in Bordeaux, France, authorized under French law (loi 71-1130 of 31 December 1971) and decree 91-1197 to deliver the CAPA (Certificat d'Aptitude à la Profession d'Avocat) across 12 bar associations in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves three core customer segments: CRFPA-passing law graduates entering the 18-month CAPA program (260-340 students per year across two annual promotions of 130-170), practicing lawyers fulfilling mandatory 20h/year continuing education obligations, and young lawyers under two years of bar experience with specialized deontology and cabinet-management mandates.

The school runs a 2,168-hour initial training curriculum combining ~320 hours of mandatory classroom instruction with 924 hours of PPI (Individual Pedagogical Project) internship and 924 hours of cabinet apprenticeship, achieving 99-100% CAPA pass rates from 2021 to 2024. Continuing education comprises 300+ sessions annually across 33 legal specialties delivered in presential, videoconference (Click Meeting, Microsoft Teams), and e-learning (360learning) formats. Administrative operations run on the YMAG cloud platform for enrollment and a private member portal (espaceprive.eda-alienor.com) for invoicing and document access. Leadership includes Director Carole FAYET and Board President Jérôme DELAS (since 23 January 2026), with a staff of approximately 80.

Revenue derives from six streams: CAPA tuition, per-session continuing education fees (€50-€200 by duration and seniority), the €180/year Jeune Barreau subscription, the €900 Article 98 deontology examination, specialization validation fees for lawyers with 4+ years of practice, and FIF-PL funding administration as an intermediary for French lifelong training reimbursements. Distribution combines a self-serve digital portal, email registration, webconferencing for distant lawyers, and physical training venues in Bordeaux plus partner locations in Angoulême, Biarritz, Brive, Guéret, Limoges, and Lège-Cap-Ferret. No revenue, funding, M&A, or AI capability data is disclosed.

Name

EDA Alienor - Ecole des Avocats Alienor

Legal name

CTRE REG FORMAT PROFES AVOCATS ALIENOR

Website

https://eda-alienor.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

EDA Alienor is a non-profit French law school in Bordeaux delivering the CAPA initial training program and mandatory continuing education to lawyers across 12 bar associations in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Professional Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Apprenticeship Training (611513)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Incumbent Worker Training & Upskilling (EDAAAOAE)

Keywords

• Legal professional education
• Lawyer training
• Continuing legal education
• Bar admission preparation
• CAPA certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Initial Training Fees: Tuition fees for the 18-month CAPA program, charged to law graduates accepted into the school. The formation initiale program prepares students for the lawyer profession through alternating theoretical coursework and mandatory internships.
2. Continuing Education Session Fees: Per-session fees ranging from €50 to €200 depending on training duration (2h, 3h, 4h, or 6h) and lawyer seniority. Additional discounted rates for young lawyers (<2 years bar). Over 300 training sessions annually.
3. Jeune Barreau Annual Subscription: Annual €180 subscription offering 12 hours of designated training for lawyers under 2 years of practice, fulfilling mandatory deontology and cabinet management training requirements.
4. Deontology Examination Fee (Article 98): €900 examination fee for lawyers seeking dispensation from initial training through the Article 98 path, covering the 30-minute oral examination.
5. Specialization Validation Sessions: Fees for competency validation interviews for lawyers with 4+ years of practice seeking official specialization certificates in any of 28 legal domains.
6. FIF-PL Funding Administration: School acts as intermediary for French lifelong training fund (FIF-PL) reimbursements for self-employed lawyers. Collects upfront fees and processes collective/individual reimbursement claims on behalf of participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EDA Alienor delivers the 18-month Formation Initiale that prepares law graduates for the CAPA (Certificat d'Aptitude à la Profession d'Avocat) via coursework plus 6-month PPI and 6-month cabinet internships. It separately delivers Formation Continue — over 300 continuing education sessions per year across 33 specialties — for practicing lawyers required to complete mandatory training (20 hours/year or 40 hours/2 years). It also administers the Article 98 deontology examination and Spécialisation Avocat competency validation in 28 domains.

Product overview

EDA Alienor operates as a unified professional law school offering initial training (Formation Initiale), continuing education (Formation Continue), and certification programs (CAPA) for lawyers across the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The institution provides a complete educational pathway from initial training through professional specialization, with supplementary services including e-learning subscriptions, ethics examination preparation, and networking events. Programs are delivered in multiple formats (presential, virtual classroom, e-learning) through their proprietary platform and 360learning integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formation Initiale 18-month professional training programme for future lawyers, combining theoretical coursework with practical internships (PPI and cabinet stages), preparing students for the CAPA examination. Serves 260-340 CAPA candidates per year via the 12 Nouvelle-Aquitaine barreaux.
• Formation Continue Continuing education programme offering 300+ training sessions annually across 33 specialty areas for practising lawyers, delivered via presential, videoconference and e-learning formats.
• CAPA (Certificat d'aptitude à la profession d'avocat) Professional certification examination required for admission to the French bar, organised annually with continuous assessment and oral examinations for students completing the 18-month Formation Initiale.
• Formations E-learning Self-paced online courses delivered via the 360learning platform, covering 12 legal subject areas including déontologie, commercial law, family law, digital law, tax law and professional practice, available 24/7.
• Abonnement Jeune Barreau Annual €180 subscription offering 12 hours of designated training on déontologie and cabinet management for lawyers with less than 2 years of practice, across 11 specified barreaux in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• Universités de Rentrée (UDR) Annual multi-day intensive training events held at Cap-Ferret, Bayonne and Biarritz, providing 10+ hours of validated continuing education with networking opportunities and optional gala dinner, available to all lawyers in the school's catchment.
• Examen de Déontologie (Article 98-1) Specific ethics examination (30-minute oral) organised annually for candidates seeking dispensation from initial training under Article 98, required for admission to the French bar for eligible experienced lawyers and academics, at a €900 examination fee.
• Spécialisation Avocat Professional specialization certification programme for lawyers with 4+ years of practice, offering competency validation in 28 areas of legal specialization recognised by the Conseil National des Barreaux.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% CAPA pass rate achieved in 2021 and 2023; 99% in 2022 and 2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ecole Nationale de la Magistrature (ENM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual exchange program between EDA Alienor students and ENM students (March-June). Students participate in joint educational activities and professional networking, strengthening ties between future lawyers and magistrates. This partnership supports the school's commitment to European openness and practical immersion in the justice system.
• KEDGE Business SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the annual Job Fair event (June), bringing together law students and employers. KEDGE provides venue and organizational support while EDA Alienor facilitates employer participation from its bar association network.
• Universities of Bordeaux, Limoges, and Pau (IEJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw faculties serve as primary feeders for EDA Alienor's CAPA program. Students from these institutions constitute the majority of the school's enrollment. Joint initiatives include exchange programs, shared resources for legal education, and collaborative events. Pre-registration can be completed before CRFPA results are published.
• Ordre des Avocats de BordeauxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary barreau providing free training for lawyers under 2 years and sponsoring the Jeune Barreau subscription program. The bar association also supports the CLAJ budget for member institute training and collaborates on student internships and professional integration.
• Appart'CityminorOthersStudent accommodation partnership offering discounted apartment rentals in Bordeaux Centre and Bordeaux Chartrons for EDA Alienor students during their training period.
• LCL (Le Crédit Lyonnais)minorOthersBanking partnership offering preferential student financing for tuition and living expenses, including Visa Premier card for enrolled law students and graduates.
• CIC (Crédit Industriel et Commercial)minorOthersBanking partner offering preferential rates on professional services for lawyers, including zero-interest student loans for enrolled EDA Alienor students.
• Crédit AgricoleminorOthersBanking partner offering professional services and financing products tailored to liberal professions, including law practitioners and law students.
• Banque PopulaireminorOthersBanking partner offering student loan products and professional banking services for young lawyers and law students in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Lexbase Formation: Lexbase Formation delivers continuing legal education and legal knowledge solutions to French lawyers, particularly in business and tax law specialties. Overlaps with EDA Alienor's continuing education offerings but operates on a national digital model.
• Dalloz Formation: Dalloz Formation is a commercial continuing legal education provider competing with EDA Alienor's formation continue business. Operates nationally rather than regionally, with digital-first delivery for practicing lawyers seeking mandatory continuing education hours.
• EFE - Éditions Francis Lefebvre Formation: EFE is a major commercial continuing legal education provider in France, offering training across tax, corporate, and employment law. Competes with EDA Alienor's formation continue catalog and serves practicing lawyers nationally.

Regional players

• EDA Toulouse - Institut de Formation des Avocats de Toulouse: EDA Toulouse provides CAPA training and continuing education for the Occitanie region. While geographically adjacent to EDA Alienor's Nouvelle-Aquitaine territory, it operates as a separate regional EDA under the same national regulatory framework.

Broad incumbents

• Wolters Kluwer France Formation: Wolters Kluwer France provides legal information, software, and professional training services including continuing education for lawyers. As a large incumbent legal publisher and technology provider, it competes with EDA Alienor's formation continue offerings through national digital platforms.

Direct peers

• HEDAC - École des Avocats des Hauts-de-France: HEDAC delivers CAPA training and continuing legal education for the Hauts-de-France region, serving multiple barreaux under the same French regulatory framework as EDA Alienor. Comparable in scope and multi-barreau service model.
• EFB - École de Formation des Avocats de Paris: EFB is the largest and most prominent French lawyer training school (EDA) serving the Paris bar. It is the most direct comparable to EDA Alienor in terms of mission, regulatory structure, and program offerings, but operates at significantly greater scale in the Île-de-France region.
• EDA Sud - École des Avocats de Marseille: EDA Sud delivers CAPA training and continuing legal education across the southern French bar associations, sharing EDA Alienor's regulatory framework, multi-barreau coverage, and focus on practicing lawyer professional development.
• EDARA - École des Avocats Rhône-Alpes: EDARA is the regional lawyer training school for the Rhône-Alpes region (Lyon), directly comparable to EDA Alienor in regulatory function, CAPA training, and continuing education delivery for practicing lawyers in its jurisdiction.
• EDA Grand Ouest - École des Avocats de Rennes: EDA Grand Ouest serves the Brittany and Pays de la Loire regions with the same statutory mandate as EDA Alienor: CAPA formation initiale, formation continue, and specialization certification for lawyers in its jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/eda-alienor

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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