JURK - Juridisk rådgivning for kvinner

What JURK - Juridisk rådgivning for kvinner does

JURK (Juridisk rådgivning for kvinner) is a non-profit student-run legal aid organization founded in 1974 and headquartered at Skippergata 23 in Oslo, Norway. The organization provides free legal advice and assistance to all individuals who identify as women across Norway, with services spanning children's rights, family law, labor law, discrimination, social security, immigration, housing, debt, prison law, and violence-related matters. JURK is operated by law students from the University of Oslo under institutional supervision, drawing on a renewable student pipeline to staff its advisory functions.

The organization's service delivery model relies on direct human-to-human consultation rather than proprietary technology. Channels include phone consultations (Mondays and Wednesdays 10:00-14:00 for new cases, Monday-Thursday 09:00-15:00 for existing cases), in-person visits at the Oslo office, and a Nettskjema-based online document submission portal for existing clients. The organization extends its reach through supplementary educational products including brochures and publications available in nine languages (Norwegian, English, Arabic, Russian, Sami, Somali, Thai, Tigrinya, and Polish) and a Foredrag educational lectures program. Beyond direct services, JURK publishes shadow reports to the Istanbul Convention and contributes to Norwegian legal policy debate.

JURK operates as a freemium non-profit with no client revenue; the organization is funded through institutional support from the University of Oslo and operates within the university's association framework (foreninger.uio.no). It has approximately 31 employees, no parent company, no external ownership, and no disclosed funding rounds. The entity is a stable, mature institution in continuous operation for over 50 years, serving as a legal access point for women in Norway while simultaneously functioning as a practical training ground for law students.

Name

JURK - Juridisk rådgivning for kvinner

Legal name

Juridisk rådgivning for kvinner

Website

https://jurk.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JURK is a non-profit, student-run legal aid clinic founded in 1974 at the University of Oslo, providing free legal advice and case assistance to women throughout Norway across family, labor, immigration, housing, and criminal law matters. The organization is funded institutionally and operates via phone, in-person, and online channels in nine languages.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Aid Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

Keywords

• Pro bono legal aid
• Women's legal rights
• Free legal advice
• Student legal clinic
• Community legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Free Legal Services: JURK is a non-profit student organization that provides completely free legal advice and assistance. The service is funded through institutional support from the University of Oslo and other sources, with no revenue generated from clients.

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Core offering

JURK provides free legal advice and assistance to all individuals who identify as women throughout Norway. The service is operated by law students from the University of Oslo and covers areas including children's rights, family law, labor law, discrimination, social security, immigration, housing, debt, prison law, and violence-related matters. Services are delivered via phone consultations, in-person meetings, and an online document submission portal.

Product overview

JURK (Juridisk rådgivning for kvinner) is a student-run legal aid organization offering a single, unified service: free legal advice and assistance to all who identify as women across Norway. The organization operates through law students who provide rights information, legal influence, and case assistance. Services are delivered through direct consultation (phone and in-person), a document submission portal for existing cases, and educational materials (brochures, publications, and lectures) available in multiple languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gratis juridisk rådgivning for kvinner (Free legal advice for women) Free legal advice and assistance provided by law students to all who identify as women, covering areas including child law, family law, labor law, discrimination, social security, immigration, housing, debt, prison law, and violence-related matters.
• Juridisk saksbehandling og dokumentinnlevering (Case management and document submission) Online service allowing existing clients to submit documents and questions to their case handlers through the Nettskjema portal, with associated power of attorney forms available in multiple languages.
• Brosjyrer og publikasjoner (Brochures and publications) Educational brochures on legal topics available in multiple languages including Norwegian, English, Polish, Northern Sami, Russian, Arabic, Thai, Tigrinya, and Somali.
• Foredrag (Educational lectures) Educational presentations on legal topics provided by JURK to raise awareness about women's legal rights.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves5 records

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Direct peers

• Juss-Buss: Oslo-based student-run legal aid clinic at the University of Oslo providing free legal advice to students and low-income individuals. Operates the same student-clinic model as JURK and shares the UiO affiliation.
• MiRA Resource Centre for Immigrant and Refugee Women: Norwegian resource center supporting immigrant and refugee women, including with legal rights information. Directly comparable in serving women in Norway with multi-domain legal and social support.
• Norsk Krisesentersekretariat (Norwegian Crisis Centre Secretariat): National umbrella and resource body for women's crisis shelters across Norway. Comparable in addressing violence against women and providing rights-based support, with overlapping legal aid themes.
• Gatejuristen: Oslo-based legal aid organization providing free legal services to drug users, homeless individuals, and other marginalized groups. Comparable in delivering free legal aid to vulnerable populations in Norway.

Regional players

• FOKUS (Forum for Kvinner og Utviklingsspørsmål): Norwegian NGO focused on women's rights and gender equality, including violence against women and migrant women's rights. Comparable in operating as a non-profit advocacy and service organization for women in Norway.
• Kvinnefronten: Norwegian feminist organization working on women's rights, legal policy, and gender equality. Adjacent peer addressing the same women's-law-and-rights agenda as JURK, with a stronger activism/policy tilt.

Emerging players

• International Legal Foundation (ILF): International non-profit supporting public defender and legal aid systems in fragile states. Comparable in mission — expanding access to justice for marginalized groups — though operating at a different geographic and structural scale.
• LawWorks (UK): UK charity connecting volunteer lawyers with people in need of free legal advice. Functionally comparable as a free legal aid broker, though operating in a different geography and using a volunteer-lawyer model rather than a student-clinic model.

Broad incumbents

• Røde Kors (Norwegian Red Cross): Major Norwegian humanitarian organization providing a wide range of social assistance including legal information and support for vulnerable populations. Broader incumbent with overlapping themes on access to rights for women, immigrants, and the vulnerable.
• Advokatvakten (Legal Aid Norway / Advokatvakten i Oslo): Volunteer-attorney legal aid service in Oslo providing free initial legal advice. Broader incumbent in the same free legal aid market as JURK, using a different (volunteer-lawyer) staffing model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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