The Law Centre

Name

The Law Centre

Legal name

The Law Centre

Website

https://thelawcentre.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Aid Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (54111), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Defense & Legal Aid Services (BPAIAFAC), Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM), Law School Research Centers & Institutes (e.g., Law & Economics, Human Rights) (EDAHAIAJ)

Keywords

• Legal aid services
• Clinical legal education
• Family law assistance
• Criminal law representation
• Human rights clinic

Headquarters

HQ city

Victoria

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government and Foundation Funding: The Law Centre is funded primarily by The Law Foundation of British Columbia, which is its major funding provider. Additional support comes from the University of Victoria Faculty of Law. Services are provided free of charge to eligible clients who meet financial guidelines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Law Centre provides free legal advice, assistance, and representation to low-income individuals in the Capital Regional District who cannot afford a lawyer. Services cover criminal matters, family law (including Assisted Divorce and Document Preparation), human rights complaints, civil disputes, and administrative tribunal hearings. The Centre also operates the Law 350 Clinical Law Program, providing hands-on clinical legal education to 14 University of Victoria law students per term under lawyer supervision.

Product overview

The Law Centre is a legal aid clinic operated as a service of the University of Victoria Faculty of Law. It provides a comprehensive suite of free legal services to low-income residents of the Capital Regional District who cannot afford a lawyer. The core service offerings include criminal matters representation, family law services (including the Assisted Divorce Program and Family Law Document Preparation), human rights clinic services, civil disputes handling, shut-in/hospital legal services, prisoner legal services at William Head Institution and Wilkinson Road Jail, and a specialized First Nations and Metis Outreach Program. The organization also operates an educational arm through its Law 350 Clinical Law Program, which provides clinical training to 14 law students per term under lawyer supervision. Self-help legal forms, traffic ticket dispute guides, and small claims court mediation resources are available to the public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Matters Representation Free legal representation for clients facing criminal charges who cannot afford a lawyer, handled by supervised law students under the Clinical Law Program.
• Family Law Services Legal assistance including the Assisted Divorce Program for simple uncontested divorces and Family Law Document Preparation Assistance for support, custody, access, and Protection Orders.
• Human Rights Clinic Services Assistance for complainants and respondents in the Capital Regional District with filing human rights complaints, mediation, and representation at BC Human Rights Tribunal hearings.
• Civil Disputes Legal Services Free legal advice, assistance, and representation for civil disputes including small claims matters, landlord-tenant disputes, and administrative tribunal hearings.
• Shut-in and Hospital Legal Services Legal services delivered to hospitalized individuals or those unable to attend the office due to disability or illness, with staff visits to obtain instructions.
• Prisoner Legal Services Law student clinics operating at William Head Institution (minimum security federal facility) and Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre (Wilkinson Road Jail), providing legal advice and assistance to prisoners.
• First Nations and Metis Outreach Program Specialized legal services for First Nations and Metis clients including wills, residential school claims, housing, small claims, criminal and family matters, and human rights issues.
• Law 350: The Law Centre Clinical Law Program A 7.5-unit full-term clinical education course for 14 law students per term (Fall, Spring, Summer), providing practical training in interviewing, counselling, negotiation, drafting, and oral advocacy skills under lawyer supervision.
• Small Claims Court Mediation Mediation services for small claims disputes up to $10,000 at Victoria registry, with both voluntary and mandatory mediation options available.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves thousands of clients annually in the Capital Regional District
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

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Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Access Pro Bono Society of British Columbia: Province-wide pro bono legal services organization; broader scope than The Law Centre but directly comparable in providing free legal services to low-income British Columbians.
• Legal Aid BC: Province-wide publicly funded legal aid provider; broader scope across BC and full-service legal aid delivery for criminal, family, and immigration matters.
• Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS): Larger BC legal aid organization providing specialized services including mental health law and poverty law; comparable legal aid mission with broader program portfolio.

Emerging players

• Together Against Poverty Society (TAPS): Victoria-based poverty law organization with overlap on legal clinic services and advocacy; complementary rather than direct competition, with shared referral networks in the Capital Regional District.
• Pro Bono Students Canada: National student-driven pro bono organization; comparable clinical legal education model operating at multiple Canadian law schools.

Direct peers

• BC Human Rights Tribunal Clinic: Provides assistance with human rights complaints and tribunal representation; directly comparable to The Law Centre's Human Rights Clinic service line.
• UBC Indigenous Community Legal Clinic: UBC's downtown Indigenous-focused legal clinic offering free services to Indigenous clients; closely comparable mission of student-supervised clinical legal education with a community-specific focus.
• UBC Law Students' Legal Advice Program (LSLAP): UBC's student-run legal advice clinic providing free legal services across BC; directly comparable clinical legal education model with a university law faculty affiliation.

Others

• Courthouse Libraries BC: Provides legal information and self-help resources to the public across BC; adjacent to The Law Centre's self-help forms and public legal information offerings.

Regional players

• Justice Education Society of BC: BC-based organization providing public legal education programs; directly comparable to The Law Centre's public legal education and community outreach activities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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