Lawyers for Climate Justice Canada/Advocat.es pour la justice climatique Canada

What Lawyers for Climate Justice Canada/Advocat.es pour la justice climatique Canada does

Lawyers for Climate Justice Australia Ltd (ACN 669 648 364) is an Australian non-profit legal coalition that advances climate justice through three pillars: law reform and policy advocacy, education of the legal community, and highlighting the legal profession's role in both enabling and addressing climate harm. The organization operates as a national network of solicitors, barristers, legal academics, and law students, providing free membership, webinars ('In Conversation' series), newsletters, educational resources, and event programming on climate justice topics. It was founded in 2019 when Brisbane lawyers coordinated an open letter to the Law Council of Australia calling for a climate emergency declaration, a campaign that attracted more than 300 signatories and coincided with global student climate strikes.

The organization is volunteer-driven and led by a small board of directors including Founder and Director Karen Dyhrberg and Director Dr Chris McGrath. Its GTM motion is community-led and event-driven: recruitment runs through free self-serve membership via its SquareSpace-hosted website, with engagement sustained through LinkedIn, Instagram, email newsletters, YouTube-recorded webinars, and partnerships with aligned organizations. Strategic collaborations span litigation funders (Grata Fund), plaintiff law firms (Phi Finney McDonald on the Pabai climate case), parliamentary actors (Senator David Pocock on the Duty of Care Bill 2023), Pacific and Indigenous legal specialists (Blue Ocean Law), law academics (Climate Conscious Lawyers), and student accountability initiatives (LS4CAA).

The revenue model is donations-based; the organization accepts voluntary contributions via bank transfer to Bank Australia to cover operational costs such as events, educational resources, advocacy, and digital presence. It does not yet have charitable status. The primary technology dependency is a SquareSpace content management system for website and digital presence, with Humanitix used for event registration. There are no software products, SaaS offerings, mobile apps, or AI/ML capabilities — the organization is fundamentally a community, advocacy, and education platform rather than a technology company.

Name

Lawyers for Climate Justice Canada/Advocat.es pour la justice climatique Canada

Legal name

Lawyers for Climate Justice Australia Ltd

Website

https://lawyersforclimatejustice.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lawyers for Climate Justice Australia is a volunteer-driven nonprofit legal coalition advancing climate justice through law reform, education, and advocacy, serving a national membership of solicitors, barristers, legal academics, and law students via free membership, webinars, and policy engagement.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Advocacy Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAGAG

Environmental Policy, Advocacy & Litigation

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAGAL

Environmental Justice & Community Environmental Health

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAFAA

Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

Keywords

• Climate justice advocacy
• Legal coalition network
• Law reform services
• Climate conscious lawyering
• Legal education resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Volunteer-driven organization funded by donations. Donations can be made via bank transfer to Bank Australia. The organization states it does not yet have charitable status but is working on obtaining it.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Lawyers for Climate Justice operates as a nonprofit legal coalition advancing climate justice through three pillars of work: law reform and policy advocacy, education and training for legal professionals, and highlighting lawyers' role in the climate crisis. It offers free membership to solicitors, barristers, legal academics, and law students, providing access to specialized resources, webinars, newsletters, and opportunities to contribute to law reform initiatives.

Product overview

Lawyers for Climate Justice Australia is a non-profit legal organization (ACN 669 648 364), not a technology product company. It provides climate justice advocacy programs including law reform and policy advocacy, educational resources and training for legal professionals, webinars and events, newsletter communications, and a membership community for legal professionals committed to climate action. The organization does not offer software products, platforms, or SaaS offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Community for Legal Professionals
• In Conversation Webinar Series
• Educational Resources Library

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Sweltering CitiesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partner organization working on extreme heat campaigns. LCJA references their Extreme Heat Awareness Day campaign and encourages followers to support their work.
• Blue Ocean LawcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 August 2025International law firm specializing in human and Indigenous rights, self-determination, and environmental justice in the Pacific. Alofipo So'oalo Fleur Ramsay of Blue Ocean Law played integral role at ICJ case supporting Samoa's submission.
• Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation TreatyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 August 2025Steering Committee member affiliation. Fleur Ramsay, featured speaker at LCJA events, is on the Steering Committee of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
• Pasifika International Lawyers NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 August 2025Professional network co-founded by Fleur Ramsay. LCJA collaborates on Pacific climate justice initiatives.
• Law Students for Climate Accountability Australia (LS4CAA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaborative partnership with LS4CAA to develop Australian edition of scorecards ranking law firms' complicity in climate crisis. LCJA supports this initiative and promotes the survey among Australian legal community.
• Climate Conscious LawyerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Network of law academics and educators embedding climate change across Australian legal education. LCJA collaborates on educational initiatives and promotes their open access textbook 'Becoming a Climate Conscious Lawyer' with 28 chapters and almost 50 authors.
• Environmental Defenders Office (EDO)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025LCJA references EDO's explainers on EPBC Act reforms in their communications to members.
• Environmental Justice AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025LCJA references Environmental Justice Australia's helpful explainers on EPBC Act reforms.
• Senator David PocockcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2023Independent Australian senator who collaborated with LCJA on Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2023. LCJA held In Conversation webinar and made submission supporting the Duty of Care bill.
• Anjali SharmacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Climate justice campaigner who collaborated with LCJA on Duty of Care Bill campaign. Featured in LCJA In Conversation webinar discussing how legal profession and others can support the campaign.
• Grata FundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Litigation funder supporting the Australian Climate Case (Pabai Pabai & Anor v Cth) alongside LCJA.
• Phi Finney McDonaldcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Law firm representing Uncle Pabai and Uncle Paul in landmark Australian Climate Case. LCJA supports and advocates for this climate litigation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Urgenda Foundation: Dutch sustainability organization behind the landmark Urgenda v Netherlands climate liability ruling. Comparable as a climate legal advocacy organization that has driven precedent-setting litigation and policy influence.
• Environmental Justice Australia: Australian environmental law charity that runs strategic litigation and policy advocacy on climate and nature. Directly comparable as a domestic environmental legal advocacy nonprofit; LCJA regularly references EJA's EPBC Act explainers, indicating overlapping community.
• Grata Fund: Australian nonprofit focused on strategic climate litigation and the Pabai Pabai case, which LCJA actively supports. Strong overlap in climate legal advocacy audience, donor base, and case portfolio.
• National Environmental Law Association (NELA Australia): Australian association of environmental law practitioners, academics, and students. Closest direct peer in terms of membership model and audience; both organizations serve legal professionals interested in environmental law.

Broad incumbents

• Earthjustice: US-based public interest environmental law organization running precedent-setting climate and energy litigation. Comparable operating model (lawyer-led, nonprofit, mission-driven) at much larger scale.
• ClientEarth: Global environmental law charity using litigation, policy, and advocacy. Highly comparable business model (lawyer-led environmental advocacy organization), with broader geographic scope and deeper resources.
• Center for Biological Diversity: US nonprofit using litigation, scientific petitions, and advocacy for climate and biodiversity. Comparable in combining litigation with member mobilization for environmental outcomes.
• Environmental Defenders Office (EDO): Australia's largest community legal center specializing in environmental law, with offices across all states. Comparable in mission and member audience; LCJA cites EDO explainers and shares the Australian environmental legal services ecosystem.
• Environmental Law Institute: US-based neutral research and education institute on environmental law, policy, and governance. Comparable in educational resource production, policy convening, and training-of-legal-professionals focus.

Emerging players

• Law Students for Climate Accountability Australia (LS4CAA): Australian law student organization developing climate accountability scorecards for law firms. Listed as a strategic partner of LCJA, with overlapping audience (future lawyers) and complementary climate accountability mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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