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Find affordable legal help.

Where income poses a barrier to legal services, The Edmonton Community Legal Centre (ECLC) is a non-profit agency that provides free legal services to those in Edmonton and Northern Alberta.

Get the support you need. With ECLC you have access to information and advice on Family Law, Landlord and Tenant, Employment, Human Rights, Debt, Small Claims, Immigration, and Income Supports issues.

Call us at 780-702-1725 or submit an online intake form.

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    ~ Former Client

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It is with warm hearts that we extend our congratulations to volunteer Amanda Seymour-Skinner on being called to the bar last Friday, April 19, 2024! 🥳⁠ ⁠ 💜Amanda volunteered with ECLC while she was a student-at-law, and hopes to continue volunteer
This National Volunteer Week, we are proud to share with you a series of Volunteer Spotlights, where we'll be highlighting several volunteers who have dedicated their hearts to access to justice. Today, let's meet Noël! ⁠ ⁠ Noël celebrated
Volunteer & Events Coordinator Suzie had some time this week to visit some firms that volunteer with ECLC! ⁠ ⁠ 🌟@Parlee_McLaws - they were the recipients of the 2022 Canadian National Pro Bono Law Firm award at the National Pro Bono Conference,
🔍️✨️Volunteer Spotlight for #NVW2024: we're sharing with you some volunteers who have dedicated their hearts to access to justice: Meet Krista! ⁠ ⁠ Krista has volunteered with ECLC for nearly a decade! And when asked why Krista volunteers, Krista sa