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Alberta
Law Society of Alberta
Provides information to guide you in finding and working with a lawyer. The Lawyer Referral Service assists members of the public in finding a lawyer. The Lawyer Referral Operator will provide contact information for three lawyers practicing in the applicable field of law. The potential client can then make an appointment with one, two, or all three of those lawyers. There is no charge for the first half-hour interview with each lawyer. Â At the end of the half-hour session, the potential client and lawyer may discuss the possibility of continuing a business relationship at full fee rates.
Legal Aid Alberta
Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) provides a range of legal services to low-income Albertans in a number of areas of law including family, criminal, and civil.
Pro Bono Law Alberta
Low-income Albertans unable to obtain Legal Aid may be able to access one of the pro bono clinics or programs operating throughout Alberta.
Edmonton
Edmonton Community Legal Centre
Provides free legal services to low-income individuals in the areas of civil and administrative law.
Student Legal Services of Edmonton
A student-managed society dedicated to helping low-income individuals in Edmonton and area understand their legal issues and solve their legal problems.
Calgary
Calgary Legal Guidance
Calgary Legal Guidance provides legal information, advice, and advocacy to disadvantaged Calgarians who would not otherwise have access to legal services. If you need legal information and advice, cannot afford a lawyer and do not qualify for Legal Aid, Calgary Legal Guidance may be able to help.
Student Legal Assistance
An association of law students at the University of Calgary providing free legal assistance to members of the public who are unable to afford legal services.
Get personal direction
The following organizations do not give legal advice, but can provide context and direction in addressing your legal issue.
Law Information Centre (LInC)
The Law Information Centre can help you get the information you need for civil and criminal matters. A LInC Coordinator can help you learn about general court procedures, legal advice options, and alternatives to court. They can help locate and explain court forms, give you information about civil and criminal matters, explain the steps to take in making a legal applications, and refer you to legal and other resources in the community . There are four centres located in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, and Grande Prairie.
Family Law Information Centre
The Family Law Information Centre can provide you with information if you want to make a family law application, and can help you learn about the Child Support Guidelines and other areas of family law.
Online/Recorded Legal Help
A-Link
An online directory designed to provide quick and easy access to information on law-related programs and services in Alberta.
Alberta Supports
Designed to help Albertans to find information about programs and services.
Canadian Legal FAQs
Canadian Legal FAQs is a collection of legal questions and answers organized by jurisdiction and topic.
Dial-A-Law
Dial-A-Law is a free information service that provides pre-recorded legal information 24 hours per day. In Calgary: 403-234-9022; Toll-free anywhere in Alberta: 1-800-332-1091.
LawCentral Alberta
LawCentral Alberta is a portal to law-related information and educational resources on justice and legal issues of interest to Albertans.
Student Legal Services of Edmonton
Legal topics are explored under the “Do you have a legal question?” banner.
Alberta Courts
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Queen’s Bench Publications and Forms
Family Justice Services
Family Justice Services are a group of programs and services offered by Alberta Justice in collaboration with the courts of Alberta. Family Justice Services works directly with individuals and also with the judges of the Alberta Provincial Court and Court of Queen's Bench to help people get appropriate solutions for their family law issues.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society
Provides information about arbitration and mediation, and access to a Directory of Arbitrators and Mediators in Alberta, which is updated annually.
Alberta Family Mediation Society
Alberta Family Mediation Society (AFMS) is a non-profit organization advocating resolution of family conflict through the use of mediation by qualified professionals. AFMS provides Albertans with information about family mediation and offers an online listing of qualified family mediators.
Association of Collaborative Lawyers of Alberta
The Association of Collaborative Family Lawyers offers information on alternative dispute resolution and divorce processes, as well as a an online directory of lawyers practicing Collaborative Divorce law and mediation in Alberta.