Legal Services

Find organizations that provide legal help in BC. Most services are free or low cost.

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National Directory of Professionals Assisting SRLs

National Self-Represented Litigants Project
A directory of lawyers (as well as paralegals, and other professionals offering therapeutic support and assistance) offering self-represented litigants (SRLs) affordable assistance, primarily in the form of unbundled legal or limited-scope services (unbundling).
Last reviewed July 2025
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Legal Advocacy Program (seasonal farm workers)

Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) Society
Helps seasonal farm workers with multiple barriers deal with legal appeals and complaints related to employment insurance, WorkSafeBC, employment standards, and more. They also help with employment-related disability cases, tenancy issues, and more. They offer legal representation and information, maintain resources, and do referrals.
Last reviewed July 2025
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Family law and community law advocate (Campbell River)

Opportunities Career Services Society
Provides legal advocacy to low-income residents in Campbell River and the surrounding area. They can help with disability benefits, seniors’ benefits, residential tenancy disputes, and consumer debt issues. Also provides family law advocacy on guardianship and parenting time, child support and spousal support, desok order divorce, and more.
Last reviewed July 2025
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Indigenous community legal workers

Legal Aid BC
Legal Aid BC staff who give legal information and limited legal advice, including about the legal process. They also attend court with you, help you prepare forms and letters, participate in negotiations, talk on your behalf (to MCFD staff, legal aid lawyers, duty counsel, or your band), and give referrals to other services.
Last reviewed July 2025
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Housing Law Clinic

Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC)
Lawyers and legal advocates help tenants living in British Columbia. Issues include judicial review for an existing RTB decision, responding to your landlord’s application for judicial review, disputing an eviction notice, and membership termination in a housing co-op.
Last reviewed July 2025
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Help with preparing for a virtual appearance

Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court
AC helps British Columbians prepare for their virtual appearance. Use the online form on their website to make an appointment. The coaching provided includes how to behave during the court session, what to do when emotionally challenged, and other helpful tips. Email legalformsbc@gmail.com.
Last reviewed July 2025
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Help with legal forms

Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court
Get help with completing legal forms and court forms in civil and family matters at the Provincial Court of BC, Supreme Court of BC, BC Court of Appeal, federal court, and tribunals. They help with forms for legal issues such as Indigenous rights, animal law, foreclosure, mental health, income assistance, parole, small claims, and immigration.
Last reviewed July 2025
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Family law and community law advocate (Williams Lake and area)

Women’s Contact Society
For women and men. Family Law Program help includes separation and divorce (for married or common-law), separation agreements, and child and spousal support. Poverty Law Program help includes income assistance, appeals and tribunals, disability, applications and appeals, pensions, tenancy, dispute resolution, bankruptcy and debt, and employment.
Last reviewed July 2025
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Family law and community law advocate (Tri-City area)

SHARE Family and Community Services Society
Free legal family law and poverty law advocacy for low-income people. The family law advocate helps with family law matters like separation/divorce, guardianship, parenting time, support, and child protection. The poverty law advocate helps with applications and reviews for income assistance, PWD, CPP, and advocacy for landlord/tenant disputes.
Last reviewed July 2025
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Family law and community law advocate (Terrace and area)

Terrace and District Community Services Society (TDCSS)
The Family Law advocate services include legal information, referrals, summary advice, and client advocacy for people facing family law issues such as divorce, separation, and protection orders. The Poverty Law advocate provides on-one-one advice (referral, summary advice, or full representation) to low-income clients on a variety of legal topics.
Last reviewed July 2025