The Young Bar of Montreal launches its 42nd Telephone Legal Clinic
Free legal advice for all on April 20 and 21!

Montreal, April 9, 2024 - The Young Bar Association of Montreal (JBM) is proud to launch its ^42nd edition of the Clinique juridique téléphonique, to be held on April 20 and 21. Over the course of a weekend, lawyers and notaries will mobilize to offer free legal advice by telephone to people across Quebec. Along with other services offered by the JBM, this initiative represents a concrete and sustainable action to improve access to justice. This free service for Quebecers is being set up by the JBM, in partnership with the Quebec Bar and the Centre d'accès à l'information juridique (CAIJ), but also with the collaboration of the Jeune Barreau de Québec and the Canadian Association of Paralegals.

Housing, work, family, immigration: a free opportunity to find out about your rights and obligations

The Clinique juridique téléphonique is a unique opportunity to receive free advice from a lawyer or notary, to better understand your rights and obligations, and to find your way through sometimes complex and delicate situations. Whether you're concerned about family matters, consumer goods, work, asset management, housing disputes or immigration issues, our volunteer legal experts are on hand to answer all your legal questions.The need is great, so the JBM has set up this service, which is eagerly awaited by the public twice a year, to help promote access to justice.

A simple, accessible service

Whether you need information on your rights and obligations, or on the solutions available to you to prevent or resolve disputes, our volunteer lawyers are on hand to answer your questions in a friendly and professional manner. This well-established appointment is very popular every year: last year, almost 4,000 calls from the public were received and processed as part of this initiative.

The legal clinic in brief :

• What: Free legal advice for the entire population, offered by some fifty volunteer jurists.
• When: April 20 and 21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Where: The public can call 1 (844) 779-6232

"The Clinique juridique téléphonique is a key initiative and an essential resource for improving access to justice for all citizens. By offering this service twice a year, we are proud to have become a much-appreciated public service and a biennial appointment. We would like to thank the CAIJ and the Barreau du Québec for their constant and invaluable support in this noble mission! We would also like to thank all the volunteers from the legal community who mobilize for the weekend to help those who need it most. "

Joey Suri^, President of JBM

"The Barreau du Québec is pleased to collaborate on this ^42nd edition of the JBM's Clinique juridique téléphonique. I would like to highlight the perseverance and vigour of an activity that provides a valuable service to the people of Quebec, and I thank the young members of the profession who generously pass on enlightening legal information to citizens. As we celebrate the ^175th anniversary of the Quebec Bar, we are proud to once again support this important activity, and thus contribute to the humanization of the profession."

Catherine Claveau^, Quebec Bâtonnière

"What an honor it is for the CAIJ to participate again this year in the JBM's Clinique juridique téléphonique! More than ever present at the heart of the legal community, the CAIJ congratulates the entire JBM team for their dedication in helping the public obtain the truth about their rights and obligations.It is therefore with great enthusiasm that we once again share our know-how and infrastructure with the lawyers and notaries who generously agree to collaborate on this event and offer the general public legal advice adapted to their reality. "

Karine Mac Allister, CAIJ General Manager

About JBM

Founded in 1898, the JBM brings together lawyers practicing in Montreal for ten years or less, with over 6,000 members. This makes it one of the largest associations of young lawyers in the world, in terms of numbers for a single city. Its mission is twofold. On the one hand, it defends and promotes the interests of its members. On the other, it provides pro bono legal advice and information to various segments of the population, and organizes charitable activities. Overall, it aims to improve access to justice and contribute to the collective well-being. As such, in August 2021, the JBM was awarded the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for Exceptional Merit, "in recognition of the remarkable dynamism demonstrated by its members in the ongoing pursuit of collective well-being". To find out more about our initiatives for the public, visit the Public Services section of our website: http: //ajbm.qc.ca.

Information and interviews:

Virginie Aubé Pelletier| 514-243-0329| vapelletier@tactconseil.ca

Source: Young Bar Association of Montreal

Christina Solodukhin | 514 954-6936 | csolodukhin@ajbm.qc.ca |

Communications and Public Relations Manager