Legal Aid – Centre communautaire juridique de l’Estrie
Organisation profile
Legal aid is a government legal service offered to people who meet certain financial eligibility criteria and apply for the service. Legal aid is provided free of charge or with a contribution from the recipient. Every year, legal aid provides thousands of Québecers with access to justice and the means to defend their rights. Legal aid services are provided by lawyers and, on occasion, by notaries. Lawyers are responsible for counselling their clients and representing them before the courts. Depending on the client’s preference, these services are provided either by lawyers who are permanent employees of the legal aid network or by lawyers in private practice.
Services
Public advisory and court representation service available to financially eligible people who request a covered service. Services generally covered are family matters, youth protection, representation of young offenders, prosecution for a criminal offence, social assistance applications, employment insurance, automobile insurance and work accidents. Legal aid may also be available in other situations if a person’s safety, freedom or livelihood are at stake. Some specific cases are not covered by legal aid. Refer to our website for more information.
Contact your local legal aid office closest to your residence to make an appointment :
Legal aid office in Asbestos
321, rue Chassé
Asbestos (Québec)
J1T 2B4
Tel. : 819 879-5402
Legal aid office in Coaticook
29, rue Main Est, bureau 203
Coaticook (Québec)
J1A 1N1
Tel. : 819 849-6366
Legal aid office in Lac-Mégantic
4340 rue Laval
Lac-Mégantic (Québec)
G6B 1B8
Tel. : 819 583-1214
Legal aid office in Magog
42, rue Principale Ouest 200
Magog Québec
J1X 2A5
Tel. : 819 843-4555
Legal aid office in Sherbrooke
(civil branch)
225, rue King Ouest, bureau 234
Sherbrooke (Québec)
J1H 1P8
Tel. : 819 563-6122
Legal aid office in Sherbrooke
(criminal and youth branches)
225, rue King Ouest, bureau 201
Sherbrooke (Québec)
J1H 1P8
Tel. : 819 563-4721
Legal aid office in Thetford Mines
57, rue Notre-Dame Ouest
Thetford Mines (Québec)
G6G 1J4
Tel. : 418 338-2133
– Part time offices : –
Legal aid office in Disraéli
(on Friday afternoon : served by the office in Thetford-Mines)
C.L.S.C.
245, rue Montcalm
Disraéli (Québec)
G0N 1E0
Tel. : 418 449-3513
Legal aid office in Stanstead
(on Tuesday afternoon : served by the office in Coaticook)
674, rue Dufferin
Stanstead (Québec)
J0B 3E0
Tel. : 1 800 967-5717
Legal aid office in Windsor
(on Monday afternoon : served by the office in Asbestos)
207, St-Georges, bureau 237
Windsor (Québec)
J1S 1K3
Tel. : 819 845-5900
To see if you qualify for legal laid, visit the Commission des services juridiques’s website.
Contact details
225, rue King Ouest, bureau 234
Sherbrooke (Québec)
J1H 1P8
Opening hours Contact your local legal aid office closest to your residence for the opening hours.