Legal Information

The Legal Information Clinic at McGill (LICM), which is staffed by McGill law students, offers the following services:

• Legal information* by phone and in-person, in areas of the law such as landlord-tenant law, employment and labour law, and immigration law

• Advocacy and representation service for McGill students accused of a disciplinary offence within the university (such as cheating or plagiarism), or those wishing to see their student rights enforced

• A commissioner of oaths service for certifying documents

• Referrals to other legal and community services in Montreal

• Upon request, workshops on all areas of the law



*Legal information is to be distinguished from legal advice, and does not include representation before a court. Legal information involves understanding what one’s rights are, and how to exercise them. Legal advice involves a legal professional telling you what your best option is and/or interpreting contracts.



All LICM services are provided for free and on an unlimited basis. At the beginning of each term, undergraduate students pay a fee of $4.50 which allows the LICM to cover its expenses.