University of Cape Town Law Clinic

University clinic · Cape Town, South Africa

Verified on 18 July 2026

The first university law clinic established in South Africa (early 1970s), it offers free legal advice and litigates in District, Regional and High Courts on behalf of indigent clients who cannot afford a law firm.

University of Cape Town Law Clinic is a university law clinic based in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Areas of work: family, housing and tenancy, employment and workers' rights, consumer and debt, generalist. Languages: Afrikaans and English.

Areas

• Family
• Housing & tenancy
• Employment & workers' rights
• Consumer & debt
• General legal advice

Languages

Afrikaans, English

Other structures in Cape Town

• A21
• Black Sash
• Centre for Environmental Rights
• Gender DynamiX
• Legal Resources Centre - Cape Town Office
• Natural Justice
• Ndifuna Ukwazi
• Pro Bono Office (Mitchells Plain)
• Public Interest and Pro Bono (Langa clinic)
• Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town

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