Jusshjelpa i Nord-Norge

Founded in 1988, Jusshjelpa i Nord-Norge is a non-profit organisation based in Tromsø, Norway working on justice & legal aid.

Jusshjelpa i Nord-Norge is a free legal aid scheme in Northern Norway, run by law students at the Faculty of Law at UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. It provides free legal advice, referrals and party representation to private individuals in individual cases across the region, covering areas such as cohabitation, children and parents, debt, tenancy, social law and employment. It accepts cases by phone, online and in person, and runs visits to prisons and promotional tours in the region. It has operated since January 1988 and is supported by the Ministry of Justice and Emergency Preparedness, UiT, student welfare organisations, municipalities and county authorities.