Free legal advice
ECOTEC Legal Clinic
Free access to justice for those who need it most: diligent, no-cost legal services for Ecuador's vulnerable communities, backed by ECOTEC University and supervised by professional attorneys.
100% free service
Samborondón and Guayaquil
Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(04) 372 3400
Attorneys supervise every case
Legal services
How can we help you?
We provide consultations and represent cases free of charge in five areas of law.
Family, women, children, and adolescents
The Code of Childhood and Adolescence protects, guarantees, and oversees the exercise and fulfillment of the rights of children and adolescents from conception.
How we help you
We provide advice in accordance with the Constitution of Ecuador, the principle of the best interests of the child and the doctrine of comprehensive protection. We represent cases involving:
Domestic violence
Violent acts committed in the home by one family member against another that harm their physical, psychological, social, or economic well-being.
How we help you
We are accredited to represent domestic violence cases involving misdemeanors.
Labor
The right to decent work is a universal principle that the State is obligated to guarantee and enforce.
How we help you
We handle consultations on all labor matters and provide free representation to employees with cases before the labor inspectorate (visto bueno proceedings).
Human mobility
The movement of people for work, economic, educational, forced, or voluntary reasons, with the intention of remaining at their destination.
How we help you
We answer your questions on human mobility matters.
Civil
It governs relationships between people to protect life and their private interests, especially those arising from marriage and kinship.
How we help you
We handle all types of consultations and provide free representation in fault-based divorces (for the respondent) and uncontested divorces with children and no assets.
About us
Justice with a commitment to service
15+
years of service to the community
3.700+
free consultations between 2024 and 2025
760+
legal representations between 2024 and 2025
5
areas of law
Mission
To serve community members who lack financial resources and are in vulnerable situations with diligent, no-cost legal services, thereby contributing to society and the country.
Vision
To continue training Law students who, through their internships and community engagement practicums, become ethical, transparent professionals recognized nationally and internationally.
Our impact
Results you can see
Legal Clinic service data, updated quarterly.
1.821
consultations in 2025
1,905 in 2024
458
legal representations in 2025
+50.7% compared with 304 in 2024
62,5 %
of the people served in 2025 were women
52.9% in 2024
214
consultations in October 2025
the busiest month
Consultations per month
View data as a table
| Month | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 159 | 109 |
| February | 132 | 105 |
| March | 168 | 128 |
| April | 179 | 91 |
| May | 198 | 107 |
| June | 146 | 147 |
| July | 186 | 173 |
| August | 154 | 195 |
| September | 171 | 192 |
| October | 151 | 214 |
| November | 127 | 185 |
| December | 134 | 175 |
| Total | 1,905 | 1,821 |
2025 legal representations by area
458 legal representations in total. 64.3% of the people represented were women.
For Law students
Pre-professional internships
Strengthen your knowledge with real cases: case file analysis, court filings, and hearings alongside professional attorneys.
300 h
minimum
Internal work and management
- Client service
- Organizing clients’ court case files
- Notifying clients about court developments in their cases
- Drafting complaints, answers, and other court filings
- Filing notification slips
- Preparing reports
4 h
maximum per hearing
Hearing attendance and support
- Accompanying attorneys to hearings for clinic cases
- Analyzing hearings after they take place
4 h
maximum per visit
Case follow-up and advancement
- Advising clients on matters related to their cases
- Drafting the filings needed to move cases forward
- Proposing and developing case strategies and theories for assigned cases
150 h
maximum in total
ECOTEC legal research
- Research tasks relevant to active clinic cases
- Proposing research topics that contribute to the legal community and to society at large
Contact
Schedule your free consultation
Write to us or call us Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We'll guide you on your case and the legal options available to you.
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