Our colleagues are available:
Mo-Fr: 10:00AM-5:00PM - Tu: 6:30PM-9:00PM
Consultancy hours
You can contact the Rechtswinkel Amsterdam from Monday to Friday with your legal questions (020-6731311) between 10:00 and 17:00. If you prefer a video call, please call for an appointment. These video calls are held on Wednesdays and Thursdays between 18:00 and 20:00.
You can contact us at 020-6731311 with your legal questions. If need be, we can refer you to one of the lawyers we work with. Please note that we do not give advice on matters regarding criminal, tax and immigration law, matters with a high urgency, or matters that exceed €25.000.
| Monday | 10.00 – 17.00 o’clock |
| Tuesday | 10.00 – 17.00 o’clock and 18.30 – 21.00 o’clock |
| Wednesday | 10.00 – 17.00 o’clock |
| Thursday | 10.00 – 17.00 o’clock |
| Friday | 10.00 – 17.00 o’clock |
WALK-IN CONSULTANCY HOURS
Please note that our walk-in hours are currently only per appointment (by phone) due to the outbreak of the Corona virus.
| Wednesday | 18.00 – 20.00 o’clock |
| Thursday | 18.00 – 20.00 o’clock |
Because of the Corona Virus, an appointment is currently mandatory. Clients are advised by two of our colleagues, who maintain a maximum of 30 minutes per person. Our team can advise in both Dutch and English. To aid in the process of advising on your situation and respect our 30-minute policy, we ask that you visit us prepared with a clear story and question and that you keep any relevant documentation at hand. For example, any contracts or letters that you refer to. We advise to call us first, as it might not be necessary to visit us.
* The employees will not discuss legal questions regarding criminal, migration and tax law. Our opening hours may be affected by public holidays.
About us
The Rechtswinkel Amsterdam has been giving free legal advice since 1972. This is made possible by 32 eager law students who volunteer some of their spare time to engage with the Rechtswinkel. Besides what these students learn at university, they receive weekly lectures at the Rechtswinkel on a variety of topics. The Rechtswinkel provides this education to ensure that the students give up-to-date advice to anyone they help. We also provide the students with plenty of opportunities to visit law firms or attend hearings in court, to keep them engaged with the legal landscape and to put them in touch with potential future employers. Within the Rechtswinkel there are several legal sections and boards. The sections have the responsibility to do the necessary research into their particular field of law, e.g. employers law; the boards are in control of organising activities, the lectures, or our blog posts. Every students is part of a section and a board and thus has plenty of opportunity to aid the functioning of our association. In short, we owe it to each of the students that work for us that the Rechtswinkel can continue to do what it was founded for: To give accurate legal advice free of charge!
Sponsors
Law firms De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Allen & Overy and Loyens & Loeff decided in December 2013 to come together and rescue the Rechtswinkel Amsterdam from the abyss. Since then, they have continued to provide us with financial support and give us help and advice when needed, along with the Legal Aid Board (Raad voor Rechtsbijstand).
In 2020 another leading law firm decided to provide the Rechtswinkel with counsel and financial support: Stibbe.
For questions concerning sponsorship you can send an e-mail to penningmeester@rechtswinkelamsterdam.nl or call 020-6733811.
Stichting Vrienden Rechtswinkel Amsterdam
The Stichting Vrienden Rechtswinkel Amsterdam (SVRA) is an organisation which aims to support the Rechtswinkel Amsterdam in all its aspects. The board of the SVRA intends to bring together as many former employees of the Rechtswinkel Amsterdam as possible by means of a yearly event and a newsletter. Doing so, the boards aims to inform former employees about any developments at the Rechtswinkel Amsterdam and to create and maintain an active network from which both the Rechtswinkel and its (former) employees may benefit.
As SVRA, we hope to act as a safety net for the Rechtswinkel Amsterdam. Thanks to our network, we can guarantee the continuity, stability and professionality of the Rechtswinkel Amsterdam.
Are you a former employee, does the SVRA appeals to you and would you like to get updates about the Rechtswinkel? Send an email to info@svrechtswinkelamsterdam.nl. You could also take a look at our LinkedIn-page or Facebook-page!
If you prefer to make a one-time donation, you can transfer it to NL37 INGB 0009 4816 86 for Stichting Vrienden van de Rechtswinkel Amsterdam.
Contact
Stichting Rechtswinkel Amsterdam
Jan Pieter Heijestraat 108
1053 GT Amsterdam
Tel: 020-6731311