Legal services are expensive.

When you walk into a traditional, for-profit law firm, you know you are paying for top-tier expertise. But in the back of your mind, as you look around at the expansive offices, with gleaming waterfront views, and the army of support staff, you know you are also paying for those overheads.

But what you might not see, is that you are also paying for profit.

In a traditional law firm model, one of the goals is to generate wealth for the firm’s equity partners. Every billable hour logged is designed to cover costs, but the surplus goes directly into the pockets of the firm’s owners. And there can be tremendous pressure to maximize that surplus.

At Workplace Allies Ltd, our financial engine runs on a completely different fuel.

We Are Not-For-Profit. Here is What That Means.

“Not-for-profit” doesn’t mean we don’t generate revenue. We do and we have to.

We employ brilliant, dedicated solicitors and professional staff who deserve fair wages, and we have to keep the lights on and the bills paid, just like any other business.

The difference isn’t that we don’t make money – the difference is what we do with the money.

We don’t have equity partners waiting for an end-of-year distribution. We have a mission.

When our firm generates revenue through fees or grants, zero percent of it leaves the organization as personal profit. Instead, 100% is reinvested back into the firm to further our goal of alleviating distress and disadvantage, and promoting fairer workplaces.

So, where does the money actually go?

Expanding Access

The unfortunate reality of employment law is that the people who need help the most —people who have lost their income, have suffered wage theft, discrimination, or unsafe conditions – are often unable to afford the most basic legal support, in order to remedy their circumstances.

In a for-profit model, those clients are often turned away because their cases aren’t economically viable.

Because we don’t have a profit mandate, we can use any ‘surplus’ revenue to subsidize our ‘low-bono’ fees for clients in desperate need. When you pay a fee to our firm, you aren’t just solving your own legal problem – you are contributing to access to justice for someone else in your community.

Systemic Prevention and Education

Traditional firms profit when legal problems happen. We exist to try and stop them from happening in the first place.

A significant portion of our resources goes toward proactive community work that never generates a billable hour. This includes:

• Know Your Rights Workshops – we run clinics and webinars to assist vulnerable employees in identifying and addressing workplace issues, before they escalate.
• Employer Training – we work with small businesses who want to do the right thing but don’t have dedicated HR departments to assist with award interpretation.
• Policy Advocacy – using the data from our cases, we can push for legislative changes that make workplaces fairer for everyone.

Mission-Driven Talent

We don’t attract lawyers with the promise of a massive partner payout someday.

We attract lawyers who are fiercely dedicated to employment justice. Our funding ensures that these skilled advocates can afford to do this vital work without burning out or being forced into the corporate sector to pay their bills.

Your Investment in Justice

When you hire a traditional firm, the transaction ends when the case closes and the bill is paid.

When you work with Workplace Allies Ltd, your fee is an investment in a larger ecosystem of justice. You get the high-quality legal representation you deserve, and your money also works double-time to ensure that quality legal help isn’t just a privilege for the wealthy.