Law Centres

There are 56 Law Centres in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, staffed by solicitors and barristers who specialise in areas of civil law including employment, housing, discrimination, welfare benefits, education and immigration.

Law Centres are embedded in their communities and answer to committees of local people. They assist vulnerable people when they suffer injustice, educate people about their rights and tackle local problems.

In doing so, they transform people’s lives, helping them to stay in their homes, keep their families together and get into employment or education. Law Centres are members of the Law Centres Federation.

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Law Centre news

• Hammersmith and Fulham Law Centre wins asylum for former child slave
  Hammersmith and Fulham Law Centre has won asylum for a former child slave - and promising young footballer - who was told his case was hopeless.
• UK’s first Law Centre celebrates 40 years
  North Kensington Law Centre celebrated its 40th anniversary this month at a reception in central London.
• Law Centre solicitor wins legal aid Oscar
  A solicitor at Tower Hamlets Law Centre has won a prestigious award for her work with disadvantaged people.
• Law Centres call on the next government
  Law Centres across the UK call on the next government to uphold six policy principles as the basis for a new framework for community-led legal services.