Application Form

Are you a charity, not-for-profit social enterprise or community organisation that requires free legal help?

If so, you will need to complete the application form below.  An asterisk [*] against a box indicates a mandatory field. 

Please note: LawWorks has moved. If you wish to post anything to us please send it to our new address: LawWorks, The National Pro Bono Centre, 48 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1JF.

Please note that our office move will lead to a delay in processing your application. If you have any queries about timescale, please contact the Community Groups team. Otherwise, we will be in touch as soon as we are able to process your request.

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PLEASE READ THE BELOW BEFORE COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORM:

Please note that we are unable to accept requests for help from certain types of organisations, namely:

• residents’ associations
• animal welfare organisations
• private leisure and sports clubs
• professional or trade associations
• organisations whose primary object or purpose is the promotion of religion
• international organisations whose primary focus is on benefiting communities overseas (unless they also benefit communities in the UK).
• organisations whose primary object, purpose or activity is campaigning or lobbying.

Please note that we cannot provide assistance to organisations with any element of internal dispute (within the organisation) related to their legal issue.

If your application is approved by LawWorks for Community Groups, we will do our best to secure your organisation the assistance of a legal advisor able to assist on a pro bono basis i.e. with no charge for solicitors' fees. The legal advisor may ask you for certain documents (e.g. to prove your identity) before they are able to assist. You should note that, in some cases, we are not able to find a volunteer advisor for you. LawWorks for Community Groups reserves the right to reject any application.

LawWorks operates a policy on behaviour which is deemed unacceptable.  The full policy is available on our website.

If you would like to save a copy of your application form, please copy and paste the text you have written into Word / Notepad on your PC and save to your computer.

Please ensure you have pressed the "Submit" button at the bottom of this page once you have completed the application form. If you leave the page or close down your web browser before pressing the "Submit" button, then your application will be lost and you will need to start again.

If you require a large-print or hard copy version of this form, please call 020 7092 3940 and ask to speak to someone from the LawWorks for Community Groups team.

^* indicates mandatory fields

Your Organisation and Contact Details:
Name of Organisation:	*
Address:	*
Town / City:	*
County:
Post Code:	*
Registered Charity Number (if applicable):
Company Number (if applicable):
Contact Name:	*
Position in Organisation (e.g. chief executive, trustee, volunteer):
Phone Number:
Mobile:
Fax:
Website:
Email:	*
In the box below, please identify the best means of contacting you (eg mobile, email) and, if relevant, what times you are available at that contact point.

About Your Organisation:
Is your organisation based in England and/or Wales?	Yes No *
Does your organisation work on a "not for profit" basis?	No Yes *
When was your organisation formed:	*
How many people benefit each year from the service your organisation provides?	-- Please select -- 1 - 100 101 - 500 501 - 5000 5001 - 10,000 More than 10,000
Where do you operate? Please indicate the geographical area where the majority of your beneficiaries are located. If the majority of your beneficiaries are from the London area, please indicate the borough of London in which the majority of your beneficiaries are located. (If the majority of your beneficiaries are from more than one borough select "Throughout London")	-- Please select -- Throughout England & Wales Throughout the UK East Midlands East of England London North West North East South East South West West Midlands Yorks & Humberside Wales -- Please select -- Throughout London Barking & Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden City of London Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith & Fulham Harrow Haringay Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington & Chelsea Kingston Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster
Who benefits from your organisation? We are increasingly required by funders and other bodies to give information about the user type of the organisations we assist. Please indicate which of the following best describes the type of beneficiary of the services your organisation provides. Please select no more than 2 categories.
General Public
Black and minority ethnic communities
Children and young people
Disabled people and their carers
Older people and their carers
People in disadvantaged areas
Refugees and asylum seekers
Please indicate the type of service your organisation provides	-- Please select -- Advice Centres Care Services Clubs Community Centres Counselling Education Environmental Helpline & Support Leisure
Where your organisation provides a range of serices, please select the type of service which most closely describes the main service provided by your organisation.
Finances How much income will your organisation receive or expect to receive this year?	-- Please select -- 0 - £1000 £1001 - £10,000 £10,001 - £100,000 £101,000 - £350,000 More than £350,000
We are only able to assist those organisations who can least afford legal fees. We will consider your organisation's annual income and other items of financial information (eg level of unrestricted income; funding ring fenced for capital projects) in deciding whether to approve your application. If your organisation has income of more than �500,000, please contact the LawWorks for Community Groups project staff BEFORE submitting your application; we will be happy to discuss your case.
Is any of this funding allocated for payment of legal fees?     Yes No
Please explain what your community group/organisation does. Please list your main activities. *
How does the community benefit from your organisation's activities? *
The Advice You Require
Legal Area:
-- Please select -- Charity Law Civil Litigation Commercial property Contract Corporate Structure Data Protection Employment Environmental Law Finances Health and Safety Insolvency and Bankruptcy Insurance Intellectual Property IT/Computing Landlord and Tenant Tax Law Other (please specify on the box below)
Please state below how you would like a solicitor to help you. Please provide as much detail as possible about the legal issue(s) on which you require advice. (We need you to summarise key facts and dates. It is very important that you let us know of any deadlines/the timeframe in which you require assistance.) *
About us
How did you hear about LawWorks for Community Groups?
Your local CVS The National Council of Voluntary Organisations The Charity Commission The Law Society Web Search Flyer/Article Your local CAB/Law Centre City Action Time Banks Cranfield Trust Civic Trust Community Matters Unltd Social Enterprise London Other (please specify in the box below)
To view our Data Protection and Privacy Policy please click here
Please note: If we are successful in placing your request for free legal assistance, we will ask you for your feedback on the service which you have received from ourselves and from your volunteer lawyer.
Remember that we need a copy of your last annual accounts (or business plan if you are a new organisation) before we can process the application. You may email these to us (lcg@lawworks.org.uk) or post them to LawWorks for Community Groups, LCG Application, National Pro Bono Centre, 48 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1JF. Alternatively fax them to 020 7242 3407.
*  I confirm that I will send a copy of our annual accounts / business plan to LawWorks for Community Groups.
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You MUST click the Submit button on the left in order to save the data and send your application to us.