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How LawWorks Can Support MPs to Develop Pro Bono Legal Advice Clinics.pdf
This new guide provides practical, step-by-step advice for MPs interested in helping to establish pro bono legal clinics in their constituencies. It sets out how LawWorks can support this process, from connecting MPs with local solicitors, advice agencies and community organisations, to offering consultancy on clinic set-up, volunteer recruitment, and long-term sustainability.
Across the UK, many people face legal problems but cannot afford advice, while cuts to legal aid have left growing gaps in provision. For many constituents, this means that everyday issues such as housing disputes, employment rights, and family matters can go unresolved, often with serious consequences. Pro bono clinics help bridge that divide by providing free legal advice to those who need it most, and by strengthening the fabric of local communities.
LawWorks has long supported a network of over 300 pro bono clinics across England and Wales. By sharing our experience through this guide, we hope to make it easier for MPs to take practical local action that extends access to justice and builds new partnerships between the legal profession and community organisations.
At a time when the need for accessible legal advice continues to grow, collaboration between parliamentarians, legal professionals and the voluntary sector is vital. This guide is an invitation for MPs to be part of that effort and to help ensure that no one is left without a voice or recourse in the legal system.
Download the guide here: How LawWorks Can Support MPs to Develop Pro Bono Legal Advice Clinics.pdf
If you would like a physical copy of the guide, please contact Shivani.Clancy@lawworks.org.uk.