LawWorks for Community Groups
LawWorks for Community Groups offers three ways to provide free legal advice and guidance to small charities, not-for-profit, voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises in England and Wales:
We can try to broker help for a wide range of legal work including company law, employment law, intellectual property law, charity law, tax VAT law, insolvency and help in drafting contingency plans, insurance law, health and saftey law, general contractual / commercial matters etc...
2 Initial Electronic Advice (IEA)
If your legal issue is a brief question rather than a more in depth issue, you may like to register for our Initial Electronic Advice service. IEA is an online system which provides answers from qualified solicitors to brief legal questions.
LawWorks fact-sheets give general information to groups on specific areas of law, to enable them to spot and avoid potential legal problems. We have fact-sheets on employment law, corporate structure and charity law, intellectual property, data protection, tax and property.
Is your organisation involved in a dispute?
Mediation may be an effective way of resolving your issue. An independant mediator can provide an objective viewpoint and help settle situations to the satisfaction of both parties. LawWorks has a free Mediation project - please see more information below.
If your issue involves a dispute with the Charity Commission, please read this article for more information on your options.
If you are a community group looking for a volunteer to assist in a legal capacity, please contact Natalie Marsden for more information on how we can assist.