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ARU London has recently launched a law clinic offering free legal advice to members of the public in Tower Hamlets who cannot otherwise afford to access legal advice. The clinic covers family, housing and employment law.

One of the services that Citizens Advice Braintree and South Essex provides to local residents is one-off, initial legal advice through their pro bono legal advice clinic. The clinic take place remotely via telephone and currently covers family, housing and contested wills, trusts and estates. Clients must live or work within the council areas of: Basildon, Brentwood, Castle Point, Rochford, Thurrock, Braintree.

One of the services that Suffolk Law Centre provides to residents of Suffolk is one-off, initial legal advice through their pro bono legal advice clinics. The clinics take place remotely, usually via telephone, on a Wednesday and Thursday afternoon / evening and cover employment, family, housing, immigration, personal Injury and wills & probate.

At University of Brighton Legal Clinic, students, staff and external solicitor volunteers provide free legal advice and assistance to individuals who are not eligible for legal aid and cannot afford to pay for legal advice. The clinic covers family, housing, employment & business/contract law.

At Bath Law Clinic, based at University of Bath, students, staff and external solicitor volunteers provide free legal advice and assistance to individuals who are not eligible for legal aid and cannot afford to pay for legal advice. Bath Law Clinic covers a wide variety of areas of law including family, employment, immigration, wills and trusts, housing, neighbour disputes, small claims, forming/structuring a charity of social enterprise.

The Law Corner provides free legal advice to residents of Somers Town and St Pancras. The Law Corner aims to support individuals through the entire process of their case, offering a range of services from initial advice, form filling, written advice, to casework and representation.

St James Legal Advice Centre (SJLAC) has been providing free legal advice in Haringey (Muswell Hill, Colney Hatch and Wood Green) for over 20 years. During that time their pro bono clinics have helped thousands of people with their justice problems – housing, consumer rights, benefits claims, family issues, employment rights; empowering clients to understand their legal rights. Legal aid is now rarely available for these types of issues and so SJLAC’s work is vital in helping to address this ‘justice gap’. SJLAC are made up of a dedicated team of volunteer solicitors, barristers, trainees and law students.

Durham Pro Bono Clinic is a collaboration between law students at Durham University and Citizens Advice County Durham. The clinic provides free employment law advice to local residents that can't afford to pay for legal advice and who are referred to the clinic by Citizens Advice Country Durham.

South Westminster Legal Advice Centre (SWLAC) provides free legal advice to people on low incomes in London. SWLAC is entirely volunteer run and operates two in-person clinics per week on Tuesday and Thursday evenings in Westminster. The service supports clients with legal issues relating to employment, family, consumer, contracts, wills and probate, personal injury and criminal law, among other areas. SWLAC does not provide advice relating to welfare benefits, immigration, debt restructuring or housing law.