First we heard from Olivia Mowll, Olivia coordinates Public Law Project's Welfare Rights Specialist Support Hub. Her role is intended to increase the availability and accessibility of legal...
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28/05/2021 - 3:02pm
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Gemma Watts, communications specialist and LawWorks Trustee, provided insight into how clinics can use social and local media in an effective and manageable way to increase awareness and engagement....
10/05/2022 - 5:38pm -
The May Information Exchange explored the many and various opportunities for pro bono clinics to work with Citizens Advice. Our main speaker, James Sandbach, gave an overview of Citizens Advice at...
01/06/2023 - 1:09pm -
Under the new SQE route to qualification applicants will need to complete a minimum of two years' QWE before they can qualify as a solicitor. QWE is similar to a training contract and may be...
28/06/2021 - 4:40pm -
Referrals are an inherent part of the advice sector. Clinics often support clients that have been referred by other frontline organisations and equally may have to refer clients to an alternative...
31/08/2021 - 2:06pm -
During this session, contributors outlined the need for pro bono advice for small businesses, addressed eligibility criteria and evidencing, where clients come from and how partnerships are, and the...
03/10/2022 - 3:38pm -
In this session we explored how pro bono projects can engage effectively with advocates providing advocacy under a statutory duty such as the Mental Health Act, and community advocates acting as part...
03/04/2024 - 1:53pm -
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic no clinics in the LawWorks Clinics Network are currently offering face-to-face advice appointments. On 31st March, the LawWorks Clinics Team facilitated a discussion...
06/04/2020 - 5:30pm -
As the lockdown restrictions ease, clinics may begin to consider whether to continue free legal advice sessions online or revert back to face to face services. While remote services have enabled some...
03/03/2021 - 11:31am -
It was in April 2018 that the Windrush scandal gained the publics’ attention. The Windrush generation1 came originally from British colonies fully believing they were British Citizens, only much...
20/10/2021 - 12:09pm