Resources
General legal advice
Civil Legal Advice provides information about whether legal aid is available for your case and whether you are eligible. Call 0345 345 4 345.
Citizens Advice
provides free legal advice on a range of issues including immigration,
housing and benefits.
Law Centres Network provides a directory of local legal advice centres in the UK. Find more information on where to find your nearest Law Centre here
Resolution provides access to specialist, accredited family law solicitors. See their online advice centre here
Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales. Find a directory of practising solicitors here
Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) provides information on issues relating to immigration law advice and choosing an immigration advisor here
Bar Pro Bono Unit provides free legal advice and representation from barristers.
Link to the Government website where you can search for a legal aid solicitor:
https://find-legal-advice.justice.gov.uk/
Immigration and asylum legal advice
Asylum Aid provides free legal advice and representation for those seeking asylum. Call 0207 354 9264.
Asylum Support Appeals Project (ASAP) provides free legal representation and information to asylum seekers on asylum support. Call 0203 716 0283.
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) provides legal advice and information on immigration law.
Refugee Council provides advice and support on immigration and seeking asylum in the UK.
Discrimination
Housing legal advice
Mental health legal advice
Sexual violence support around the criminal justice process
The Survivors Trust provides advice and can link you in with an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA). An ISVA is trained to help you understand how the criminal justice process works, and will explain things to you, such as what will happen if you report to the police, and the process of forensic DNA retrieval. An ISVA is there to provide you with information only so that you can make the right decision for you. By contacting them, you are not expected to report any offence to the police.
Culturally specific advice
The Asian Women's Resource Centre (AWRC) provides specialist services and advice to Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) women and children who have experienced or are at risk of gender-based violence or abuse across
Latin American Women's Right's Service is a user-led, feminist and human rights organisation focused on addressing the practical and strategic needs of Latin American migrant women displaced by poverty and violence.
Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation (IKWRO) provides culturally specific support, advocacy and counselling for women from the Middle East and Afghanistan in communities in the UK.
IMECE Women's Centre provides advice and support to Black, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BMER)
women, particularly Turkish, Kurdish and Turkish Cypriot women.
Southall Black Sisters provides advice, support and campaigns for BME women empowering them to escape Domestic Violence, Forced Marriage, Honour Based Violence, FGM Rape & Sexual Abuse
LGBTQI+ legal advice
Pink Law Provides free Legal Advice for the LGBTQI+ community in London. The Legal Advice Centre is committed to offering both a welcoming and confidential environment for members of the LGBT community when seeking free legal advice. It is open during term time only.
Galop provides legal advice and support to those who experience homophobia, transphobia, cis-sexism or biphobia wherever it occurs, including at home, in public, at work, online or in cruising sites
Disability legal advice
Disability Law Service provides specialist legal advice for disabled people, their families and carers.
Legal advice and support for sex workers
The International Union of Sex Workers (IUSW) provides advice and campaigns for the human, civil and labour rights of those who work in the sex industry.
Open Doors provides advice and support for people working in the sex industry.