The Centre will be closed from Monday 19th December 2022 until Tuesday 3rd January 2023.
If you need urgent advice during this period please contact Civil Legal Advice on 0345 345 4 345
The Centre will be closed from Monday 19th December 2022 until Tuesday 3rd January 2023.
If you need urgent advice during this period please contact Civil Legal Advice on 0345 345 4 345
Solicitor Apprentice – Vacancy
We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic solicitor apprentice to join our team based in Bethnal Green. Candidates would need to have completed their LLB law degree and be available to commence their solicitor apprenticeship course in September 2022.
You can find out more information on solicitor apprenticeships as a route to qualifying as a solicitor at https://www.sra.org.uk/become-solicitor/sqe/solicitor-apprenticeships/
“Aspiring solicitors can qualify through the solicitor apprenticeship. This provides an alternative to the traditional qualification route through university and may suit candidates who want to ‘earn as they learn’. As an apprentice, your training and assessments are paid for through the apprenticeship levy fund.
Solicitor apprentices must pass the SQE assessment to qualify as a solicitor. The apprenticeship includes SQE training, as well as the assessments, and typically takes …30 months for those with LLB law degrees. At the end, providing apprentices pass the assessment and meet our character and suitability requirements, they can qualify as a solicitor.”
Please see the full vacancy details and make your application here. If you have any difficulty please email jennie@legaladvicecentre.london
Salary: London Living Wage (plus 5% contribution to Pension Scheme)
Closing date: 5pm Monday 18th July 2022
We recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements for this role.
The Centre will be closed from Monday 20th December 2021 – Tuesday 4th January 2022.
For urgent queries during this time please contact civil legal advice on: 0845 345 4345
We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic solicitor to join our small family team based in Bethnal Green.
We are seeking a family law solicitor to undertake a wide range of casework. The solicitor we are seeking should have recent family law casework experience and a minimum of one-year PQE.
Please see below for the role description and person specification. To apply please send a CV and cover letter to jennie@legaladvicecentre.london stating “Family Solicitor Application” in the subject.
Salary: £40,000 (FTE) (plus 5% contribution to Pension Scheme)
Closing date: 5pm Thursday 3rd June 2021
We recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We are happy to consider part-time working and other flexible working arrangements for this role.
We are happy to announce the launch our new Migrant Special Support Project.
This is a new model of advice aimed at providing specialist support for those whose first language is not English or those who have limited use of it.
The Migrant Special Support (MSS) Project offers a tailored service to the user. The MSS caseworker will make regular contact with these users and offer ongoing structured support via regular meetings. The support offered will include legal advice and casework, an income maximization assessment, assistance with personal money and debt management, soft training on improving life skills and referral to other services such as local colleges and ESOL. MMS will also act as a referring organisation to other beneficial services such as mental health day centres, alcohol and/or drug management programmes, women’s support groups and other similar services where appropriate.
The aim of the project is that the users will develop better life management skills through targeted intervention. It will stop clients repeatedly calling upon advice agencies by assisting them to address issues early before reaching regular crisis points.
Clients can be referred to us through our website at https://legaladvicecentre.london/migrant-special-support-project/ or by telephone 020 3606 0372.
In 2021, the Legal Advice Centre is celebrating 80 years!
More information on how we will be celebrating coming soon.
Virtual Lawyer is a free to use tool that helps you write a letter to your employer. It is an award-winning tool developed by the team at Monaco Solicitors who are experts in employment law and legal technology.
The tool is designed to be easy to use by everyone, not just lawyers. It helps you draft a letter quickly using paragraphs relevant to your employment issues. All paragraphs in the tool have been written and reviewed by specialist employment lawyers.
It’s a simple three-step process:
Virtual Lawyer is completely free and anonymous. There is no need to sign up, or give any of your personal details.
Our users use Virtual Lawyer in different ways.
Some of our users feel confident about approaching their employer with their drafted letter. Others may approach pro bono services, like Legal Advice Centre, or other solicitors to get a second opinion. And others use Virtual Lawyer as a way to understand how employment law may apply to their circumstance, and then decide on an action at a later stage.
All of the content in Virtual Lawyer is vetted by lawyers who are specialists in Employment Law.
The tool is designed by a team of law and technology experts, who are enhancing the recommendations provided to you through the use of cutting-edge AI techniques and data science technology.
Virtual Lawyer is a tool built to improve access to justice and empower everyone to self-help on legal matters.
Legal Advice Centre is working in partnership with Monaco Solicitors, and provides important input into how Virtual Lawyer will evolve in the future to better meet the needs of the public.
Get in touch with the Virtual Lawyer team at communications@monacosolicitors.co.uk
We always welcome feedback. Simply get in touch with the Virtual Lawyer team at communications@monacosolicitors.co.uk
In addition, we are looking for people who are interested in being part of our user research. In a user research session, participants walk us through their experience of using the tool. The session takes 30 minutes, and your feedback will provide us with great insights on how to improve the app.
The LawWorks Pro Bono Awards recognise and celebrate achievement in legal pro bono work, undertaken by organisations and individuals, and the commitment of the legal sector in enabling access to justice.
We have been shortlisted for three awards:
The annual LawWorks Pro Bono Awards will be livestreamed at 6pm on Wednesday 2nd December 2020.
The judging panel for the awards are:
We are now doing telephone and webcam advice every week by pre-booked appointments only and we will continue to do this until we and the volunteer advisers can go back into the office.
If you want advice, please contact us using our contact form or phone us during the telephone opening hours below.
0203 606 0372 – Monday – Thursday 9:30am – 4pm
Day | Morning Advice |
Evening Advice |
Monday | Benefits | Housing Debt General Litigation Small Claims Consumer |
Tuesday | Family | |
Wednesday | Housing Debt General Litigation Small Claims Consumer |
We’re still open during COVID-19 to help you.
We’re still available to advise you while COVID-19 is happening, even if it means we can’t get to the office.
If you would like advice on your Family Law issue please contact us using:
Telephone: 0203 606 0372
Monday – Thursday 9:30 – 4:30
The appointment will be for Tuesday evenings so make sure you’re free.
Many Thanks
The team at Legal Advice Centre