Welcome to Southwark Law Centre
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What we do
We provide specialist legal advice for people who cannot afford to pay for this in the areas of Discrimination, Employment, Housing, Planning, Welfare rights, and Immigration/Asylum law.
Our main office is based in Southwark and we have a second office Lewisham Law Centre
We try and help people needing specialist legal advice who have been referred to us by partner agencies, such as generalist advice agencies, hospitals, social workers, MPs and local councillors.
We do not provide drop in advice. We see people by pre-arranged appointment.
If you are a member of the public needing advice, please contact your local Citizens Advice Service www.citizensadvice.org.uk
We are currently looking for 2-3 new trustees with local connections and a commitment to social justice to join our board. More details here
Support
for other voluntary and community sector agencies…
If agencies would like to refer a case or would like some support to deal with an issue please telephone us on 020 7732 2008 Monday to Friday 9.30-1 2-5.30
Please check the information on the different subject pages to see what type of cases we might take on.
If you are an existing client of Southwark Law Centre and need to speak to your caseworker please telephone us on 0207 732 2008
For more information about where to get advice in Southwark : www.southwarkadvice.org.uk
For more information about where to get advice in Lewisham www.advicelewisham.org.uk
Freephone Lewisham Advice Line 0800 231 5453.
London Legal Walk 18th June 2024
Together with the Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers, Southwark Law Centre staff and volunteers are taking part in the London Legal Support Trust sponsored walk. 10k in central London in just 3 weeks time.
We are walking together to raise funds to provide legal help for refugees and asylum seekers.
We are aiming to raise £2,000 and we are 32% there.
Please go to https://londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/southwark-law-centre-2024 to see more about our great team and how easy it is to sponsor them.
Help For People Facing Eviction
Please contact us if you live in Southwark, Lambeth or Lewisham and your landlord is taking you to court to evict you.
If you are on a low income or on benefits, you may be able to get Legal Aid.
You can call our possession enquiry line on 0203 084 5546.
Fridays, 10am – 12pm
Please have your court papers available when you call us
“Southwark Law Centre is a very good place to go because they are always there to help people out. They help me and I am very happy with them.”
“Special thanks for my solicitor. But thanks is very small word for her. Just I can say that Southwark Law centre should be proud of her.”
“I would just like to thank you guys very much. Words can’t explain how happy I am now for my family.”
“You treat people equally and with respect.”
Call for the Windrush scheme to be taken out of Home Office hands after the parliamentary ombudsman secured nearly £500,000 for people wrongly denied compensation.
New call for free legal advice for state scandal victims:
Our Organisation
We are a registered charity and are governed by a trustee board of local residents.
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Company registration number: 1418763 • Charity registration number: 277927
Office of the Immigration Service Commissioners reference is N201000009