Free Specialist Legal Advice for Lewisham Residents
Southwark Law Centre has been providing specialist legal advice and representation in Lewisham since 2018.
Our Lewisham office works with local residents, community organisations and public services to help people resolve legal problems that affect their homes, income, health and wellbeing. We believe that everyone should be able to access expert legal advice, regardless of their financial circumstances.
Our team provides free, independent and confidential advice to eligible clients, helping people understand their rights, challenge unlawful decisions and access the support they are entitled to.
Our Services in Lewisham
We provide specialist advice and representation in the following areas:
Housing
Advice and representation for people who are homeless, threatened with homelessness, facing eviction, living in poor housing conditions or experiencing other housing problems.
Immigration and Asylum
Specialist immigration advice covering asylum, family reunion, settlement, citizenship, Windrush, trafficking and modern slavery, and other complex immigration matters.
Employment and Discrimination
We provide specialist advice and representation to workers facing problems at work, with a particular focus on discrimination, unfair treatment and cases affecting people on low incomes.
Education
Our team provides second tier advice on school exclusions, Special Educational Needs (SEND), disability discrimination, and other education law matters.
Welfare Benefits
Specialist advice and representation in complex welfare benefits cases, including Mandatory Reconsiderations, appeals to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal, and challenges where decisions appear unlawful or unfair.
Working with the Lewisham Community
We are proud to work in partnership with local organisations, schools, health services, community groups and advice agencies to improve access to justice across the borough.
Alongside providing legal advice, we help identify legal problems early, prevent issues from escalating and work to tackle the underlying causes of inequality affecting Lewisham residents.
Need Legal Advice?
If you live in Lewisham and need legal advice, please visit the relevant service page to find out whether we can help and how to make a referral.
Referring a Client
We welcome referrals from charities, schools, NHS services, local authorities, advice agencies and other organisations supporting Lewisham residents.
Please use our referral forms where available or contact the relevant team if you are unsure which service is appropriate.
Support Access to Justice in Lewisham
Demand for free legal advice continues to grow, while publicly funded legal services continue to decline. By supporting Southwark Law Centre, you are helping ensure that people across Lewisham can continue to access expert legal advice when they need it most.