Free legal advice for charities from LawWorks

LawWorks is a small independent charity which matches volunteer lawyers with opportunities to use their skills for the public good. Their Choices project is designed to match unemployed lawyers with pro bono activities. The solicitor members are always looking for opportunities to undertake pro bono work.

If you have an opportunity for this bank of qualified solicitor volunteers, contact Lorna Heselton on 0207 090 7368 or lorna.heselton@lawworks.org.uk, with a description of the work to be done, the location, and the hours / days that are required.

LawWorks also offer Initial Electronic Advice, an automated, web-based system, which allows not for profit organisations and advice agencies to submit a short legal query and have this answered by a lawyer via email, completely free of charge.

The main legal areas they cover are: advertising, banking, building and construction, charity, clinical negligence, commercial, company, competition, construction, consumer, consumer credit, contract, corporate, crime, debt, education, employment, energy, environment, EU, health and safety, housing, immigration, insolvency, insurance, intellectual property, IT, landlord and tenant, mental health, mortgages, data protection, finance, insurance, pensions, personal injury, planning, property, public law, small claims, tax, telecoms, trust, welfare, wills and probate.

You can see more information and register here: www.lawworksiea.org.uk.