Legal

Slater and Gordon are one of the UK’s largest law firms with expert Solicitors in locations across England, Scotland and Wales. The main goal is to deliver exceptional, affordable legal services in personal, employment and business affairs. It’s not every day that you need a Solicitor, but when you do, just call Slater and Gordon Lawyers on freephone 0808 175 8000 or contact them online.

Howard Kennedy is an approachable, professional, commercial and responsive law firm providing excellent value and support to our clients, both domestic and international.

Edwin Coe is a high-quality, commercial law firm with expertise in specific business sectors. They provide tailored and integrated legal services across a wide range of practice areas to both UK and international clients. Ranked at 111 in the latest edition of The Lawyer ‘UK-200’ law firms, they combine the personal and responsive service of a boutique, with ‘big firm’ expertise.

Essex Law Clinic is based on University's Colchester Campus. We are open for appointments all year round (with limited service between April and October) on campus or on outreaches (Colchester, Jaywick...)

Free and confidential advice

Members of the public, students and University staff can use the Essex Law Clinic to get free initial advice about a legal problem they are facing. We offer clients an initial consultation to find out their legal position and advise them on what steps they can take to remedy the issues.

We operate by appointment and an initial assessment, which is made by the Clinic Manager, in order to find out whether we can help. Clients are then asked to attend an appointment and bring with them all relevant documentation relating to their legal issue.

All legal advice and assistance is given in the strictest confidence.

Central London Law Centre provides a free, accessible, client centred legal advice service to people who are resident or who work in Greater London, including telephone advice Priority will be given to

A - those living or working in our local area of Central London (Covent Garden, China Town, Soho, Fitzrovia, Holborn and the West End) and

B - people living in an area of Greater London where there is no other advice service available

The Law Centre works towards the relief of poverty, suffering and distress by providing legal advice and assistance to low paid and unemployed persons on legal matters in the following areas of law:

Housing law   To try to help homeless people and tenants find or keep decent, affordable and secure housing.

Debt To prevent and reduce poverty by providing clients, living or working in the designated catchment area, who are experiencing multiple debt problems with debt advice, budgeting assistance and education.

Immigration law   To protect the rights and quality of life of refugees/asylum seekers and others whose lives are affected by immigration legislation.

We aim to provide the advice people need for the problems they face and improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives. We provide free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination.

During 2012/13 we helped 2.1 million people to solve 6.6 million problems. Citizens Advice Bureaux deliver advice services from over 3,300 community locations in England and Wales, run by 338 individual charities. Citizens Advice itself is also a registered charity and is also the membership organisation for bureaux. Together we are the Citizens Advice service.