About the Law Centre

The Central London Law Centre provides a free, accessible, client centred legal advice service to people who are resident or who work in Greater London, with priority to be given to those living or working in its the designated catchment area of central London (Covent Garden, China Town, Soho, Fitzrovia, Holborn and the West End) and telephone advice across London where there is no other advice service available.

We also provide telephone legal advice across 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:

Employment law
To protect the employment rights of people living or working (but living in inner or outer London) in the designated catchment area, to enable them to work free of discrimination or harassment thus maximising their employment rights.

Housing law
To ensure decent, affordable and secure housing for tenants living in the designated catchment area.

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

The Law Centre's services include:

• Being open and available to clients and potential clients five days per week from 10am to 5.30pm either by appointment or at the Advice Sessions depending on adviser workload and availability
• Being available for telephone advice five days per week from 11am to 5.30pm
• Providing free legal advice and representation (as appropriate) whether or not eligible for Legal Aid
• Spending adequate time with clients fully explaining their case to them, being client centred with particular emphasis on vulnerable clients who would not normally be seen by private practice such as the working poor
• Providing a London-wide telephone advice line to areas where no other Law Centre exists
• Providing a specialist advice service to non specialist advice agencies such as CABx.

If you have a housing, employment or immigration query check to see if you are in our catchment area before phoning.

If you require advice in other areas of law see our useful contacts page.

We are funded by:

National Lottery, London Councils, London Borough of Camden, the Equality & Human Rights Commission, and the Community Legal Service.