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#The Free Legal Advice Clinic - University of Leicester

The University of Leicester Legal Advice Clinic is open every wednesday during term time from 2pm - 5pm

The Legal Advice Clinic is a free service offered to the students and staff of the University of Leicester.

To book an appointment, please email probono@le.ac.uk  with the following details -:

1. Names of those who will be attending
2. Time of appointment preferred (either 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm, 4pm, 4.30pm)
3. Brief outline of the issue (one short paragraph will suffice)
4. If for any reason you cannot attend the appointment slot you have been designated please contact probono@le.ac.uk and we will be happy to rearrange your appointment if required.

About the Clinic

The concept of pro bono work is a country wide initiative with the intention of providing free and impartial legal advice to those in need.

The clinic at University of Leicester is unique as we offer the only legal advice clinic in the country which is completely run by students.

It is ensured that our advisors are competent and all sessions are supervised by legal academics and professors, further enhancing the possibility of solving each of our clients’ problems.

In the event that a client presents a problem which does not fall within one of our areas of competence our advisors will make a referral to a local solicitor specialising in the area of law concerned.

The clinic provides legal advice in several areas of law which we believe may prove to be relevant for our potential clients; e.g.

• Employment Law
• Landlord and Tenant Law
• The clinic cannot advise on actions against the University of Leicester, including the Student’s Union and the Halls of Residence.

It should be noted that sometimes it is not possible to provide a solution to your problem at the initial interview; however a second meeting will be scheduled at a convenient date for you where advice will be issued and explained fully.

A letter detailing the advice you received will be sent to you shortly after each meeting to ensure that problems will not be caused due to the information being misunderstood or forgotten.