CALL FOR TENDERS - ADVICE SECTOR PAY & CONDITIONS We warmly invite proposals for an exciting piece of research, which will help better understand the needs of advice workers as we seek to attract and retain talented and experienced staff. Our initial research has identified the challenges facing the advice sector in its efforts [...]
How can the advice sector respond to unprecedented needs? Notes from the May 2024 Forum In May, we hosted an in-person London Specialist Advice Forum at Doughty Street Chambers. The theme for this forum focused on the sustainability and resilience of the sector and how the free legal advice sector can respond [...]
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is Inspire Inclusion. For me, this means equality and fairness for women in all walks of life, regardless of their background or beliefs. Women’s rights are human rights, and a just society cannot be created without removing barriers and challenges faced by women. Therefore, inspiring inclusion [...]
What do you enjoy about being a trustee? Working alongside a fantastic charity that is mission focused and passionate about creating a more sustainable way to support legal advice agencies and ensuring those most vulnerable in society gain access to legal support. Why do you feel trustees are important? Trustees [...]
Last month, we ran our 3rd London Specialist Advice Forum of the year focusing on the themes of equity and racial justice in the advice sector. Speakers from The Runnymede Trust, The Legal Education Foundation, and North Kensington Law Centre joined us. This forum served as a valuable platform for members to engage in [...]
We’re pleased to launch our 2022 Annual Report, detailing all of the great work we did and how we impacted the advice sector last year. We spent the year fundraising, sharing knowledge, building up partnerships and supporting the advice sector, especially in light of the rising cost of living. In 2022, the [...]
Since 2020, London Legal Support Trust has been running the London Specialist Advice Forum (LSAF), with support from the City Bridge Trust. The forum serves as a vital platform for free legal advice agencies to collaborate, communicate, share knowledge, and support each other to improve the efficiency, sustainability, and impact of the advice sector. [...]
The 19th annual London Legal Walk took place on 13 June, with over 16,000 walkers taking to the streets, which makes it the most well-attended Walk in its history. The 10km Walk raises vital funds for advice agencies in order to offer access to justice for all, and the legal profession certainly showed their support. Gathering in teams ranging [...]
Community organisations which tackle inequality and make London a fairer place have been awarded the first slice of a £100 million cash injection from some of the capital’s biggest funders. Almost £25 million has been allocated from the Propel fund to over 80 projects which empower disadvantaged young people, build stronger communities, [...]
Last month, we invited our Centre of Excellence (COEx) agencies to discuss the findings of our 2022 COEx Annual report. The meeting shed light on various issues affecting advice agencies including the cost-of-living crisis, staffing challenges, finance and funding difficulties, organisational risks, and training and support needs. Here are some insights from the COEx [...]
