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 [...]
London Citizens Advice and the London Legal Support Trust have teamed up with the Mayor of London to increase the capacity of London’s advice services in response to the cost of living crisis. On February 27th, London’s Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice, Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard, visited South West London Law [...]
We’re delighted to announce the date for the biggest fundraising event in the legal calendar, the London Legal Walk. The date for your diary is Tuesday 13 June 2023. You can start walking at any time between 3pm and 7pm. For anyone new to the Walk... What is the London Legal [...]
Inflation and the cost of living – impacts on the sector We had another fantastic forum meeting in November, with the theme of the impact of inflation in the sector and the cost of living crisis. Our guest speakers included: Jon Franklin and Jamie O’Halloran from Pro Bono Economics Michelle Rose from [...]
