Message from Alex: I couldn't have done this without the support of so many people. The local legal community has been fantastic. I hope that the Clinic can continue to grow at Chelmsford Citizens Advice and continue to provide free legal advice to those who need it. Thank you
Message from Alex: it was my final day volunteering at the Clinic today. It's been such an inspiring journey. We've managed to reach 100 clients today which totals 50 hours of free legal advice. At a rate of £200 an hour, that's £10,000 that has been saved by the local community.
We still have two employment appointments available on Tuesday 29th May, do get in contact if you have any questions you would like to ask an employment solicitor!
In the next week, we will be reaching an important milestone: 50 hours of free legal advice. If a solicitor would charge £200 per hour, we are looking at a potential saving of £10,000. I'm very humbled by the solicitors and Citizens Advice who have helped make this possible.
Fully booked for our appointments today and next Tuesday. We have 1 appointment left for next Friday so do contact us as soon as possible for a family law appointment!
Things have been very busy at the Clinic recently! We are fully booked up until 27th March, do get in contact asap if you would like to make an appointment!
It is 'Free Wills Month' this month, a charitable drive to help raise money for a variety of good causes as well as enabling you to create a free will! Visit https://t.co/jjAedrxEx6 to see what solicitors and law firms are taking part and how to contact them!
For help writing family position statements, we recommend having a look at the following leaflet made by another legal charity. It breaks down the formalities, offers question prompts, has a great example and is completely free: https://t.co/wO2SGfoKfr
It's been a busy few weeks at the Clinic! We are now able to offer free legal advice appointments for Family, Immigration, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence cases. Do contact us for more information!
Many of our clients contact us about writing statements during family court proceedings.
We often recommend that clients look at the government witness statement template (specifically for family cases- form C120- https://t.co/kaSLyIR2uA) which can be a really useful resource.
We are now almost completely booked up for next week, we still have a couple of appointments available on Friday 9th, otherwise, the next appointments available are on Tuesday 13th!
A busy day at the Clinic, a lot of clients have been getting in contact with us to book an appointment. We are starting to fill appointments weeks in advance so do get in contact ASAP if you would like an appointment!
With #WillAid2018 underway, we are now seeking #solicitors to join us for this years campaign. Be a part of something great and sign up https://t.co/JVwU8toFDQ
What a fantastic day! The launch event went very well with guests from a variety of different organisations!
A special thanks to Vicky Ford for officially launching the Clinic!
An exciting time for the local legal community!
We have our launch event happening tomorrow (Friday 26th) at Citizens Advice Chelmsford with local MP Vicky Ford attending the launch! We will now be opening the service every Tuesday and Friday, so please get in contact with us if you would like a free legal advice appointment!
Great news everyone, we will be reopening the service within the citizens advice building later this month! The Clinic will now be able to offer legal advice appointments in Housing, Immigration and Employment as well as Family. More information to come!