Free Legal Advice

Community Legal Advice is an easy-to-use service that helps people deal with their legal problems.  It provides free information, help and advice direct to the public on a range of common legal issues.

Community Legal Advice is available via a national helpline on tel: 0845 345 4 345 and a website www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk

Services include

  • Free advice from a qualified legal adviser (to people eligible for legal aid) about welfare benefits, debt or education between 9am and 5pm weekdays
  • Recorded messages about common legal problems 24 hours a day
  • Finding quality assured local advice services for other types of problems
  • Legal information leaflets that can be ordered by phone or downloaded

All help and advice given is confidential and independent.