At Suffolk Law Centre, we have been paying the Real Living Wage to all our staff since April 2022. We are delighted to announce that Suffolk Law Centre has been officially accredited as a Living Wage Employer as of 15th November 2024. Our Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Suffolk Law Centre continue to receive an […]
Category: Announcements
Presenting: Our 2023-24 Impact Report
We are delighted to share our Impact Report 2023-24. The report provides a summary of Suffolk Law Centre’s legal advice and casework work between April 2023 – March 2024. It is available online only here: Impact Report 2023-24 (in line with our environmental policy we have decided not to produce a print version) If you […]
Housing Law Updates
Good news on the Housing legal advice front from Suffolk Law Centre! We are delighted that Bury St. Edmunds Court has welcomed our proposal to run a pro bono Possession Court Duty service there; our Housing Advisor Lucy Davies was back at BSE Court earlier this week, advising unrepresented litigants. A timely reminder to anyone who receives […]
Our New Directors
We are delighted to share that, as part of our succession planning for leadership and stability moving forward, Sue Wardell and Sophie Steward are now Directors of Suffolk Law Centre. Sue and Sophie already manage our small team of hard working and dedicated casework and admin/triage staff. As Director of Operations and Development, Sue is responsible for all things operations […]
School Leavers Passport – SLC and DAWN
On 6 August, Suffolk Law Centre (SLC) and Disability Advice and Welfare Network (DAWN), launched the new ‘School Leavers Passport’ at the Chelmsford Race Course Autism Family Day. The School Leavers Passport contains important information and advice for neuro divergent school leavers on how and where to get the help they need to proceed with […]
We Are Recruiting New Trustees
Are you concerned about Access to Justice? Suffolk Law Centre launched in 2018 to provide free legal advice and representation to people in Suffolk who cannot afford to pay for private lawyers. We have shared Trustees with our founder Ipswich and Suffolk Council for Racial Equality (ISCRE). But, as we have grown significantly, we now […]
