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Bristol Law Centre

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Bristol Law Centre is a charity providing free legal advice in specialist areas of social welfare law, and also represents clients in court. We help over 1,500 people a year access the justice system thanks to our funders, sponsors and committed staff and volunteers. We provide skilled assessment, triage & signposting for social welfare legal issues. We may be able to offer free legal advice & casework – depending on capacity, funding & your circumstances. If we can’t help you, we always give you information on your options.

- We help more than 5,000 enquirers, offer legal education and training, and work on our own and with partners to push for changes to public policy that promote equality and justice.
- We prevent poverty, keep people in jobs and homes, reinstate benefits, keep families together, give people independence and dignity.
- We enable people to understand their rights and challenge decisions
- We work to influence policy (read more about our success in achieving changes to PIP assessment guidance).

Avon and Bristol Law Centre offer specialist advice and representation in the following areas of law:
- Civil Litigation
- Employment
- Discrimination
- Family
- Housing
- Asylum & Children's Immigration
- Mental Health & Court of Protection
- Disabled Benefits-Appeals

Address: 2 Hide Market, West St, Bristol, BS2 0BH

Eligibility criteria

Everyone can access services

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Opening hours

Monday-Friday 9:30am-16:30pm

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