Please note: when you make a referral it will take you to their external referral form here.
The UCL Integrated Legal Advice Clinic (iLAC), based in central Stratford, offers local residents free face-to-face general legal advice on all aspects of social welfare law including welfare benefits, community care and housing.
Staffed by UCL law students working under the close supervision of qualified lawyers and advisers, the Clinic offers students a rich educational opportunity while also providing a valuable and much-needed service to members of the local community.
The following services are available:
- Welfare & Benefits Advice & Representation
- Housing law advice and representation
- Community Care law advice and representation
The central mission of the Centre is to promote access to justice through research-led teaching and activities. This is achieved through five core objectives:
- To provide holistic and high quality legal advice and representation to members of the local community who would otherwise be unable to afford it
- To shape and develop policy agendas underpinned by robust and rigorous research
- To engender an awareness of social justice issues in our students and foster a commitment to public interest work
- To implement innovative teaching and learning methods
- To develop our students’ ethical and professional awareness
Our objectives are achieved through projects and activities which focus on:
- Provision of Free Legal Advice and Representation
- Social Justice Education & Practice
- Student Engagement & Pro Bono Opportunities
- Rigorous research
- Partnerships with External Organisations
- Widening Participation
- Community Engagement & Outreach
Our ability to take on cases is subject to our capacity, which fluctuates.