This may be by provision of legal or non-legal services. The following are some of the pro bono activities carried out by the firm. James Baird, Chris Barlow, Lisa Cristie and Simon Yates. During this time, volunteers have provided advice to several thousand people from all walks of life who would not otherwise be able to afford a solicitor. A good team spirit builds up between the volunteers who travel to the Centre together and who share their experiences between the differing fields in which they advise including employment, property, consumer protection and litigation procedure.
Volunteers often end up doing more than giving out pure legal advice.
They try to make a difference for the people who come to the Centre and that often means common sense and resourcefulness as much as legal know how. Below is a photograph of the volunteers who won the award and a photograph of Linda Nightingale of the Centre collecting the cheque. Through our work at Battersea Legal Advice Centre we were asked to become involved with the LawWorks project. LawWorks has been established as a partnership between the Solicitors Pro Bono Group and the Law Centres Federation to improve and increase pro bono legal advice and to promote partnership between law firms and law centres. The firm sponsors individual legal specialists to travel to developing countries requiring law-related assistance.