No Legal Aid Law Firms In My Area: What Can I Do?
When people are unable to fund legal assistance, in areas where law firms do not take on legal aid clients, they often fail to pursue their case. This article discusses what can be done in these circumstances.
If you live in a part of the country where there are very few UK law firms, let alone firms that take on legal aid clients, it may seem as though there is no help available to you. sometimes in this case people just don’t bother. With certain areas of law, everybody is entitled to receive legal advice and this should be provided to you free of charge when you are unable to fund it yourself.
It is so unfortunate that legal advice and representation is so much more readily available to those who have the money to pay for it. This only goes to prove that justice is only available to the rich.
The main thing that we wish to communicate in this article is that there are options available to you when you are unable to find a solicitor. If the case would involve something very important then this is even more important if you could not find a solicitor. Criminal law, employment law, family law, housing law and debt advice are just some examples of the areas of law where you will be able to make use of Community Legal Services national help lines.
This service is provided through the LSC (legal services commission) and if you qualify you will get help.
The Legal Services Commission are looking to take more and more work away from individual law firms over the coming years. Despite the fact that they are actually trying to keep this quiet. This is because it is much more cost effective for them to concentrate legal aid provision in single centres, where advice and representation can be provided via phone and post and at a fraction of the cost.
It does actually work reasonably well at the end of the day. Any representative that you are put in contact with will be specifically trained in the area of law that you require assistance for. They are going to have much experience and legal qualifications and will be good to deal with your case. Often, they will also be trained in portraying excellent levels of customer service, which is one area most law firms slip down on.
If you do live in a larger city though and there are a number of law firms in your area that take on legal aid clients, why not try using a good UK solicitor directory in order to decipher which firm has been rated the highest by their previous clients? This is a really good way of making sure your case will be dealt with professionally and in keeping with your expectations. Solicitor.info is a fabulous website where you can rate legal solicitors in the UK and also read what others have said about them.
