Free law advice clinic at the University of Sussex reopens

Free law advice clinic at the University of Sussex reopens. Residents in Brighton, Lewes and surrounding areas can access free legal advice at the University of Sussex, now that the Sussex Clinical Legal Education project has reopened after the start of term. For the first time the clinic is now providing advice on matters of criminal law, following a previous successful pilot. Law students at the university, alongside their tutors and qualified solicitors, provide free legal advice to members of the local community on: Family law (this covers divorce, separation, children's issues, co-habitation) Employment law (covering matters like employment discrimination, unfair dismissals, zero-hour contracts) Housing and welfare law (such as anti-social behaviour, harassment from landlords, illegal eviction and tenancy deposit disputes) Criminal law (including advice for suspects, appeals against conviction or sentence, prisoner rights) Dr Amir Paz-Fuchs from the Law, Politics and Sociology School at the University of Sussex runs the Sussex Clinical Legal Education project. He says: "Fewer and fewer people qualify for legal aid these days, so there's never been a greater need for free, accurate legal advice. Our clinic teaches our students how to advise real people on their problems, but also sees the University of Sussex playing its part in its community. We give free, accurate legal advice to people who need it.