Dame Hazel gives her talk at the anniversary event
Dame Hazel gives her talk at the anniversary event The UCL Centre for Access to Justice (CAJ), which runs a clinic providing legal assistance to communities in east London and pro bono volunteering opportunities to law students, has marked its 10th birthday. The centre, located in the UCL Faculty of Laws, combines teaching, research and evidence-based policy advice alongside pro bono legal work to advance its mission of improving access to justice. Each year around 50 students volunteer at its clinic in Stratford, the UCL Integrated Legal Advice Clinic (UCL iLAC), assisting staff in all aspects of service provision and helping to improve the material well-being of the surrounding community. In addition to the students volunteering at UCL iLAC, over 100 students work with partner organisations across London, supporting their work and embedding themselves within the community. UCL iLAC is the only university clinic to have a legal aid contract (meaning that some of its legal advice in the areas of housing and community care is partly government funded) and last year, in recognition of its important work, it won the Legal Aid Firm/Not for Profit Agency award at the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards. Over seven years, staff and students at the Clinic have helped more than 700 clients and worked on more than 1,000 cases. Rachel Knowles, CAJ Head of Legal Practice and Associate Professor (Teaching) at UCL Laws, said: "I am proud of our amazing team of staff and students and the work we are doing.
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