Improving Lives Through Advice – What we’ve learned in Year 1
What we’ve learned in Year 1 of ILTA A year ago, we launched the Improving Lives Through Advice (ILTA) programme in partnership with The National Lottery Community Fund. The programme is a 5-year core costs grant programme designed to support the delivery of free legal advice to marginalised people and communities across England. Improving Lives […]
Embedding effective Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) for communities
Embedding Effective Online Dispute Resolution for Communities We’ve explored how Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) can enable better access to justice. ODR offers an opportunity to resolve disputes faster and more affordably, but its potential can only be realised if solutions are designed with users in mind, supported by robust frontline services, and embedded into a […]
Funding Social Justice Solicitors
Funding Social Justice Solicitors We are proud to announce the first round of grants from the Supporting Social Justice Solicitors Fund. We’ve used this fund to compliment and amplify the impact of existing work done by the Social Welfare Solicitors Qualifying Fund ensuring aspiring lawyers employed by free legal advice charities have the best chance […]
Be part of Pro Bono Week 2024 – 1 month to go!
Be part of Pro Bono Week 2024 – 1 month to go! Pro Bono Week takes place across the UK this year from 4 to 8 November 2024. This year we’ll be celebrating the launch our recent Pro Bono grants programme and our funded partners who are crucial to delivering pro bono across the country, […]
2024 Pro Bono grants programme launched
2024 Pro Bono grants programme launched We are pleased to launch the 2024 Pro Bono grants programme, providing two-year funding to 10 organisations across the UK. Funded largely through income from Pro Bono Costs Orders, donors, and the legal community, the Pro Bono Grants will support advice organisations across the UK to increase access to justice […]
Launching the Improving Lives programme
Launching the Improving Lives programme On Wednesday 25 September, we officially launched the Improving Lives Through Advice programme. To celebrate the unique 5 year core funding programme, we brought together frontline organisations, funders, and the legal community as we embark on a shared mission to increase access to legal advice for people, places, and communities […]
Our statement on recent violence
Our statement on the recent violence Like so many others, we have been horrified by the racist violence that has spread across the country over the past week. We know that advice charities we work closely with are being targeted, and that colleagues carrying out crucial work to uphold the rights of marginalised people are […]
2024 September Justice and Innovation Group
2024 September Justice and Innovation Group Open to anyone with an interest, JIG is a space for people who use innovation and technology to increase access to justice to exchange knowledge and ideas, find out about other developments and current activities, troubleshoot challenges, and seek partnership opportunities. The September meeting of the Justice and Innovation […]
The value of justice for all
The Value of Justice for All Savings of up to £12bn could be made by the Treasury over the next 10 years by investing in the provision of specialist free legal advice. Individuals and families in need of specialist advice services frequently present with an average of just under 5 issues per person and often […]
Second Round of Five Year Core Funding Programme Launched
Second Round of Five Year Core Funding Programme Launched We’re pleased to announce the launch of Round Two of the Improving Lives Through Advice (ILTA) grant programme which will provide 5-year core funding to 17 charities across England. ILTA is supported by £30 million from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in […]
