'Law for Good' hackathon a complete success!
22/3/2016
Hackney Community Law Centre (HCLC) is delighted to report that the 'Law for Good' hackathon, organised for HCLC by Legal Geek - the UK's largest tech community of groups of lawyers, entrepreneurs, techies and industry experts working together to disrupt, improve and innovate the traditional legal industry - was a complete success.
The event was Europe’s first ever law tech hackathon. O
... [Read More]8/3/2016
Legal Voice, the online magazine for professionals dedicated to access to justice, held its 2016 annual conference on Tuesday 1st March 2016.
HCLC's Miranda Grell spoke in the 'Social Media - what's the point?' workshop alongside Jeremy Hopkins, Client Relationship Manager at Obelisk Legal Support. You can watch the video recording of Miranda and Jeremy's full workshop and all the other
... [Read More]HCLC Intern Paul storms to victory on Channel 4 Countdown programme!
1/3/2016
HCLC are pleased to announce that Paul Erdunast, who has been an intern with HCLC since January, has been selected to participate in the finals of Channel 4's Countdown programme, which is its flagship TV game show involving word and number puzzles.
Countdown has been has been a firm TV favourite of university students up and down for the country since 1982. The programme involves two contesta which is its flagship TV game show involving word and number puzzles. Countdown has been has been a firm TV favourite of university students up and down for the country since 1982. The programme involves two contesta
... [Read More]'A Place to Call Home' report used in court proceedings!
8/2/2016
We are delighted to report that the 'A Place to Call Home' report that we published in December, in partnership with the Hackney Migrant Centre, has already been used to assist judicial review proceedings in court!
Just before Christmas, Birmingham Community Law Centre (BCLC) HCLC's sister law centre in Birmingham (and colleagues at the Asylum Support and Immigration Resource Team) were gr
... [Read More]EVENT - 'Law for Good' Hackathon - March 18th & 19th 2016
13/1/2016
Hackney Community Law Centre is very grateful to Jimmy Vestbirk, the Founder of Legal Geek, for organising an exciting event later this spring, which is aimed at assisting HCLC and our sister law centres to deliver even greater access to justice through technology.
The ground-breaking legal ‘hackathon’ will pit computer programmers against each other to reach the best solution to legal tech
... [Read More]MEET THE INTERN! - Onika Phillip-Adams
12/1/2016
HCLC is delighted to introduce Onika Phillip-Adams who is currently undertaking an internship with us. Onika (pictured left) joined the HCLC team in September 2015.
Since then, she has been working predominantly with HCLC's Senior Housing Solicitor Nathaniel Mathews on housing law cases. Onika has assisted Nathaniel with a variety of work including possession hearings, judicial reviews,
... [Read More]17/12/2015
SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM EVERYONE AT HACKNEY COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE!
Thank you for your support in 2015 and we look forward to continuing to work with you in 2016! We are closed from 1pm on Thursday 24th December 2015 until 10am on Monday 4th January 2016.
... [Read More]We're recruiting for new interns!
7/12/2015
Hackney Community Law Centre is looking for 3 dedicated people to join our team as HCLC interns in the week beginning January 25th 2015 until the week beginning April 11th 2016. Out internship is a three-month fixed pro
(HCLC Patron Lord Low of Dalston CBE with current HCLC interns Primily Jo Malanum, Emily Messier, Sorubiha Kamalanathan and Onika Philip-Adams at the House of Lords)
... [Read More]HCLC and Hackney Migrant Centre publish 'A Place to Call Home' Report
2/12/2015
Hackney Community Law Centre (HCLC) and Hackney Migrant Centre (HMC) are delighted to publish our new report: 'A Place To Call Home - A Report into the Standard of Accommodation provided to Children in Need in London'.
Since November 2014, lawyer, writer and human rights campaigner Charlotte Threipland has been conducting research for HCLC and HMC into the standard of accommodation provided t
... [Read More]10/11/2015
A public meeting to discuss Hackney's response to the refugee and migrant crisis and ongoing issues facing migrants locally has been called for 7.30pm on 30 November at Chats Palace, Brooksbys Walk, E9.
Various groups currently involved in the situation will be represented and Cllr Sophie Linden, Hackney’s Deputy Mayor, will speak on the Council’s work. This follows on from an emergenc
... [Read More]INVITATION: Launch of 'A Place To Call Home' Report - December 1st 2015
4/11/2015
*Click HERE to download a printable version of the invitation.*
... [Read More]Marie Froysa Hole is a now a qualified solicitor!
2/11/2015
HCLC is delighted to announce that on Monday 2nd of November 2015, our trainee solicitor Marie Froysa Hole (pictured right) was officially admitted to the Solicitor's Regulation Authority roll as a solicitor!
Marie first came to HCLC as a volunteer whilst a student. At that time, she assisted with the dedicated evening Welfare Benefits drop-in, which helped people to prepare for their ESA and
... [Read More]VOLUNTEER BLOG - 'An insight into the life of a HCLC volunteer' by Claire Mayo
26/10/2015
"As a recent graduate in Law, from the University of Warwick, I decided to use some of my time to volunteer at Hackney Community Law Centre (HCLC).
Volunteering once a week has allowed me to gain a remarkable insight into the excellent work that Hackney Law Centre is doing for its local community. During the last month, I have had the opportunity to work with some wonderful solicitors and in
... [Read More]Sustainable Advice in Hackney's House of Lords Celebration
15/10/2015
On Tuesday 13th October 2015, the Hackney Community Law Centre (HCLC) team made our way up to the House of Lords to attend a reception hosted by our patron Lord Colin Low of Dalston CBE (pictured above) to celebrate the achievements of the Sustainable Advice in Hackney project.
The Sustainable Advice in Hackney project was a two-year project funded through the Big Lottery Fund’s Advice S
... [Read More]"If we have the technology, why not use it?"
28/9/2015
The Law Society Gazette has reported on a pilot initiative we have undertaken with Wigwham Legal Services and 1 Gray's Inn Square Chambers to trial advising HCLC employment law clients through online legal advice surgeries.
On Wednesday the 16th of September, 1 Gray's Inn Square Employment Barrister Fergus McCombie advised eight people who had visited HCLC's offices to seek employment law a
... [Read More]HCLC Intern Toby's sponsored swim for HCLC!
21/9/2015
We are really grateful to our amazing former intern Toby Wheldon who managed to complete a one and a half mile sponsored swim for HCLC, in France, on Saturday 15th August 2015!
Before the swim this is what Toby said about the demanding challenge: "For the last three months I have had the privilege of working with the Hackney Community Law Centre. Recent cuts to legal aid have put an i
... [Read More]Congratulations Urban Lawyers!
21/9/2015
HCLC send our warmest congratulations to our patron, barrister Tunde Okewale (pictured second from left) on the fifth anniversary of the brilliant organisation he founded called Urban Lawyers.
Tunde founded Urban Lawyers in 2010 to assist aspiring solicitors and barristers from non traditional backgrounds enter the legal profession. On Thursday 17th September, HCLC's Miranda Grell, Bel
... [Read More]10/9/2015
HCLC is delighted to announce that Owen Jones has joined the HCLC team as our new patron!!!!!!
Owen, a high-profile political commentator for The Guardian, The New Statesman and author of best selling books Chavs and The Establishment (pictured above) joins HCLC patrons including Diane Abbott MP, Sir Tony Robinson, Lord Low of Dalston, Tunde Okewale, Jean Lambert MEP, Jon Robins, Declan O
... [Read More]We're recruiting for new interns & volunteers!
31/7/2015
THE LAW CENTRE IS CURRENTLY INTERESTED IN RECRUITING LEGAL GRADUATES AS INTERNS & DAY VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PERIOD: 28 SEPTEMBER – 18 DECEMBER 2015
Volunteering commitment = 1 day per week for 12 weeks Intern commitment = 4 days per week for 12 weeks. Applications by CV and deadline for receipt is Sunday 6th September 2015. We confirm there are no career prospects attached to these positi
... [Read More]Paul Dillane joins HCLC's Board of Directors!
29/7/2015
HCLC is delighted to announce that Paul Dillane has joined Hackney Community Law Centre's Board of Directors!
Paul (pictured above) is the Executive Director of the UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group (UKLGIG), the only national charity dedicated to supporting, and advocating for the rights of, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers. UKLGIG supports in e
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