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Trustees
South West London Law Centres

Job Description

South West London Law Centres (SWLLC) is one of the largest Law Centres in Great Britain. It was set up in 2004 to bring together the Law Centres covering six London boroughs – Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth. Our catchment area covers 1.7 million people. We help over 6,500 people each year with a face to face service covering 3 broad services

• Expert casework and representation in the social welfare law covering community care, debt, employment, housing, immigration/asylum, public law and in a limited way welfare rights

• Emergency representation as part of the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme

• Pro Bono Clinics.

Amongst the results we achieve that make us proud of what we do are:

• the prevention of homelessness

• the prevention and reduction of poverty

• the protection of family life by reuniting people living in the UK with those living abroad

• the prevention of torture and death beyond our borders by the provision of advice and representation to people fleeing persecution

• the prevention of ill-health by successfully challenging unfit living conditions

• the prevention of mental ill-health by assisting people to deal with their personal debts

• the improvement of working and living conditions for people experiencing unlawful discrimination on the grounds of sex, gender, race, nationality, disability, religion, belief or sexual orientation

The objects of SWLLC are the prevention and alleviation of poverty, and the education of the public, by the provision of legal advice and representation, in South West London and surrounding areas. 

We are seeking to expand our board by recruiting new trustees.  If you have experience in any of the following areas and want to contribute to our mission, we want to hear from you: 

• Finance: particularly charity accounting, Legal Aid accounting or both

• Fundraising

• Human Resources 

• Communications and Marketing 

• Community Engagement and Community Activism

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.