Commons Briefing paper by Home Affairs Section. It was first published on Friday, 21 February 2014. It was last updated on Thursday, 7 August 2025.
Legal help: where to go and how to pay
This briefing provides information about sources of legal help and advice, and how to pay for it, including:
- Finding legal help
- Self-representation
- Legal aid
- Pro bono legal help
- Other ways of finding legal advice, including organisations which provide help and advice in connection with specific legal issues.
It signposts various organisations and provides contact details for them, and is primarly intended to help Members of Parliament and their staff when assisting their constituents.
Secondary information
- Type
- Research briefing
- Reference
- SN03207
- Related items
- Subjects
- Advisory services Employment Tribunals Service Fees and charges Legal aid scheme Legal representation Legal opinion Conditional fee agreements Trade unions Solicitors Law centres Small claims Citizens' advice bureaux Civil Litigation Costs Review Turn2us
- Published by
- Home Affairs Section
- House of Commons Library
- Link
- View this Research briefing on researchbriefings.parliament.uk
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- 2025-08-12 09:13:04 +0100
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