As a community law centre we use our legal knowledge and expertise to help build a fairer and more equal society.
Special thanks for standing up in court for me that last day, you believed in me and have made a significant difference to my family’s life. And for that I’m eternally grateful.
I thought there was no way out … until you took on my problem, and now I have got my life back on track.
The Migrant Rights in the Community Project aims to protect and promote the rights of migrant families and children and aid them in overcoming various legal barriers by establishing a connection with organisations in Coventry which act as the first point of contact for the migrant families.
Funded by Coventry Building Society, the Law Centre employs two support workers to help vulnerable clients to not only solve their immediate legal issue but to take a holistic approach to addressing underlying issues, enabling them to move from a position of crisis to a point of stability.
We work closely with local universities to develop opportunities for students to benefit from ‘clinical legal education’, while providing capacity to support strategic litigation and furthering our objective to nurture future talent and encourage young people to focus on social welfare law.