South Manchester Law Centre ™

Free Confidential Advice

Employment, Housing, Immigration, Social Security,Women's Rights

Telephone advice:

Tuesday 10.00-1.00, Monday to Friday 2.00 - 4.30

The nearest railway station is Levenshulme. Buses 53,54,168,188, 191,192,196 and 197 stop nearby.

Members of staff are able to advise in French, Hindi, Punjabi, Polish, Spanish, Swahili, and Urdu. If you need advice in a language other than English or in sign language, we will provide an interpreter if we have a signed legal help form. Please bring someone who can interpret with you on your first visit. Members of staff with language skills will interpret if they are available in an urgent situation, but in general clients who need an interpreter will have an appointment arranged.

If you have difficulties hearing or speaking please let us know before you come for advice. The ground floor is accessible for wheelchairs and has an adapted toilet. If you can not get to the law centre because of sickness, disability or domestic responsibilities, we will try and arrange to visit you at home.
You are welcome to bring your children with you to the centre. We have toys for them to play with.

We can only give immigration advice and take on immigration cases for people who live in South Manchester, South of the Town Hall.

We can provide housing and womens rights and welfare rights advice and take on cases from people who live in Manchester.

We can provide employment advice and take on cases from people who live in Manchester and the surrounding areas.

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We do not guarantee to take on any particular case. We are very busy and our staff are only human. There are limits to what we can do. If you want to know whether we can help you please ring or email first.

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We do not offer advice by email, but you can send us a message to admin@smlc.org.uk.

• We provide a high quality specialist service for our communities which is not available from private practice or from other public providers.
• We have an established reputation with immigrant communities in Manchester because of our extensive casework and campaigning against racist immigration policies.
• We are independent of service providers such as the Home Office, the City Council, the Benefits Agency, creditors, landlords and employers.
• Our services are culturally accessible because our staff and volunteers are part of the local communities, speak the languages of local people and understand their situation.
• We are able to access interpreters when necessary.
• Our services are physically accessible.
• We have been established in the area for more than 25 years and have a track record of responding to the changing needs of our communities.
• We carry out campaigning and community development work.
• We can provide a free service to people whether or not they are eligible for Community Legal Service funding.
• We look for new remedies and take on unusual cases.
• We take cases through to the highest courts.

We are members of, and comply with the requirements for independent advice laid down by, the Law Centres Federation. We have a Community Legal Service Quality Mark and are registered with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner and our work is regularly subject to independent audit.

Company number 1930734 Registered in England. Our registered office is as above.

Charity Number 1084530

Last updated 6/03/08