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Attorney General visits new Law Clinic at King鈥檚

皇冠体育app Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP visit King鈥檚 College London University today to see the pro bono work happening there

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Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP

Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP

Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP will visit King鈥檚 College London University today to see the pro bono work happening there.

King鈥檚 College has recently opened a new legal advice centre that provides legal services free of charge to those who can鈥檛 afford a lawyer. 皇冠体育app Attorney will meet law students who are carrying out pro bono work - a commitment that is often continued throughout a lawyer鈥檚 professional career.

Students will get the opportunity to talk to the Attorney about cases they have worked on at the legal advice centre and discuss their wider experiences of providing free advice to those in need.

皇冠体育app Attorney is the Government鈥檚 Pro Bono Champion and plays a key role in supporting pro bono work, as well as raising awareness of available services among members of the public and practitioners.

皇冠体育app Attorney General said:

Pro bono is an ancient legal tradition that widens access to justice and I look forward to meeting the students involved in pro bono work at King鈥檚 College.

皇冠体育app advice given at the newly opened clinic will help make a difference to people鈥檚 lives as well as to the communities in which they live.

皇冠体育appse students are the next generation of lawyers, and the skills they gain now will be used throughout their careers.

皇冠体育app Director of Clinical Legal Education, Stephen Levett said:

Our Legal Clinic reflects the ethos of service to the wider community which underpins the work of King鈥檚 College London.

By spending time with clients and professional lawyers, our students gain first-hand experience of listening and responding to client problems. 皇冠体育appy learn skills which will put them in good stead in their future professional careers.

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Published 7 November 2017