services

Employability and Job Search Skills
• Helping people understand what employers are looking for • One to one support and referral to employers for those looking for work • Provide references for volunteers or trainees of The London College of Law • Improve job search skills • Identify transferable skills and utilise past experience • Preparation of CV and personal profile • Completing job application forms • Interview techniques • Building confidence and assertiveness • Informing unemployed people of the availability of in work benefits • Literacy and numeracy tests

Business Start-up Advice and Training
• Assist with business planning • Provide information and guidance on access to finance • Developing a viable business idea and proposal • One to one preparing a business plan • Legal business advice
• Business registration • Setup legal entity – eg company ltd by shares or guarantee

Strategic Capacity Building
• Provision of professional advice and support to community based organisations to help them set-up and run effectively and efficiently • Provisions of advice and training on fundraising and how to contact funders • Facilitate access to information, advice and training on voluntary sector issues • Training and development courses • Financial planning and management

Legal Training Courses
The London College of Law provides vocational training in both the law and legal procedure via the Institute of Legal Executives and City and Guilds accredited progression routes from NVQ level 2-6, which currently provide the only way to qualify as a Solicitor without doing a Law degree or a two-year Legal training contract. Thus enabling Trainees to have the opportunity to earn while they learn, qualifying for and proving their competence for various Legal professional occupations in the workplace along the way to becoming a Solicitor. We can also provide short legal training courses.

Citizenship & Crime Reduction Programme
1. Education of youth and community leaders regarding anti-social behaviour law. 2. Education of youth and community leaders regarding the criminal law and an individuals legal rights when dealing with the police. (An optional City & Guilds / ILEX paralegal certification can be achieved, subject to length of course) 3. Leadership training and change management workshops, utilising emotional intelligence. 4. Education & guidance regarding career opportunities & personal development planning. Including CV and job search workshop.

Free Legal Advice Surgeries
in conjunction with Johnson Passley Solicitors
• Are you claiming your full entitlement to welfare benefits?
• Is your landlord neglecting to repair your home?
• Are you in danger of being evicted from your property?
• Are your creditors chasing you for a debt?
• Have you recently been unfairly dismissed from work?
• Have you been charged with a criminal offence?
• Have you got immigration problems?
• Have you got matrimonial problems?
• Have you been injured in an accident that was not your fault?