an office, usually staffed by professional volunteers, at which free legal advice and information are provided to the general public
Examples of 'law centre' in a sentence
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A network of law centres was driven by a radical and very 1960s notion of taking law to the people.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I found myself helping in a law centre.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Its local law centre is still going, but demand for immigration and debt advice has doubled since last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A fraction of that profit would fund a few law centres.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There are now 55 law centres, 455 bureaux in 3,000 locations plus 1,000 other agencies.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Law centres have always had a threadbare financial existence but, this time, it looks as if the network of 58 centres is unravelling.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There are fewer firms, there is considerable bitterness within the profession about the appallingly low remuneration levels, and law centres are going out of business.