GCSE Law- Getting legal advice
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- Getting Legal Advice
- Solicitors
- Features
- Legal professions
- Available all over the UK
- Advantages
- Legally qualified
- Can represent clients in court
- Disadvantages
- The most expensive form of legal advice
- If relaying on public funding then you must a solicitor with a contract for this type of work
- Features
- Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
- Features
- 3,300 bureaux in UK
- Staffed mainly by volunteers
- Advantages
- Advice is likely to be free
- Specialists in social/ welfareproblems
- Disadvantages
- Do not specialise in all aspects in law
- Unable to negotiate or represent clients in court
- Features
- Law Centres
- Features
- Staffed by salaried professionals
- Funded by the government
- Advantages
- Free advice to those on a low income
- Specialists in social/welfare law issues
- Disadvantages
- Rely on having sufficient resources
- Demand for their services means there is a huge volume of work
- Features
- Websites
- Features
- Websites exist for the purpose of giving general legal advice
- Advantages
- Easily accessible advice
- Free advice on general issues
- Disadvantages
- Not the most reliable source of information
- The advice given will be general and not relate to a specific person so further advice is likely required
- Features
- Solicitors
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