Birmingham Free Legal Advice Group

Birmingham FLAG is delivered by students and as such is a term time only service, running from the start of October to mid-December and end of January to end of March.

The Birmingham Free Legal Advice Group (FLAG), is a clinic delivered by University law students working under the supervision of qualified lawyers, offering free legal advice in the following areas of law:

Family and divorce law
Wills and probate
Employment
Civil disputes*
Housing, Landlord and Tenant

* A civil dispute refers to a disagreement between private individuals or organisations that is not a criminal matter. Civil disputes can include neighbour disputes, contractual disputes, financial disputes, to name a few.

Please be aware that Birmingham FLAG is only able to assist you if:

Your legal enquiry relates to the areas of law listed above;
You are based in the West Midlands;
Your legal query does not require immediate deadlines to be met (e.g. within four weeks);
You do not require legal representation in court or a tribunal; and
We are able to secure a pro bono lawyer with the relevant expertise and capacity to supervise the students working on your case.

Alternative sources of free legal advice: Local Advice Agencies - Birmingham Law Society

The Process

In the first instance we will take some initial details from you to determine whether we are able to assist. Where we are able to assist, we will contact you to book you in for an appointment, at which point our student volunteers will interview you to ensure they have all relevant information to enable them to advise on the matter. Students will then research your legal query and draft a letter of advice for you. The process usually takes two weeks from the date of the interview and students are supervised by legal professionals throughout.

Appointments

Appointments must be pre-booked and can be held online (via Zoom) or in person (at the Exchange, 3 Centenary Square, Birmingham B1 2DR). They take place on either a Tuesday or a Thursday from either 5-6pm or 6-7pm during term time.

Contact us

If you would like Birmingham FLAG to assist you with a legal query, please complete an online initial enquiry form.

Initial FLAG enquiry form

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Your team has helped my business. I thank you all very much. At the start, most entrepreneurs don't have much to start off with and pro bono advice like this really does save the day. Thanks to all your team for putting all this together for me. I really appreciate everyone's efforts in this and this will give me more of a clear vision ahead which I will be always grateful for."
Birmingham FLAG clients