'Legal advice on the beach' up for top award
The scheme aims to ease Devon's growing so-called 'legal desert'
Devon's 'free legal advice on the beach' sessions are up for a top award.
It sees University of Exeter students offering advice - and gaining experience - under the watchful eye of experts whilst 'tackling the serious barriers to accessible legal advice in the South West'.
The pro-bono service helps to support people in the region, which has been identified as a legal advice “desert”. They face major issues in affording representation and navigating a daunting, and often confusing, legal system.
The clinic is nominated for “Best contribution by a Law School” at the The LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono awards, which celebrate the best pro bono activities undertaken by law students and law schools from across the UK.
Kim McDonald, co-director of the clinic and senior lecturer at the University of Exeter Law School, said: "The pro-bono service helps to support people in the region, which has been identified as a legal advice “desert”.
"They face major issues in affording representation and navigating a daunting, and often confusing, legal system."