The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre at Queen Mary University of London has two key aims; enhancing the education of our students and promoting access to justice in the community.
Our aims are achieved through four objectives:
Frances is responsible for the overall running of the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre. She is the module convenor for the two Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre modules; The Practice of Law in a Clinical Environment and Public Legal Education and Community Street Law. Frances is a practising barrister (16 years call). She has expertise in criminal law and image based sexual abuse. Frances is also a trustee of the Clinical Legal Education Organisation, author of the text book Street Law: Theory and Practice, and Co-Host on the legal education and careers podcast called ReImagine Law.
Matthew is responsibile for developing and maintaining externals relations between the Legal Advice Centre and the Legal Profession. He is always interested to hear from any organisations wishing to develop links with the Centre or the Law Department. He is a practising solicitor and also works part time as the Director of the AIRE Centre.
Helen is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Centre. She plays a key role in relationship and partner management, including working with and managing staff, students, clients and circa. 200 volunteer lawyers who work with the QMLAC in each academic year.
Kelli manages all aspects of the client advice work that the QMLAC undertake. Kelli is responsible for managing the operation and administration for the 14 letter writing clinics the Student Advisers participate on. Kelli manages the relationships between the QMLAC and all of the external supervising professionals.
Meghan is responsible for managing the Public Legal Education, Street Law and Collaborative Projects which the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre run. These include Street Law Projects like I am You and other collaborations such as our Tribunal Project with Z2K. She manages and implements any new projects that the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre undertakes, including the development of new ideas and areas of interest for the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre.
Daisy is responsible for coordinating the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre appointments between clients, students, and volunteer lawyers. In addition Daisy is responsible for coordinating community & collaborative projects, with specific responsibility in the following areas: SPITE for Schools, Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre Blog Project and the Domestic Abuse Form clinic.
Eve is responsible for coordinating the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre's Public Legal Education, Street Law and Collaborative Projects. Eve has specific responsibility for Street Law projects such as School Tasking and I Am You, coordination of the Social Welfare Benefits From Filling Clinic, and leading on collaborative projects such as the Future Leaders Community Mentoring Scheme.
Anthony is responsible for the day to day coordination of the Student Adviser Project. Anthony acts as the liaison between the clients and the Student Advisers as well as the Supervisors. Anthony coordinates the daily administration of the client enquiries, appointments and advice letters. Anthony also coordinates the QMLAC’s partnership with the University of London Refugee Clinic.
Dimples provides assistance to the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre Coordinators. As well as dealing with client enquiries Dimples leads student reflection sessions (known as Breakfast Club) and proof reads client letters with students.
Rumina provides assistance to the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre Coordinators. She helps deal with client enquiries, booking client appointments into the Centre and signposting clients where we are unable to assist. Rumina also helps our students with their day-to-day questions and monitors our client feedback.