Coventry Law Centre

Coventry Law Centre was set up in 1976 to provide free legal advice and representation to people facing disadvantage in Coventry. The Law Centre has changed significantly over the years since then to ensure that it remains best able to meet the needs of clients. It has previously been known as the Benefits Shop and CLIRS, but has been called Coventry Law Centre since the mid 1990s.

We believe in using the legal process to fight inequality, poverty, discrimination and injustice. Our Real People Real Lives leaflet gives examples of the work we do in the Coventry area.

The Law Centre concentrates on its role as a specialist provider of advice, representation and advocacy. The increasing complexity of law and increasing inequality in our society since the 1970s has meant that access to legal remedies has remained as relevant today as it was at the start.