For civil cases

• Law firms/ solicitors- 1st point of contact on high streets/towns/cities. Offers advice and representation on wide range field = wills, crime, personal injury etc free phone call for advice/ 1/2 hour interview-usually costs £200+hour
• Citizens advice-offices in towns/high street, free advice, online too tan by volunteers but do other things too. 
• Trade unions- free legal advice and represents in court you pay a fee every month. 

  ->can pay for representative lawyers e.g. royal college of nursing for nurses 

  ->employment matters 
• Legal expenses-cover with other insurance (before the event insurance)-can pay extra fee for extra insurance for legal cover as an extra to home contents policy or motor policy (accident claim). 

  ->legal advice on wide range of topics from neighbourhood disputes, employment, personal injury claims.

  -> DASA know company and give a solicitor to work.
• Law centres- high social need place. Tend to give advice on social issues. Shutting left, right and centre.-> free volunteers. Only 4 in England.
• Probono clinics-for good of the public. Free, mainly based in london. The BAR have a probono advocacy clinic- offer advice, and representation. Universities-> also do probono clinics - free legal advice. 
• Free representation units- Bar probono uni (london) -> free representation. Barristers advice free and representation in cases which are ‘worthy’ or involves important areas of law 
• Charities- shelter- homeless charity- legal advice on social issues. Age concern- offer advice to elderly  - trained advisors and volunteers. 
• Government funding legal aid- state pays for all legal costs if someone can’t afford it