GMLC nominated for a LawWorks Student Pro Bono award
This year, Greater Manchester Law Centre (GMLC) was proud to be nominated for a LawWorks Student Pro Bono Award for Best Contribution by a Team of Students. For many years,…
The GMLC is committed to bringing through the next generation of social welfare lawyers. This means we put student volunteers from local schools, colleges and universities at the front and centre of our advising and campaigning activities. This page will contain all the latest news about all the fantastic work our student volunteers do, and updates on available volunteering opportunities.
2023: GMLC secures £1.9 million in welfare benefits gains
In 2023, GMLC helped the residents of Greater Manchester obtain £1.9 million in unclaimed or wrongly refused benefits. This is our highest amount in a single year since GMLC was…
Access to the legal profession: the SQE and its discontents
GMLC campaign volunteer Mary Horobin gives her opinion on the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), which she is currently studying towards, and considers its effects on access to justice and…
‘Access denied’: a new report from the Bar Council
GMLC campaign volunteer Avaia Nightingale Williams summarises the findings of the Bar Council’s report on the state of justice following 10 years of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of…
Student social welfare careers event at the University of Manchester
From 6 – 8pm on 8 December 2022, GMLC and the University of Manchester Pro Bono Society will be holding a careers event in the Williamson Law Common Room. Anyone…
Case commentary from a GMLC volunteer: Barton v Wright Hassall LLP
Commentary by Robert Povall. Robert is a Campaign Volunteer with GMLC. He is currently studying a GDL at the University of Law and is passionate about making a difference. He…