Solicitors in Camden, London
Searching for a solicitor in Camden starts with knowing where to look. This is a guide to finding and checking a solicitor in Camden, London. The sections below cover each step, and as a result you can follow them in order. ## Finding a solicitor in Camden
The SRA’s “Choosing a solicitor” page tells consumers to check the Solicitors Register. However, you can use three official routes, and each one does a different job.
- The SRA Solicitors Register lets you look up the records of the solicitors and law firms the SRA regulates. You can check whether somebody is a solicitor and where they work.
- The Law Society Find a Solicitor service searches its database of legal professionals. You can search by organisation or person, name or SRA ID, location, area of practice and legal issue.
- The “Find a legal aid adviser or family mediator” service finds legal aid advisers in England and Wales by postcode. They ask about your problem and finances to work out if you can get legal aid.
None of these routes depends on the borough you choose, so you can use all three whatever your address.
Courts and tribunals for Camden
For example, Central Family Court is at First Avenue House 42-49 High Holborn London WC1V 6NP. The Find a court service lists it as handling adoption, childcare arrangements if you separate from your partner, divorce hearings, domestic abuse, Female Genital Mutilation, financial remedy and forced marriage.
However, an address alone does not tell you where your own case will go. Find a Court or Tribunal on GOV.UK gives each court or tribunal’s address, opening times, what it handles and contact details. Therefore, use it to see which court handles a case.
Free and low-cost legal help in Camden
Citizens Advice Camden is listed on Citizens Advice at 141a Robert Street London NW1 3QT. The Law Centres Network lists North West London Law Centres (Brent and Camden). Camden Council also has a page titled “Benefits and financial support”.
Meanwhile, two national routes can help. GOV.UK “Check if you can get legal aid” asks about your legal problem, income and savings. It then tells you whether to speak to someone for phone advice or how to find a legal adviser or mediator near you. Since a legal adviser applies for legal aid for you, you cannot apply on your own.
If you cannot get legal aid, GOV.UK points to free advice from the Law Centres Network, Citizens Advice and AdviceNow. The Law Centres Network says Law Centres help people in poverty overcome legal problems. It lists all Law Centres across the UK on one page.
Common reasons to look for a solicitor
People often look for a solicitor because of a life change. For example, family law deals with separation and divorce, while conveyancing deals with buying or selling a home. If you are buying, our guide on whether you need a solicitor to buy a house is a useful start. Wills and probate deals with making a will.
Work and status can also raise legal questions. Employment law deals with problems at work, while immigration deals with applying to live or work in the UK. Likewise, criminal defence deals with facing a criminal charge.
Some problems come down to a disagreement or an injury. Dispute resolution deals with settling a disagreement, and personal injury deals with claims after an injury. Because needs differ, start with the page that matches yours.
Checking that a solicitor is regulated
Regulation matters because the SRA keeps watch over all solicitors in England and Wales. It also watches the firms they work for. Legal Choices says the SRA takes action when solicitors fall below the required standards or act dishonestly.
The SRA describes its register as the definitive impartial source of information about the law firms and people it regulates. Therefore, check the register before you rely on any name. Our check-a-solicitor page shows you how.