Solicitors in Brixton, Lambeth
Finding a solicitor in Lambeth
If you need legal help in Lambeth, start by knowing where to look. This is a guide to finding and checking a solicitor in Lambeth, London. Three official routes help, and none of them depends on the borough you pick.
- The SRA Solicitors Register lets you look up the records of solicitors and law firms the SRA regulates. It shows whether someone is a solicitor and where they work.
- The Law Society Find a Solicitor service searches by 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 by postcode. They ask about your problem and finances to work out if you can get legal aid.
Therefore, you can use all three while you search for solicitors in Brixton or elsewhere in the borough.
Courts and tribunals for Lambeth
This page names no court, but the Find a court or tribunal service on GOV.UK does. Its entries include each court’s address, opening times, what it handles and contact details. Therefore, use it to confirm which court to use before you plan any visit.
The Find a Court or Tribunal service on GOV.UK helps here. It gives each court or tribunal’s address, opening times, what it handles and contact details. If you plan to speak for yourself, our guide on whether you can represent yourself in court explains the idea.
Free and low-cost legal help in Lambeth
Several free routes exist, for example advice services and council pages. Citizens Advice Merton & Lambeth is listed on Citizens Advice at 91 Kennington Lane, London SE11 4HQ. Lambeth Council’s official website also has a page titled “Benefits and financial support”.
Nationally, the GOV.UK “Check if you can get legal aid” service 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. A legal adviser applies for legal aid for you, since 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.
Common reasons to look for a solicitor
Each practice area covers a different kind of task. For example, family law covers separation and divorce. Conveyancing covers buying or selling a home. Wills and probate covers making a will and dealing with an estate.
Employment law covers problems at work, such as redundancy. Immigration covers questions about visas and the right to stay. Criminal defence covers being questioned or charged by the police. Meanwhile, dispute resolution covers disagreements over money or contracts. Finally, personal injury covers claims after an accident.
Checking that a solicitor is regulated
Regulation means an independent body sets standards and can act when firms miss them. Legal Choices says the SRA keeps watch over all solicitors in England and Wales and the firms they work for. It 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. As a result, a look there before you commit is worthwhile. Our check-a-solicitor page explains how to do it.