University of Suffolk Legal Advice Centre

The University of Suffolk Legal Advice Centre was established in 2021 to provide legal services to the local community.

We are providing advice in two distinct areas; Family Law and advice for Start Ups/ New Businesses. To ensure we are able to reach all of our clients, it is possible to request either a meeting in person or an appointment online.

Other Organisations Involved

We are hugely grateful to be assisted by our volunteer solicitors, Richard Port MBE of George Green Solicitors, Amanda Timcke of Birketts Solicitors, Mary Cleaver of Oslers Solicitors and Claire Barlow of Christchurch Solicitors.

Key Dates

Re-open after the Christmas holiday:
Wednesday 11th January 2023

Last Session before the Easter break:
Wednesday 29th March 2023

Return after Easter break:
Wednesday 26th April 2023

Last Session before the end of the Academic year:
Wednesday 17th May 2023

About us

Find out about our newly established Legal Advice Centre.

About Us

What We Do

See our areas of legal advice.

What We Do

Privacy Notice

Review our privacy notice here.

Privacy Notice

Law in the Community

View our range of interactive, community-based sessions.

Our Community Initiatives

Contact Us

News & Blogs

Read our news and blog posts here.

News & Blogs

Our Team

- Eleanor Scarlett

Eleanor Scarlett is a Senior Lecturer in Law and is also the Director of the Legal Advice Centre here at the University of Suffolk, which will open its doors to the public in February 2022. Eleanor, together with student volunteers from the Law Department within the School of Soci...

- Dr Stephen Colman

Stephen Colman is the course leader for the law programme. He is a Senior Lecturer in Law and a non-practising solicitor. Stephen’s professional expertise is in Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedure having spent a year as a defence solicitor in general practice before mov...

- Anthony Wooding

Anthony is a Lecturer in Law who practised as a solicitor for 30 years and is an accredited mediator. He completed his training in mega City firm Coward Chance (now Clifford Chance). He then worked successively in the criminal, private family law and childcare fields before se...