What we do

Legal Services Agency is a user controlled charitable law centre.  It provides case work services - including advice and litigation in all relevant courts and tribunals - to individuals, runs seminars of importance to those in disadvantage, produces publications and makes comments to central and local government on policy.

LSA is committed to using the law to achieve peace and social harmony through justice as defined in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and set out in the preamble to the European Convention of Human Rights.

Area based services

  • Glasgow: a free drop in Surgery on Wednesdays, or a meeting by appointment.  Telephone advice on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 11am until 1pm (subject to circumstances).  A wide range of specialist services.
  • Strathclyde: LSA's Mental Health Legal Representation Project: free advice and representation for those suffering from mental health problems, dementia or acquired brain injury and their carers.
  • Edinburgh & Lothians: LSA's Mental Health Legal Representation Project: free advice, appointments and representation for those suffering from mental health problems, dementia or acquired brain injury and their carers.
  • Inverclyde: LSA's Housing Rights Project providing free telephone advice, appointments and a drop in surgery, together with free advice and representation at Greenock Sheriff Court.  Available for all Inverclyde residents threatened by homelessness.

Themed specialist services

  • Mental Health, dementia or acquired brain injury: the services of a total of 7 lawyers providing casework, representation, training and publications.
  • Defended Eviction: a team providing advice and representation for tenants or those with mortgage arrears and their families.
  • Asylum: LSA's Refugee Legal Project: free advice and representation on asylum and related matters.
  • Criminal Injuries Compensation: a unit providing a full range of services.
  • Housing and debt: education, training, advice and representation on a wide range of housing and debt matters.

About LSA

LSA's casework services are provided by its lawyers in the firm of Brown & Co.  It is membership controlled.  It is a charity.  It receives funding from the Scottish Executive for Seminars and Publications, Mental Illness, Specific Grant and the Scottish Refugee Integration Forum.  It receives funding from Glasgow City, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian and Inverclyde Councils.