Working with youth organisations and Students' Unions to make specialist legal support more accessible to students and families.
Free legal clinic · 30-minute appointments · Booking required
2:00–8:00 pm UK time
Wednesdays and Saturdays, every week. You can also book an available slot in a later week.
Enter the School ClinicExplore clinic topics2:00–8:00 pm UK time
Thursdays and Sundays, every week. You can also book an available slot in a later week.
Enter the University ClinicExplore clinic topicsCampus & Legal works with youth organisations, charities and community partners to provide free legal clinics for children, young people and families facing complex education-related disputes.
Select a topic to explore.
Understand the decision, the concerns raised and the options that may be available to the child or family.
A specialist assessment of a refused place, the reasons given and the issues that may matter in an appeal.
Explore whether the dispute raises questions about disability, support needs or fair treatment.
Identify the legal issues within a disciplinary decision or complaint and consider possible next steps.
The starting point is a specialist legal assessment of the individual circumstances and available options.
Campus & Legal partners with Students' Unions and student-facing organisations to provide free specialist legal clinics for complex university disputes.
Select a topic to explore.
Look beyond the outcome to the reasons, relevant evidence and process followed by the university.
A focused assessment of allegations, the documents available and the issues raised by the disciplinary process.
Consider whether treatment, support arrangements or a university decision raises disability or discrimination issues.
Assess the decision and identify whether further specialist assistance with a possible challenge may be appropriate.
Specialist student legal support helps identify the issues that may need closer assessment and the possible routes forward.
Your organisation knows its community. Our clinics bring a specialist legal perspective to the complex education disputes that arise within it.
Identify legal issues in the decision, the procedure and the evidence available.
Help students and families understand their position and possible next steps.
Add specialist assessment alongside your advice, advocacy and community support.
A clear process, with a free legal clinic for students and families. Book a slot in one of our weekly online clinics.
Review the relevant clinic guide, complete the intake form, then choose an available 30-minute slot. Partner organisations can also refer students and families.
Students and families can discuss their circumstances, legal rights and available options in a free initial appointment.
We explain the possible routes forward and identify whether further specialist assistance may be appropriate.
Any further work is separate from the clinic. We explain the proposed services and any fees before you decide.
You do not need to know the legal language. A short account of the situation helps us understand the decision, its impact and what needs attention.
If a deadline is approaching, flag it when arranging your clinic time.
The letter, email or explanation of what has happened.
Key dates, any upcoming meeting and any deadline you know about.
Correspondence, policies or supporting evidence already available to you.
What you want to understand and the outcome you would like to explore.
What organisations, students and families may want to know before getting started.
The clinics support school and college students, university students, and families facing complex education-related disputes. You can book an online clinic slot here. We also work with Students' Unions, youth organisations, charities and community partners.
The initial appointment considers the circumstances, relevant legal rights and available options. There is no obligation to obtain further services. Any further work and fees are explained separately before a decision is made.
No. They complement the support your organisation already provides. Specialist legal assessment can add another perspective where a case raises complex education law issues.
Yes. Families entering the School Clinic review the guide and complete the form for their situation before booking. University students can enter the University Clinic guide, complete the single intake form and then book an available slot. The clinic is free. You can also be referred by a partner organisation.
Start with a partnership meeting. We can discuss the people you support, the types of disputes they face and how a clinic could fit alongside your existing services. Clinic arrangements are discussed with each organisation.
We welcome partnerships with Students' Unions, youth organisations, charities and community organisations supporting students and families.
Our clinics provide access to specialist legal expertise in complex education disputes, complementing existing advice services and helping organisations offer additional support to their communities.