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23 January 2019
Issue: 7825 / Categories: Legal News , Charities , Training & education
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Educating legal: grants for good causes

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North Kensington Law Centre, which received £66,768 for its Grenfell Tower fire response team, and the Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit, which received £45,000 to train legal practitioners working with trafficking victims, are among last year’s beneficiaries of The Legal Education Foundation (TLEF).

Since its launch five years ago, TLEF has invested £21m in legal education and advice, including creating 68 new trainee lawyer posts at social welfare law organisations through its Justice First Fellowship scheme. Last year, it gave grants worth £5.7m to 91 organisations, according to its annual review.

TLEF originated as part of the College of Law but separated and launched as a charitable foundation in 2013.

Matthew Smerdon, TLEF chief executive, said: ‘We have developed an approach centred on helping people to understand and use the law to secure rights, fair treatment and protection. Legal education plays an essential role in helping them

Issue: 7825 / Categories: Legal News , Charities , Training & education
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