The Citizens Advice Clinic module is a partnership between the University of Buckingham Law School and Citizens Advice, Milton Keynes, CA MK.
Law students train as CA volunteer assessors to offer free, confidential consumer advice sessions to clients from the local community during clinic sessions at CA MK.
CA MK offer preliminary advice in the following areas:
- Family matters
- Consumer queries
- Contractual disputes
- Small claims court guidance
- Social welfare law – benefits advice
- Housing (private landlord and tenant only)
Students undertake clinic sessions at Citizens Advice Milton Keynes under the module lead of qualified solicitor (non-practising), Julie O’Shea, Lecturer in Clinical Legal Practice.
Students gain first hand clinic experience during term time fully supervised by the CA MK team, whilst exploring practice topics including an introduction to legal ethics, client interviewing skills and legal practice insights in lectures.
For more information contact CA MK using the Adviceline on Freephone 0808 278 7991 or Citizens Advice Milton Keynes (miltonkeynescab.org.uk).
Julie O’Shea, Lecturer in Clinical Legal Practice, Buckingham Law School
Email: Julie.oshea@buckingham.ac.uk
Telephone: 01280 828283
The CA Clinic student experience
Students participating in the CA Clinic module receive training using the CitizensAdvice online platform covering aspects of:
- Citizens Advice aims and principles in practice
- Data Protection (GDPR) training
- Client confidentiality
- Client interviewing
- Conflicts of interest
- Main areas of enquiry
- Research & Campaigns
- Equity Diversity & Inclusion