York St John Law Clinic

03/03/2025

Do you need a Will? Our students can help! Simply get in touch, complete on of our Will questionnaires and leave the rest to us!

Please note that all Wills will be executed at the end of May, therefore completed questionnaires need to be returned by 23rd April.

20/10/2023

Do you or someone you know require any of the following?

* Legal advice regarding a divorce or assistance applying for a divorce.

* Legal advice regarding child arrangements.

* Require a Will drafting?

* Assistance applying for Lasting Powers of Attorney

We also offer legal advice on other areas of law which can be found on our website www.yorksj.ac.uk/working-with-the-community/law-clinic/

If you require legal advice, please contact us by telephone on 01904 876976 or email [email protected]

All services are free of charge.

We provide help and support in family proceedings at York County Court.

25/05/2023

Today we had some unexpected clients visit our law clinic. Maybe they were popping by to wish our student advisors the best of luck with their upcoming exams!

17/04/2023

Wills are not just for the elderly or people with terminal illnesses.

If you are 18+ and own a property, have children, have assets which you would like to go to a certain person, or know whether you would like to be buried or cremated on your death, then you should have a Will stating your wishes.

We feel that even those people who cannot afford to pay a solicitor to draft a Will should still have access to a professional Will writing service.

If you or someone you know requires a Will drafting, please email us at [email protected] or call us on 01904 876976

03/02/2023

Yesterday, our Director of Professional Practice Chris Smith, Practice Administrator Fran Yannon, and Supervising Solicitors Gurujosh Roth and John Dimmock visited York County Court with Sara Boulton from The Baroness Hale Legal Clinic.

Whilst there, they met with Her Honour Judge Troy and District Judge Boorman to discuss the York CLOCK Project returning to the court.

When we first launched the CLOCK York Project 3 years ago, law student's from York St John University and the University of York would be present in the court Monday - Friday to assist with form filling, witness statement drafting, and accompanying Litigant in Person to court hearings for support.

6 weeks after the launch, the Covid pandemic hit, and since then, all work had been conducted in our law clinics. This has unfortunately meant a large number of people who could benefit from this service were unaware of it.

Our staff, student's, and court staff are all very happy to see Community Legal Companions return to the court.

06/11/2022

Homemade carrot and walnut cake all ready for our National Pro-Bono Week Event on Tuesday 8 November.

Come and join us for a slice in the Law Clinic foyer located in the Quad South building of York St John Univeristy.

01/11/2022

We are excited to announce that as part of National Pro-Bono Week 2022 we are hosting an event to raise awareness of the importance of Lasting Powers of Attorney.

We would be delighted if people could join us on the day to enjoy a slice of cake and get to know our staff and student advisors here at York St John Law Clinic.

Please see our event leaflet for further information.

11/10/2022

York St John Law Clinic can provide victims of hate crime with free legal advice. If you or someone you know is a victim of hate crime and needs legal advice, contact us by email at [email protected] or by phone on 01904 876976 to arrange an initial appointment with student advisors.

03/10/2022

Free Wills Month has officially launched 🎉 for all enquiries, contact [email protected] or call us on 01904 876976

28/09/2022

Based in the University’s Business School, the York St John Law Clinic has been providing free legal help and advice since its launch in 2020. Last year, students and professionals worked on over 150 cases covering a broad range of legal matters. 

13/09/2022

Our law clinic is now fully re-open following a very quite summer break.

We are looking forward to welcome some new student advisors, taking on new clients and welcome back returning students.

For all enquiries, please email [email protected] or phone 01904 876976

08/03/2022

Thank you to for letting us be a part of your International Women's Day Event. It was great to be able to make people more aware of our service and we will look forward to attending again in the future.