FLAC - Free Legal Advice Centres Information

FLAC is a human rights organisation which exists to promote equal access to justice for all. FLAC is involved in a variety of different activities in the pursuit of access to justice and the use of law in the public interest. Advice and Information: Through the telephone information line, network of legal advice clinics and its website, FLAC provides free legal information and advice to thousands of people all around Ireland every year. Analysis: FLAC conducts in-depth research and expert analysis of a number of core legal topics: state-funded legal aid, social welfare law, personal debt law, consumer credit law, and other issues impacting on access to justice. Advocacy: FLAC advocates for changes to the law, or changes to the way in which the law is applied, through its campaigns and strategic litigation in the public interest. PILA (Public Interest Law Alliance: PILA is FLAC’s public interest law network that seeks to engage civil society and the legal community in using the law to advance social change.