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What we do

What we do2023-01-12T17:01:42+00:00

MLRC provides five key services:

  1. Free legal advice clinics  for people who are homeless or facing homelessness in relation to social housing and related social welfare law
  2. Legal representation in respect of such issues where considered appropriate
  3. Legal support and training for organisations working in the field of homelessness
  4. Policy work to advocate changes to laws, policies and attitudes that are particularly harsh for people facing homelessness
  5. Befriending service for clients who present with specific vulnerabilities and are in need of additional support

Free Legal Advice

We provide free legal advice by phone or at legal clinics in accessible locations.

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Free Legal Representation

Mercy Law Resource Centre provides free legal representation, where required, to individual clients in social housing and related social welfare law.

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Training and Legal Support

Since our establishment, MLRC has worked in partnership with many different organisations to advance the cause of access to justice for homeless people.

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Policy Work

Arising out of advice and casework, we seek to identify issues which affect our client group and work to bring about changes in areas which would be of benefit to them.

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Conference

Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) is hosting a Conference on Mental Health, Social Housing Supports and Homelessness on 16 February 2023 from 9.30am – 1pm in the Dublin Dispute Resolution Centre, 145-151 Church Street, Dublin 7.

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Befriending

The Befriending Programme is an invaluable asset to MLRC as we recognise that the legal system can be alienating and difficult and frustrating to negotiate.

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