Get Legal Help
Request free legal aid and assistance from LEAP.
Important
Before You Continue
Legal aid from LEAP is entirely free of charge.
LEAP will not charge beneficiaries any fee for legal aid or assistance provided through its programmes.
Submitting a request does not guarantee assistance or create a lawyer-client relationship.
Who May Seek Assistance?
LEAP welcomes requests from individuals facing legal and access-to-justice challenges.
Requests may relate to a broad range of matters, including:
- Women’s Rights
- Domestic Violence
- Family & Matrimonial Matters
- Child Rights & Child Protection
- Senior Citizen Rights
- Consumer Issues
- Property & Housing Matters
- Employment & Labour Issues
- Civil Disputes
- Criminal Matters
- Access to Government Schemes
- Other Access-to-Justice Matters
How LEAP May Help
Free legal aid and assistance, with other support where needed.
Legal Advice & Assistance
LEAP provides free legal advice and assistance in matters that it is able to take up.
Legal Representation
Where appropriate and within its capacity, LEAP may provide free legal representation, including representation in court and other legal proceedings.
Legal Information
Helping individuals understand their rights, legal position, available remedies, and the options relevant to their situation.
Guidance & Referral
Where LEAP cannot itself assist, we may help identify an appropriate professional, institution, or other support pathway.
All legal aid and assistance provided by LEAP is entirely free of charge to beneficiaries.
How the Process Works
Three simple steps to request legal help.
1. Submit Your Request
Tell us about your legal issue and the assistance you are seeking.
2. LEAP Reviews It
Our team reviews the information and considers whether and how LEAP can assist.
3. Assistance or Next Step
Where possible, LEAP provides assistance. Where it cannot, we may help identify an appropriate alternative.
Legal Help Request Form
Tell us about your situation so that we can understand how best to assist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to some of the questions we are most commonly asked.
LEAP may provide legal advice and assistance in matters that it is able to take up. The nature and extent of assistance will depend on the circumstances of the matter, LEAP’s available capacity, expertise, resources, and applicable legal or ethical considerations.
Yes, where appropriate and within LEAP’s capacity. This may include representation in court and other legal proceedings. Where LEAP cannot provide representation directly, it may help identify an appropriate lawyer, institution, or other support pathway.
Yes. Legal aid and assistance provided by LEAP is entirely free of charge. LEAP will not charge beneficiaries any fee for legal aid or assistance provided through its programmes.
Yes. Anyone facing a legal or access-to-justice challenge may submit a request. Every request is reviewed individually, although assistance remains subject to LEAP’s organisational capacity, available resources, expertise, and suitability.
Response times may vary depending on the nature and complexity of the request, the volume of enquiries received, and LEAP’s available capacity. The Foundation will endeavour to review requests and respond as promptly as reasonably possible.
LEAP seeks to handle information responsibly and in accordance with applicable privacy, confidentiality, and data protection requirements. Information shared with LEAP will be used for purposes connected with reviewing the request and, where possible, providing appropriate assistance or support.
Yes, where appropriate. If you are seeking assistance for a family member, friend, child, senior citizen, or another individual who may be unable to submit a request themselves, you may complete the form on their behalf. Please provide accurate information about the person seeking assistance and your relationship with them.
If LEAP is unable to provide assistance directly, the Foundation may, where appropriate, help identify alternative institutions, professionals, legal aid authorities, government bodies, or community organisations that may be better placed to assist.
No. Submitting a request does not guarantee that assistance will be provided. Every request is reviewed, and the nature of any support depends on the circumstances of the matter, LEAP’s available capacity, resources, expertise, and suitability.
Choose “Other (Please Specify)” in the Legal Help Request Form and briefly describe your situation. LEAP’s team will review your request and help identify the appropriate way forward wherever possible.
No. Submitting a request does not by itself create a lawyer-client relationship. Any legal assistance or representation, if provided, will be subject to LEAP’s assessment of the matter and the applicable circumstances.
Please provide accurate and relevant information about your situation, including the nature of the legal issue and the assistance you are seeking. Where relevant, you may also upload documents that help explain your request.