Vanessa
When Vanessa completed her law degree in 1994, the plan was to become a criminal lawyer...
read moreSBA The Solicitors’ Charity is an independent charity working for solicitors both past and present and their families. Every year we help hundreds of people of all ages who are in serious financial need as a result of illness, accident, redundancy or other adversity.
We determine ‘serious financial need’ by using research produced by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s ‘Minimum Income Standard’.
We provide welfare grants, support with career transition and access to advice on welfare benefits and managing personal debt.
Vanessa
When Vanessa completed her law degree in 1994, the plan was to become a criminal lawyer...
read moreLorraine
Lorraine is 48. She has a daughter aged 17 whom she has brought up single-handedly...
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John spent more than 10 years working as a senior prosecutor with the CPS but last worked more than two years ago...
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Justine qualified in 1990 and worked as a family practitioner in private practice. In 2015, she was unexpectedly diagnos
read moreJenny
Jenny* first approached the charity for help at the beginning of 2018. She had experienced a series of life-changing eve
read moreClive
Clive was a late entrant, admitted in 1983 after working his way up from legal executive roles. He was in private...
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