Kirklees Citizens Advice & Law Centre

🚨 We’re Hiring! 🚨

Kirklees Citizens Advice and Law Centre is recruiting a Justice First Fellowship Trainee Solicitor!

📍 Salary: £26,660 + 8% pension
🕒 Full-time: 37 hours/week
📅 Apply by: 28 Nov 2025, 12 noon
🎓 Must have completed LPC or SQE Part 1

Join a passionate team making a real difference in our community through social justice law. Training fully funded, with support from the Legal Education Foundation.

For more information click here!

🚨 We’re Hiring: Asylum and Immigration Solicitor / Senior Caseworker 🚨

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of those seeking refuge and immigration support? We are currently recruiting for a dedicated and experienced Asylum and Immigration Solicitor or Senior Caseworker to join our team.

📍 Salary: A salary range between £29,919 – £34,654 (depending on experience)

🕒 Full-time: 37 hour working week and flexible working scheme.

📅 Apply by: 12.00 noon Friday 28^th November 2025.

Find out more by clicking here!

Citizen Advice at the Poverty Matters Event – Friday 19th September

We’re proud to be taking part in the Poverty Matters event this Friday, 19th September. This important gathering brings together organisations, campaigners, and community members to highlight the urgent need to address poverty in our society.

🗓️ Date: Friday 19th September

📍 Location: 3 – 13 Lord Street, Huddersfield HD1 1QA

🕚 Event: 1:30pm to 3:30pm

We encourage everyone to attend and bring others along. Let’s make our voices heard.  For more details and to share the event,

Visit: 🔗 facebook.com/huddersfieldmission

📎 Poverty Matters Publicity Poster– let’s spread the word!

Do you need help completing your UC50 or PIP2 form?

We understand that completing the UC50 and PIP2 forms can feel overwhelming. To support you, we’ve gathered some helpful resources that guide you through each section of the forms.

Please click on the relevant links below for guidance on how to complete them:

UC50 – Fill in the work capability form

PIP2 – Help filling in your PIP form

If you still need help after reviewing these resources, please don’t hesitate to contact us, we’re here to help!

Telephone opening hours

Our telephone opening hours are 9am to 1pm.

Dewsbury contact centre is open Mondays and Tuesdays, 9:30am to 3pm.

You can access our online web enquiry form, here!

KCALC supports profoundly deaf man victim of DWP “institutional failure”

Read here how we supported our client in an Employment Tribunal against the DWP

Huddersfield Office now closed

Please note that our Huddersfield (Brook St.) offices are now permanently closed.

You can still contact us via our telephone adviceline, web enquiry page, or Dewsbury Contact Centre.

Please visit www.kcalc.org.uk/contact-us for more information.

KCALC Success in the Court of Appeal

KCALC victory in Court of Appeal exposes bad practice at HMRC and overturns undemocratic processes in the tax credits system – read more about our landmark case here.

Do you want to volunteer with us?

We’re currently recruiting for new volunteers!

See our Get Involved page here for more information.

Need to contact us?

You can get in contact with Kirklees Citizens Advice and Law Centre in one of 3 ways:

1. Our online contact form

2. Our freephone Adviceline; 0808 278 7896

3. Our contact centres for drop in, face to face advice

More information can be found here on our Contact Us page.