CARA (Charity No. 1135610) provides their local communities with a comprehensive legal service that puts the legal and human rights of individuals first. It helps to overcome the obstacles faced by people who need access to the legal system.

CARA has been working towards getting the Legal Services Commission Specialist Level Quality Mark. Our aim is to employ solicitors, barristers, legal advisers and community workers. In addition to dealing with individual cases, it will also:
* Take on cases that clarify and extend rights for the public;
* Provide legal education, training and information about the law and peoples’ rights;
* Propose improvements in the law as it affects their clients;
* Work with local providers of public services, such as local authorities to meet community needs;
* Provide legal advice and services for voluntary and community sector organisations;

Specialists in Social Welfare Law
CARA specialises in social welfare law which includes: welfare rights; disability rights; immigration and asylum; housing and homelessness; employment rights; community care; and all forms of discrimination. Other areas of work vary according to local need and may include public law, mental health, education rights and young people and children’s rights.

CARA workers conduct legal education work and have contributed for example, to the many leaflets publications.