Working Families’ Legal Advice Service at 25

Starting life before there was even a right to request flexible working, the Working Families Legal Advice Service has been empowering struggling parents and carers so they can participate in, and thrive at work for the last 25 years.

Over this time, the service has evolved to respond to the changing legal landscape, and hearing the everyday real struggles of families has added significant weight to the policy change that Working Families has driven.

The story of the Legal Advice Service, how it came to be, and what has made it an enduring success that supports over 1,500 families every year, is all thanks to the tenacity of a small group of women, who were determined to change the way we live and work.