Renfrewshire Law Centre, or RLC, was a West Scottish local community-based non-For-Profit law centre that offered services to the people of Renfrewshire and surrounding areas of West Central Scotland, often free of charge.
With its head office in Paisley, a large town forming part of the conurbation of Greater Glasgow, RLC had the largest geographical catchment area of any community law centre in Scotland, and took cases from Paisley, Renfrew, Johnstone, Bishopton, Bridge of Weir, Brookfield, Elderslie, Erskine, Houston, Howwood, Inchinnan, Kilbarchan, Langbank, Linwood, Lochwinnoch, as well as from other areas beyond Renfrewshire itself.
[1][2] In common with other law centres, RLC aimed to reclaim justice for the people, rather than using the legal system for private profit.
Operating under the banner of Meeting Unmet Legal Need, it aimed to put the law to work in tackling issues of social hardship in contentious matters like housing, homelessness, consumer affairs, employment disputes, community care and children's rights.
RLC also engages in legal education through various means, such as a volunteer program and free seminars.