Free legal advice sessions will be offered again after a successful pilot scheme.

The University of Winchester and local firm Dutton Gregory LLP solicitors will provide free advice on various legal issues.

The sessions will cover family law matters including divorce, separation, child-related disputes and domestic abuse.

Qualified lawyers will provide the advice, with trained law students assisting and learning from the experience.

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This initiative started earlier this year and was well received by the public.

The Dean of the university's Faculty of Law Crime, Bill Davies, said: "Free legal work is often described as ‘pro bono’ which is a shortened form of the Latin phrase ‘pro bono publico’, which means ‘for the public good’.

"One of the university’s core purposes is to serve the common good and we hope this new project will provide much needed help for the people who use it."

The university is now a member of LawWorks, a national charity that supports free law clinics.

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The project is co-ordinated by senior lecturer in law, Stephen Hurley, who is also a qualified solicitor.

Mr Hurley said: "We are delighted to be linking up once more with Dutton Gregory on this project which proved a great success when it began in March.

"Our first series of advice sessions provided a brilliant opportunity for the law students to gain real world experience and client contact to complement their academic learning and to make a difference in their local community.

"The expanded role of the Legal Advice Centre will also be a major benefit to our growing number of postgraduate law students on our new LLM Legal Practice Master's course.

"We hope this service will be a regular part of the university calendar for years to come."

Jonathan Whettingsteel, who heads the family law department at Dutton Gregory, added: "I'm so pleased that the legal advice clinic is back for a second year.

"Last year, was the first time the clinic had been run and was a real success.

"This gave the students an invaluable opportunity to see real client interviews, whilst also allowing me to provide free advice to those in need.

"It's a privilege for myself and Dutton Gregory Solicitors to be able to support such a fantastic initiative and support the Winchester community."

The advice sessions will run on Monday afternoons throughout the semester, on November 11, 18, and 25, and December 2 and 9.

All appointments must be pre-booked and will take place in person at the King Alfred Campus.