The LRC is a law clinic that seeks creative and effective solutions by using a range of strategies, including impact litigation, law reform, participation in partnerships and development processes, education and networking within and outside South Africa.

The Legal Resources Centre is an independent, client-based, non-profit public interest law clinic which uses law as an instrument of justice. It works for the development of a fully democratic society based on the principle of substantive equality, by providing free legal services for the vulnerable and marginalised, including the poor, homeless, and landless people and communities of South Africa who suffer discrimination by reason of race, class, gender, disability or by reason of social, economic, and historical circumstances.

Inspired by our history, the Constitution, and international human rights standards, the Legal Resources Centre, both for itself and in its work, is committed to:

• Ensuring that the principles, rights, and responsibilities enshrined in our national Constitution are respected, promoted, protected, and fulfilled;
• Building respect for the rule of law and constitutional democracy;
• Enabling the vulnerable and marginalised to assert and develop their rights;
• Promoting gender and racial equality and opposing all forms of unfair discrimination;
• Contributing to the development of a human rights jurisprudence;
• Contributing to the social and economic transformation of society