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Developments in the News
Published 04/09/2019
Follow the developments in the news addressing access to justice issues.
VACANCY: Criminal Justice Lawyer at JUSTICE
Published 24/01/2020
JUSTICE are looking for a full time Criminal Justice Lawyer to join their team in London. Salary: £38,255 Deadline 5pm, Tuesday 28th January
Opportunity: The Sentencing Council is Accepting Recommendations for the Revised Drug Offences Guidelines
Published 24/01/2020
The Sentencing Council has launched a 12-week consultation process in order to review and revise the 2012 Drug Offences Guidelines. The process will run from 15 January to 7 April 2020 and is open to everyone. The revised Drug Offences Guideline will provide sentencers across the Crown Court and magistrates’ courts with guidance for various drug offences, which will assist in achieving the Council’s objective of consistent sentencing, and provide transparency for the public regarding the penalties for these offences. Responses may be sent by 7 April to [email protected]
Sentencing Council’s Report on the Relationship Between Offenders’ Sex, Ethnicity and Sentencing Outcomes for Drug Supply Offences
Published 24/01/2020
The Sentencing Council has published a report considering the extent to which the sentence imposed for drug supply offences may vary with an offender's sex or ethnicity, after controlling for other factors considered by the judge. The report looks specifically at the likelihood of receiving an immediate custodial sentence, and the length of the sentence imposed for those receiving an immediate custodial sentence.
New Resource: 10 Tips For Mothers Returning From Maternity Leave
Published 24/01/2020
Monaco Solicitors have published an article by Nicola Welchman on their website, detailing their top ten tips for women returning to work after a maternity leave, owing to the fact that many mothers face circumstances that may constitute a lawful claim in the employment tribunal for discrimination.
Vacancy: Law for Life Trustee
Published 24/01/2020
Law for Life, the leading public legal education charity in the UK, is looking for an inspiring and committed trustee to work alongside the Chair, Board and CEO to ensure sound strategic development. The role is voluntary but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed. The deadline is midnight on Wednesday, 12th February, 2020.
Service: Legal Letter Builder for Holiday Pay Entitlement by Lex
Published 24/01/2020
Lex have created a great free legal letter-builder service for those whose employers have failed to pay them the holiday pay that they are contractually entitled to, and those who have lost some of their holiday entitlement for reasons outside their control. Through a series of YES/NO questions the service helps LIPs create their own legal letter to send on to their employer.
VACANCY: Fundraising and Communications Officer at Prisoners’ Advice Service
Published 24/01/2020
Prisoners' Advice Service are recruiting for a part time Fundraising and Communication's Officer to join their team in Farringdon. Salary: £29,722 (pro rata p/a). Deadline 31st January
New Year - New Savings
Published 22/01/2020
London Legal Support Trust have created this handy list of ways your organisation can save money in 2020.
Register for the Advice Service Alliance’s ‘Good Will & Good Works’ sector conference
Published 21/01/2020
For their 40th anniversary, ASA are holding a conference to celebrate the "good will and good works" of the advice sector, a phrase coined by Lady Hale, to describe those who work tirelessly to ensure people are able to gain access to justice. The conference will be held on the 1st and 2nd of April 2020, in Manchester. The conference will reflect on their 40-year history to think forward to the new challenges and experiences facing the sector and will aim to bring people together from across the scope of social welfare legal advice.
Book Review ‘The Windrush Betrayal: Exposing the Hostile Environment’
Published 21/01/2020
'The Windrush Betrayal: Exposing the Hostile Environment' by Amelia Gentleman is 'a story about who gets listened to in Britain and who gets ignored. It’s about race, poverty and marginalisation.' writes Margaret Doyle in her book review for the UK Administrative Justice Institute
Online Event: A Nonprofit’s Guide to Great Pro Bono
Published 17/01/2020
The Taproot Foundation are offering a free webinar on Tuesday 28th January for all the tools you need to design and manage a great pro bono project!
New Resource: Client Management and Self Care, a guide for Pro Bono lawyers
Published 17/01/2020
It is important to look after yourself when providing pro bono assistance to others. The Australian Pro Bono Centre have produced this great new online resource of tips on how to practice self-care while undertaking pro bono work.
Cameras to broadcast from the Crown Court for first time
Published 17/01/2020
Televison cameras will be allowed to broadcast from inside the Crown Court for the first time following draft legislation due to be laid by the government this week.
New Resource: ‘Fit For Law’ an online course to combat stress within the legal profession
Published 17/01/2020
Are you fit for law? LawCare and academics launch ‘FIT FOR LAW’ to combat stress within the Legal profession.
EVENT: Fighting for Your Rights Hackathon
Published 16/01/2020
The Law Society is calling on people passionate about access to justice to come together with technologists at a one day event to help identify and build solutions to the justice problems experience by the sector and our users. The hackathon is a free event that will take place on 25 February from 9:45am - 5:00pm at the Law Society on Chancery Lane.
Service: Legal Letter Builder for Redundancy by Lex
Published 15/01/2020
Lex have created this great free legal letter builders service for those who have been made unfairly redundant. Through a series of YES/NO questions the service helps LIPs create their own legal letter to then send on to their employer.
Service: New pathway to affordable advice for family Litigants in Person
Published 15/01/2020 by Mary Marvel
Law for Life and Resolution have collaborated to produce an exciting new service, providing affordable legal advice on family matters. Offering those sorting out their finances after a divorce, or going to court over child arrangements, a blend of incredibly helpful step-by-step guidance from Advicenow so that they can do most of the work themselves. Alongside fixed fee, unbundled legal advice from Resolution family lawyers at the most crucial or difficult points in the process.
VACANCY: Research Associate
Published 14/01/2020
We recently posted a blog by network member Professor Gráinne McKeever on her research 'Understanding and Support Legal participation for litigants in person' There is now a vacancy to join her exciting team as a Research Associate at Ulster University, School of Law. Salary: £28,347 to £31,883. Deadline: 26th January 2020
Event: ‘Reimagining Administrative Justice: Human rights in small places’ book launch
Published 14/01/2020
Liverpool Law School, University of Liverpool invite you to a discussion to mark the publication of 'Reimagining Administrative Justice: Human rights in small places' written by Nick O’Brien, Honorary Research Fellow in the Law School, and Margaret Doyle (University of Essex).
