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Survey for Immigration Practitioners on Paths to Regularisation - still open
Published 06/11/2019 by Claire Gilbert
The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants is still collecting responses to a short survey aimed at immigration practitioners who represent or advise undocumented migrants seeking to regularise their status in the UK. They are collecting this data to inform their project looking at how best to advocate for new and better paths to regularisation. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]. The "Routes to Regularisation" Survey should take around 5 minutes. All answers are anonymous.
Fundraise & have fun with colleagues & friends - host a Great Legal Quiz on 20th November!
Published 06/11/2019 by Claire Gilbert
Would you like to join in with the Great Legal Quiz on 20th Nov? Host your own fundraising quiz on Wednesday 20th November to raise some unrestricted funding for your free legal advice organisation. Engaging your supporters in a fun evening couldn’t be easier – we provide the questions which are like a pub quiz, not on the law! All you need to do is find a venue! Could be your office, a bar or whatever suits your team! You then feed back your top scores the next day and we will announce the top teams in the country! A shield goes to the highest scoring team, and another to the highest fundraising quiz organisers.
It’s PRO BONO WEEK! Are you going to one of our events?
Published 06/11/2019 by Claire Gilbert
Pro Bono Week - We have a calendar of events all week with something for everyone. Let's celebrate and promote pro bono legal work, with networking and knowledge sharing opportunities to help your career. Get along to a pro bono week event and find out more about local opportunities that could benefit your organisation.
Vacancy: Interim Family Solicitor at RCJ
Published 06/11/2019 by Claire Gilbert
Vacancy: RCJ Advice Interim family solicitor Location: High Holborn Salary: £38,403 p/a FT until March 2020 Hours: 35 p/w Deadline: 5pm, Monday 18th November
Vacancy: South West London Law Centre - Immigration Solicitor/Caseworker
Published 06/11/2019 by Claire Gilbert
Vacancy - South West London Law Centres - Immigration Solicitor / Caseworker Location: Croydon with outreach Salary: Up to £33,000 Hours: Full time, 2 years FTC Deadline: 12pm, Monday 25th November SWLLC are running a rolling recruitment and interviews for this post and may close this process earlier. Applications should be sent by email to [email protected], in the form of CV & covering letter.
Event: “This Can Happen” - Mental Health in the Workplace - 25th November
Published 06/11/2019
This Can Happen - award winning conference on Mental Health in the Workplace - returns on 25th November, attracting delegates from 150+ companies to share, learn, and discuss practical solutions for dealing with workplace mental health. The UK's largest corporate mental health event features 20+ sessions and over 80 speakers from diverse industries and will address critical issues such as The Future Workplace, Faith & Diversity, Grief, Post Natal Depression and the Importance of Internal Communications.Podcasts also available on website.
New study of the “lawtech ecosystem” - funding awarded to Oxford’s Saïd Business School
Published 06/11/2019 by Claire Gilbert
A new study by Oxford's Saïd Business School will be launched to study the lawtech 'ecosystem'. The 18-month project will 'map the movement of people and finance in and out of the system,' and aim to enhance the innovation and startup scene by identifying principal players. The government's Economic and Social Research Council has provided £213,000 funding. The project will complement existing University of Oxford research, also funded by the research council, which is seeking to ’unlock the potential for AI for English law’.
FREE workshop with Just Fair North East & TUC - 22 November
Published 06/11/2019 by Claire Gilbert
FREE workshop with Just Fair North East! Friday 22 November | 13:00 - 16:00 | TUC Northern Office, Unite Building, John Dobson Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8TW Come along and join the conversation about how we can work together to advance social rights and tackle inequality across the North East! Talk. Act. Change - advancing social rights and tackling inequality.
New report - Devolution of justice in Wales?
Published 06/11/2019
New 556 page report by Commision on Justice in Wales has made 78 recommendations for reform, concluding that that Wales should take over control of both policy and funding from Westminster. Recommendations include: A new justice department of the Welsh government led by a cabinet minister, a Welsh High Court and Court of Appeal, and a criminal legal aid system run on ’Nordic’ public defender lines.
Charity Leaders’ Summit - One Day Conference on 31 March 2020 (London) - Bookings now open!
Published 06/11/2019 by Claire Gilbert
Charity Leaders' Summit - leading through challenging times. Spend the day learning from exceptional leaders and hear how they overcame challenges similar to those you’re facing. You will leave inspired, with fresh perspectives and renewed purpose. Early Bird tickets available until 13 December 2019.
New report on poverty in Scotland
Published 29/10/2019
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has produced a new report with some shocking findings about levels of poverty in Scotland. Nearly one in five adults and one in four children live in poverty and the report focuses on the tools that government has to tackle this issue, focusing largely on the role of housing, work and social security.
Financing gender inequality: why public-private partnerships leave women worse off
Published 29/10/2019
The Equality Trust has produced a policy briefing on the issue of public-private partnerships through a gender lens. It outlines why strong public services are essential for achieving gender equality, how the rise of public-private partnerships risks undermining this, and offering policy recommendations that seek to meet the needs of women around the world.
Call for evidence from the Joint Committee on Human Rights
Published 29/10/2019
The Joint Committee on Human Rights is calling for evidence on the proposal for a Remedial Order to amend the Human Rights Act 1998. The revised draft Remedial Order would make a targeted amendment to the Human Rights Act with the effect that damages would be available to compensate a person for an act that is incompatible with Article 6 (right to a fair trial) that resulted in the person spending extra time in prison, or caused them to be committed to prison. The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2019.
New resource: Human rights tracker
Published 29/10/2019
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has produced a searchable online tool to help track how well the UK is putting its human rights duties into practice. The tool is aimed at civil society organisations, academics, parliamentarians, legal professionals and anyone with an interest in human rights to learn about the UK’s international human rights obligations, and to track how the UK Government is performing against them.
Office for Civil Society consultation: Statutory guidance review for local youth services
Published 29/10/2019
The Office for Civil Society have launched a consultation to review the guidance setting out the statutory duty placed on Local Authorities to provide appropriate local services to improve young people’s wellbeing and they need responses by 1 December 2019. The review is designed to highlight the positive role Local Authorities should play in the provision of youth services. They want to know: about the statutory guidance document; what's working well and what government can do to strengthen it further.
Mayor launches online hub to help Londoners understand their rights at work
Published 22/10/2019 by Stacey Lamb
The Hub aims to reduce the need for face-to-face consultations by equipping Londoners with a better understanding of their employment rights. The site also signposts visitors to other verified online platforms which may provide information or advice.
PODCAST: Can technology unlock justice for all?
Published 16/10/2019
Listen to Emily Weidner talking to William McSweeney about the new Law Society report: Technology, Access to Justice and the Rule of Law. Topics under discussion include whether technology is the key to improving access to justice and what barriers could impact this, such as digital exclusion. And how does this fit in with the government’s court reform programme?
The role of justice in unlocking economic growth
Published 16/10/2019
Drawing together multiple strands of research from the United Nations, the Hague Institute of Innovation and Law and a brand new Law Society report, William McSweeney's fascinating blog post reflects on the link between investment and economics and the need to re-imagine their relationship with global access to justice.
Secret Life of Prisons - new Podcast from Prison Radio Association and Prison Reform Trust
Published 16/10/2019
The Secret Life of Prisons - a new podcast from Prison Radio Association and the Prison Reform Trust. Hosted by Phil Maguire and Paula Harriot - each episode explores different experiences of prison hearing directly from people who have firsthand experience. Episode one 'The Arrival' featured our Being the Story speaker Brenda and she shared how it felt on entering prison. Find all the episodes here - http://secretlifeofprisons.libsyn.com/website
Charity Comms releases new Sector Wellbeing Guide - #MentalHealth at Work
Published 16/10/2019
Charity Comms releases Wellbeing Guide for the charity sector - aiming to provide guidance and support to look after our mental health at work. 'Mental health should not be something that falls down the list of priorities, especially when working in the ‘always on’ culture of comms'. Written by Kirsty Marrins, a new Wellbeing Guide from Charity Comms aims Find it here. https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/wellbeing-guide
