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Roger Smith reports back from a Legal Services Consumer Panel conference on unmet legal need, in this week’s NLJ
Solicitors have urged ministers to restore legal aid funding for early advice in family cases in order to boost mediation take-up and reduce backlogs and delays in the family courts
Legal aid practitioners have been asked to share their views on the Review of Civil Legal Aid, via an independent online survey commissioned by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)
An investment of £11.3m in early legal advice providers is needed urgently, the Law Society has warned.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has set up a scheme to provide free legal advice to families facing eviction or repossession
Deighton Pierce Glynn has won Legal Aid Firm of the Year at this year’s Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards (LALYs) for its work supporting former Ministry of Defence interpreters in Afghanistan at risk from Taliban reprisals.
Five ‘short-term fixes’ would improve the justice system and save money in the long-term, the Law Society said this week ahead of the Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk’s appearance before the Justice Select Committee.
Some lawyers earn millions. Others struggle to get by on modest incomes. In this week’s NLJ, Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC takes issue with this imbalance of riches.
The earnings of the legal profession are unfairly distributed: Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC weighs up how lawyers might contribute to the funding of our legal system
NLJ columnist Roger Smith reviews legal technology specialist Professor Richard Susskind’s latest book through an access to justice lens, in this week’s issue.
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NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers

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Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

Magic circle firms, in-house legal departments and litigation firms alike are embracing more flexible ways to manage surges of workloads, the success of Flex Legal has shown

Magic circle firms, in-house legal departments and litigation firms alike are embracing more flexible ways to manage surges of workloads, the success of Flex Legal has shown

Magic circle firms, in-house legal departments and litigation firms alike are embracing more flexible ways to manage surges of workloads, the success of Flex Legal has shown

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