Legal aid
Aspiring lawyers divided over career in legal aid
40% of students would not consider publicly funded work, new poll shows, as legal aid group launches new survey to find out why
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A brief history of legal aid
Oxford University law graduate Jordan Briggs considers how we got to a point where the civil legal aid system is ‘running on an empty tank’
Law schools report rise in pro bono work as public turn to student-staffed clinics for legal advice
Most popular areas include employment, family and housing
‘This has to stop’: Legal aid lawyers report receiving online threats after vilification by politicians and press
Legal aid firm Duncan Lewis says it’s getting ‘threatening messages’ after hostile coverage
Junior criminal barristers earning less than minimum wage, Bar Council warns
Forced to take second and even third jobs to ‘make ends meet’
New legal aid rules threaten access to justice for asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants, young lawyers warn
Young Legal Aid Lawyers urge Legal Cheek readers to back motion to block regulations
Bristol Uni law students offer free legal support to ex-service veterans
Advice on issues including housing, employment and social welfare
‘Legal aid as important for economy as hospitals and schools’
Increasing access to justice can be a ‘win-win’ for businesses, IBA-World Bank report claims
‘A terrible day for the poor and disadvantaged’: Legal aid cuts force closure of London law centre
Lambeth not-for-profit goes to the wall with immediate effect
Over 35 MPs enrol for work experience with legal aid lawyers
#TakeYourMPToWork campaign aims to highlight pressing need for properly funded justice system
Ministry of Justice signs historic online betting deal (April Fool!)
Package includes court naming rights and judges’ robe sponsorship
Former Lord Chancellor admits that Labour got it wrong on legal aid
Falconer ‘fesses up to ‘opening the door’ to Tory cuts while in government
Nevermind lawtech, courts often don’t even have working photocopiers: Bar Council fights back against legal aid cuts
While Lord Neuberger warns UK legal system ‘is in danger of falling over’
Government sued for denying legal aid to homeless
Human rights lawyers say there should be public funding to challenge rough sleeping crackdowns
Labour conference round-up: Party says it will open law centres and raises concerns over digitisation of justice
Legal aid is a ‘pillar of the welfare state’, says shadow justice minister
Bar suspends legal aid protest escalation following £15 million government offer
Barristers will continue to refuse new publicly-funded cases
Ministry of Justice accused of lying over ‘explosive’ criminal courts report
As MPs vote against reversing legal aid changes
Legal aid row: ‘Go back to the drawing board’, Labour tells government ahead of today’s Commons debate
Over 100 chambers now refusing to take on new legal aid cases
Legal aid row: ‘Sit down and talk with us’, top QCs tell government
Nearly 100 chambers are now refusing to take new publicly-funded cases