My latest Legal Voice column has now been published. This one’s about using digital methods of delivering advice to help combat the loss of privacy, loss of dignity and stigma felt by many advice seekers. You can read the piece HERE.
Category: Law
The decimation of Legal Aid – why should you care?
I have written an article for Media Diversified about the crowdfunding campaign I am working on for The Justice Gap and The Justice Alliance. We are campaigning to fund a special one-off magazine that will tell the definitive story of legal aid. You can read my article for Media Diversified HERE.
My first column for Legal Voice
I am delighted to have been asked to write a regular column for Legal Voice, an online magazine about access to justice issues, aimed at legal aid law firms, the not-for-profit sector and all organisations providing publicly-funded legal advice in the UK. My first article is about how Hackney Community Law Centre went from five twitter followers to making social media a key part of our survival. You can read it HERE.
Court of Appeal grants Ched Evans a retrial
I was in the Court of Appeal yesterday to watch Lady Justice Hallett hand down judgment in the appeal of Ched Evans. You can read my report for The Justice Gap HERE.
Exciting new times for London and Law
One of the highlights of having worked at Hackney Community Law Centre over the past few years has been the opportunity for me, as its Business Development Manager (BDM), to test out new projects and initiatives with complete freedom and support from my Manager and the Board of Directors. Last month, wearing my HCLC BDM hat, I was chuffed to work with the brilliant Legal Geek who hosted Europe’s first ever Law Tech hackathon for HCLC at Google Campus in Shoreditch. It’s an exciting time for both law and tech in London and I am really excited to be a part of it. Read more about the Legal Geek/HCLC hackathon HERE and watch a lovely one minute video (set to music) of the hackathon’s highlights below.