CEO at Legal Aid Practitioners Group @WeAreLAPG. Representing legal aid lawyers and the clients they serve. ‘Justice is what love looks like in public’ - CRW
London, England
Joined November 2016
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Re-live some of the loveliest moments at this year's #LALY25 awards with this ace little @WeAreLAPG video of the winners.....😍
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🌟#LALY25 nominations close at midnight (22 April)⌛Thank you to all who've already submitted entries 🙏. To those sending them at 11.59, we see you 🤨Any questions, contact us & we will help you.
Nomination form: lapg.co.uk/laly-nomination
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📢 FINAL CALL!!🏃♀️ Last chance to make a donation to our Friends of #LALY25 crowdfunder!! Donations from £10. As a thank you, names of all donors will be included in the ceremony programme & shown on stage on the night.🌟
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Exactly a week to go to get those #LALY25 nominations in (deadline 22 April)!!! Thank you everyone who has already submitted entries, & to those who'll be spending time over the easter weekend 🐰🐣finalising nominations. Team LALY appreciates all of you 😍
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We have launched the third instalment of our legal aid training series aimed at Immigration & Asylum Practitioners! This course is perfect for trainees, paralegals, and junior lawyers. Learn more here: bit.ly/42KTKDr
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'Time to nominate your legal aid heroes for this uniquely inspiring event'
#LALY25 organisers @WeAreLAPG @ChrisLAPG @FionaBawdon write in April's @LegalActionMag about why - 23 years on - the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards have *finally* come of age.....
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We've got some great news to share, we are running our two-day people management course for a second time this year! To find out more or to book a place check out our website: lapg.co.uk/training-support/…
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Happy sunny Friday legal aiders! Don't forget you have until 22 April to nominate your social justice heroes for a #LALY25 award. Full details of award categories, etc, here: lapg.co.uk/wp-content/upload…
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Happy sunny🌞Friday, lovely legal aiders! 😎2025 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards are now OPEN 🥳 You have until 22 April to nominate yr brilliant & inspirational colleagues (inc support staff); 9 award categories covering all areas of legal aid #LALY25
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The @WeAreLAPG 2025 LALY awards are GO! 🚀🚀 Nominations now open for the only awards dedicated to celebrating the life-changing work of legal aid lawyers.
#LALY25
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Very pleased to join the wonderful Joanna Hardy-Susskind on BBC Radio 4 in “You Do Not Have to Say Anything. Listen on BBC Radio 4 and Radio Sounds
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We have launched our newest online course! Written by Alison Ward and Rosie Campbell, this course provides a comprehensive introduction to mental health, mental capacity/COP & community care legal aid work. Learn more and book a place here: bit.ly/42KTKDr
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Congratulations to LAPG Director @LauraJanes_UK for your award of KC (Hon) status, recognising your outstanding impact on the law and policy and as a staunch advocate for access to justice. Tweets are not capable of summarising your achievements!
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Well they've only gone and bloody done it! It was never going to be everything we wanted, and there is so much more to do, but I am quite delighted by this. Congrats to everyone involved in getting us here.
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A great course on offer at @WeAreLAPG with two of the best trainers in the biz. Learn from the best and join other managers in the legal aid sector to learn from each other.
What a better way to start 2025 than with our People Management Course! This course is perfect for new and potential managers, but also serves as a great refresher for those with more management experience.
Book your place here: lnkd.in/ghNsM4WP
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The historic fee increase for immigration legal aid could not have come at a more vital time.
PLP's new analysis of potential provider capacity has revealed shocking new depths of unmet need in south-west England 👇
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ALT Picture of Justice holding scales in front of ocean, with title of report "New depths to the ocean of unmet need?" by Dr Jo Hynes and Joseph Summers
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📄 Our Connor Johnston (@connordjohnston), Efa Jones (@jones_efa) & Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) (@Capacitylaw) explain why the @Law_Commission needs lawyers’ input on its consultation on disabled children’s social care.
Read their review piece here 🔽
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Looking for some management training? We have the perfect thing! Our ✨new✨two-day people management online course is delivered by
@VickyLing1 and @MattHowgate and is running on 21st Jan & 25th Feb 2025!
Book here: bit.ly/483IQsS
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Warmest congratulations to @sarahsackman on her appointment as Minister of State in the @MoJGovUK. It’s very clear that she understands the issues and is very committed to justice. Looking forward to working with her and her team
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"Money would be much better spent investing in probation and community alternatives to prison, which cost a whole lot less than prison but also are much more successful in terms of reducing reoffending."
Our Chief Executive featured on tonight's @Channel4News.