Don’t believe the lawyer bashing that’s out there. This is what giving back looks like - the Norfolk legal community has such soul ❤️👇🏽X

In October FRU volunteer and trainee solicitor Tess represented her client at ET. Her preparation and advocacy won him £26k. Following non payment of the award Tess advised him how to enforce it through the High Court. He now has his £26k. #WeDoProBono #AccessToJustice #EmpLaw

Finally some (measured) good news on Legal Aid!

I've been writing some blogs with practical ET preparation tips for those that may not have the benefit of legal advice. It is a daunting process didlaw.com/all-will-be-re…

An amazing story of the power of Pro Bono work and the importance of #accesstojustice Advocate

With some helpful insight from Karen Jackson I wrote a blog on my experience in working with clients that have ADHD and struggled with employers that do not support them. didlaw.com/i-have-adhd-an…

Advice to younger barristers wanting to vary their diet, from a fan of doing as many different things as possible - taking cases for Advocate and Free Representation Unit (FRU) is not only enjoyable and worthwhile - it lets you do work you might not otherwise get into.

Fantastic work by Payne Hicks Beech and their counsel which will now help many others in addition to their client: lawgazette.co.uk/news/second-la… The Access to Justice Foundation

I have updated the list of London based solicitors who can taken on Legal Aid housing work wp.me/P59Oya-1oC People outside London should be aware that if you can't find a local solicitors it should still be possible to get help from one of these solicitors.

National Lottery provides £30m “essential funding” for advice agencies zurl.co/xxlm

Amazing news - a huge well done to The Access to Justice Foundation for securing this funding and thanks to the National Lottery for recognizing the urgent need in the advice sector.

Still far too many employers with extensive gag clauses and rushed process, expecting advice to be provided in a matter of days and not accepting any amendments. Hopefully SRA's increased publicity and scrutiny will help to change ways.

Overcoming social inequalities requires a strong #LegalAid system. It's a leveller. A recent Women's Budget Group report finds that women are among those most impacted by cuts and continued underfunding. lght.ly/4o7n0i9

Temporary accommodation has become a normalised part of our housing system. Should it be normal for families to face social isolation and poor health? We're in this mess because of the UK's broken private rented sector and severe lack of social housing. lght.ly/5gfjpoe

Today, we are calling on the justice secretary Alex Chalk KC to urgently invest £11.3 million to stop #LegalAid from completely vanishing. This comes at a time when millions of people are struggling with debt, housing costs and the cost-of-living crisis. (1/8)

How have we got to this place? Many of the most vulnerable people in our society cannot get #LegalAid—not because they aren't eligible—but because there aren't enough providers left. Thanks, Public Law Project 🧡, for holding government neglect to account. lght.ly/3h470n

Insight from Karen Jackson on her ideas to reform the ET system. didlaw.com/if-i-could-ref…