The changing face of the legal profession
Author | Title | Description of Resource | Related Topics |
Byrom, N (2013) | The impact of cuts to civil legal aid on practitioners and their clients | Report of a survey which highlights potential implications of civil legal aid cuts on both diversity and expertise retention within the profession. | Civil Law, expertise, diversity, retention |
Cape, E. (2014) | Early access to legal aid in criminal justice processes: A handbook for policy makers and practitioners | This handbook offers practical advice and guidance on implementing, at the early stages of the criminal process, the UN Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems which were approved by the UN General Assembly in December 2012. These were subscribed to by the current UK government, and are apposite to cuts taking place in England and Wales. | Criminal Law, Early Access |
Cobb, S. (2013) | Legal aid reform: its impact on family law | Acadmic article that looks briefly at the impact on the legal profession brought about by the legal aid reforms together with the reduction in fees under the Family Advocacy Scheme (also introduced in 2011). | Civil Law, Family Law |
Chambers Student | Legal Aid Cuts and Reforms | Blog for prospective entrants to the legal profession, which outlines some of the predicted impacts of legal aid cuts on the legal profession. | Entry to the profession |
Denvir, C. et al. (2012) | Portal or pot hole? Exploring how older people use the ‘information superhighway’ for advice relating to problems with a legal dimension | Advice seeking, elderly people and the move from face to face to online based forms of advice delivery. | Technology, Civil Law, Advice Delivery |
Edwards, A (2014) | Access to Justice: The changing face of the legal profession | A short paper presented to the workshop by Anthony Edwards, Senior Partner at TV Edwards LLP, on the impact of cuts to criminal legal aid on the legal profession. | Criminal Law, Quality, |
Sigafoos, J et al. (2013) | The Impact of Legal Aid Cuts on Advice- Giving Charities in Liverpool: First Results | Results of a report exploring the impact of legal aid cuts on the ability of charities to provide legal advice in Liverpool. Respondents report increasing unmet legal need. | Civil Law, Charities |
Smith, M. et. al. (2013) |
In scope but out of reach? Examining differences between publically funded telephone and face-to-face family law advice in terms of stage reached and outcome achieved. | Academic article comparing the outcomes achieved when family law advice is provided by telephone rather than through a face-to-face service. | Civil Law, Family Law, Technology |
Smith, R. (2013) | Criminal legal aid: some global perspectives | Article contextualising the reforms to criminal legal aid in England and Wales. | Criminal Law, Comparative, Technology |
Sommerlad, H. et al. (2013) | Social justice on the margins: the future of the not for profit sector as providers of legal advice in England and Wales | Academic article which draws on the perspectives of front-line advice workers to predict the future of the not for profit sector as a provider of civil legal advice. | Civil Law, Social Welfare Law, Charities |
Welsh, L | Does tendering create travesties of justice? | Academic article exploring the impact of price competitive tendering. Argues that recent governments have focussed on value for money, which ignores political debate about what actually constitutes value in specific circumstances. | Criminal Law, Tendering |