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26 November 2009
Issue: 7395 / Categories: Legal News
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Cut to the bone

Solicitors who provide legal aid services are among the worst paid in the public sector, according to a survey by The Guardian newspaper.

Solicitors who provide legal aid services are among the worst paid in the public sector, according to a survey by The Guardian newspaper.

Their average salary is below £25,000, which is less than prison officers and sewage plant workers, and well below typical salaries of police officers, nurses and secondary school teachers.

Expressing concern at government plans to further cut legal aid fees, Law Society chief executive Des Hudson said: “There is no scope left for cutting fees.”

 

Issue: 7395 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team

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Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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