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Funding boost for legal advice

05 September 2018
Issue: 7807 / Categories: Legal News , Legal aid focus , Legal services , Banking
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Seven national charities have had their funding for access to free legal advice and representation boosted.

The Access to Justice Foundation (AJF) has awarded grants to Law For Life, Just For Kids Law, LawWorks, Personal Support Unit, INQUEST and Centre for Women’s Justice.

The AJF was set up by voluntary sector bodies in collaboration with the Law Society, Bar Council and CILEx.

The Centre for Women’s Justice’s grant will go towards its legal reference panel, a pool of skilled lawyers and paralegals with a good understanding of violence against women and girls in the context of the criminal justice system. INQUEST will use its grant to develop a new database system for its expanding caseload. Just for Kids Law aims to develop an online toolkit for law clinics and law centres.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

National Pro Bono Centre—Esther McConnell & Sarah Oliver Scemla

National Pro Bono Centre—Esther McConnell & Sarah Oliver Scemla

Charity strengthens leadership as national Pro Bono Week takes place

Michelman Robinson—Akshay Sewlikar

Michelman Robinson—Akshay Sewlikar

Dual-qualified partner joins London disputes practice

McDermott Will & Schulte—Karen Butler

McDermott Will & Schulte—Karen Butler

Transactions practice welcomes partner in London office

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