Kate Pasfield

Director of Legal Aid Policy & Member Services
Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Trustee at the London Legal Support Trust

[Stephen Davies @sdavieslaw]

The LAA have opened the tender process for the new Standard Crime Contract (SCC). The tender lasts for 6 wks - 19/10/21 - 30/11/21

The LAA have the right to extend the SCC up to a further 2 years; so 3 year contract in total

CLAR is outstanding. Perverse
https://t.co/5MX7Qfz2kQ

[David Gilmore @DavidLGilmore]

The Legal Aid Agency's Tender information document released yesterday is 117 pages. We've published a 10 page summary at https://t.co/PSOgDPZbpi
@LegalActionGrp @ChrisLAPG @WeAreLAPG @TheLawSociety

[Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) @WeAreLAPG]

An vital report from @APPGLegalAid & a panel of MPs and Lords from across the House. Sound recommendations on what MUST be done to fix a broken #LegalAid system, & recognition of the crucial role of practitioners who work in the most challenging circumstances to deliver A2J!

[APPG on Access to Justice @APPGJustice]

Tomorrow we publish our report on the sustainability& recovery of the legal aid sector. Coverage today shows 100s of barristers& duty solicitors quit the criminal courts since 2016. Reform is more necessary now than ever. 37 witnesses shared their experiences. Here are a few:

[Legal Aid Handbook @legalaidhbk]

Civil/crime news: office supervisor remote working changes https://t.co/RjYd59F9lc

[HM Courts and Tribunals Service @HMCTSgovuk]

❗️ REMINDER: Join our webinar at 1pm today for an update on the Common Platform rollout. 🕐

There's still time for defence professionals to register below 👇
https://t.co/LUtQLuzp1a

[Sue James @sue_james1]

Looking forward to spending the morning with @spikemullings and loads of lovely housing lawyers. Duty possession is challenging, rewarding & absolutely vital.

[Kate Pasfield @KateLAPG]

A great deal of hard work and collaboration has culminated in this crucial report into the sustainability of #legalaid - please do come along and join us at the launch event.
#WeAreLegalAid

[APPG on Access to Justice @APPGJustice]

We are delighted to be launching our report on the sustainability of legal aid on Tues, 19 October 2021, 16:00 – 18:00 . Join us as we present our findings.
email [email protected] for tickets.
https://t.co/XBWErx4bhH via @YouTube

[Young Legal Aid Lawyers @YLALawyers]

Hugely important work by @JoWilding1

[Legal Aid Agency Customer Service @LAAHelpTeam]

If you receive the ''Submission Pending'' notification on CCMS. Please come out of the application and go back in to check for the submission status. If it still there you should retry the submission.

We are investigating the issue and apologise for any inconvenience caused.

[Kate Pasfield @KateLAPG]

Civil news: increases to emergency cost limit for legal aid work https://t.co/vg3YGkEQxD

[Youngs Law @YoungsLaw]

We are #hiring!
@SwainSolicitors are #seeking a #MentalHealthAdvocates to join their #team in #Havant, #Hampshire.
Apply today at: https://t.co/Aqkm5SI6qa

#jobs #careers #careerinLaw #jobsearch #LegalJobs #LegalCareers

[Cornerstone Housing @CstoneHousing]

Sustainability crisis deepens as solicitors quit emergency court scheme https://t.co/aN6yrxeHzQ

[Public Law Project @publiclawprojct]

Have you or anyone you've worked with been unable to access #legalaid due to 'trapped capital'?

We'd love to hear from you for research we're conducting into legal aid and trapped capital (i.e. capital that can't be accessed).

Take a look and share:
https://t.co/L6FifbiS7q

[MJC Law @law_mjc]

We are recruiting a 3 years+ PQE #CourtOfProtection and #MentalHealth Solicitor/Legal Executive to work flexibly from our #Leeds office. For more details and to apply before 24 September 2021, please have a look at our website via the link below:

https://t.co/4BG4OM0BTf

[Cornerstone Housing @CstoneHousing]

Notice seeking possession (secure tenancies) temporarily removed and updated to amend technical error.
https://t.co/gmvhVN9IvR

[Lisa Whitehouse @LisaLawSoton]

Duty advisers, you know that thing that's #157 on your 'to do' list? Well, there are only 2 days left to let us know about your experience of possession cases under COVID.
Access the short survey here https://t.co/uyekAhOZKB
Thank you! #lapg #hlpa #lawcentres #WeAreLegalAid

[Young Legal Aid Lawyers @YLALawyers]

Please do share widely! @ChrisLAPG @BarristerSecret @AdamWagner1 @CrimeLineLaw @LSWUnited @WeAreLAPG @sue_james1 @LegalActionMag @APPGLegalAid @RohiniTeather @KateLAPG @JusticeGap

[Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards @LALYawards]

'It starts with people in hospital for a couple of weeks, then 8, 10, 15 years later, they're still there. Families wish they'd never asked for help in the first place' #LALY21 Disability Rights winner @MrsArcticride powerful interview by @legalhackette
https://t.co/s1aATNWnDw