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The Hidden World of the Legal Aid Lawyer


The Hidden World of the Legal Aid Lawyer

Upholding the Heart of Justice
Perspectives on Law and Access to Justice 1. First Edition

von: Emma Cooke

CHF 41.00

Verlag: Bristol University Press
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 01.05.2025
ISBN/EAN: 9781529232936
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 240

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Beschreibungen

Since the 2012 LASPO cuts, legal aid in England and Wales has faced serious challenges, affecting justice access and traditional practices. This book examines how this have altered the identity of legal aid lawyers amidst shrinking resources. Based on extensive research, the book captures the first-hand experiences of those on the front lines.
<p>1. Introduction</p>
<p> 2. Research context: legal aid in crisis </p>
<p> 3. The participants: upholding the heart of justice </p>
<p> 4. Becoming a legal aid lawyer </p>
<p> 5. ‘A profession within a profession’: the limited role of the legal aid lawyer</p>
<p> 6. One-stop-shop: beyond just ‘lawyering’ </p>
<p> 7. Moving beyond the concept of ‘occupational culture’ to a ‘shared orientation’</p>
<p> 8. A (modern day) legal aid lawyers’ story</p>
Emma Cooke is Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Kent.