Criminal legal aid: duty contracts consultation Support pack for member responses The Law Society has put together a support pack to help members respond to the Ministry of Justice consultation on the Otterburn and KPMG reports. The consultation closes on 15 October. View our support pack Law Society calls on MPs to investigate consultation The…

The Crime and Courts Act 2013 provided for the JAC to determine the process for the selection of suitable people for membership of a pool from which authorisations to sit as deputies of the High Court  will be made. Section 9(1) requests for authorisation are not appointments in the usual sense but do represent an…

00934: Salaried Judge of the Upper Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber Number of vacancies: Six Location: London Salary: £130,875 Closing date: noon 30 September 2014 Please be aware that you may also apply for the posts available in 00935 Fee-paid Deputy Judge of the Upper Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber. The role Salaried Judges of…

The 2014 UK Diversity Legal Awards – What you need to know There’s a dedicated website which has updates and important information about the submission process and the event itself. www.diversitylegalawards.co.uk The UK Diversity Legal Awards are open to organisations of all sizes and submissions are welcomed from firms, chambers, in-house legal teams (private and…

Number of vacancies: One Location: Manchester Salary: £141,332 Closing date: noon on 25 September 2014 The role This is a high profile leadership role which involves the full duties of a Circuit Judge in addition to hearing the more demanding and specialist cases.  Duties include overseeing visiting Circuit Judges and Recorders, providing mentoring and advice…

BBC Academy, are hosting several ‘Expert Voices: BAME Talent Days’ across the UK to help the BBC attract experts & future presenters from diverse backgrounds.  See Press Release:http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/bame-talent-days Please have a look at the details attached and share it with your organisation, colleagues,members & peers, who may be interested in applying. The application deadline is…

You may have recently seen in the press, the BBC announced new measures to reflect more diverse voices on TV, Radio & News. BBC Academy, are hosting several BAME Talent Days across the UK to help the BBC attract experts & future presenters from diverse backgrounds.  See Press Release:http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/bame-talent-days Please have a look at the…

The Law Society President, Andrew Caplen, is confirmed as a Guest of Honour at the 5th UK Diversity Legal Awards taking place later this year in London. A BSN initiative, the UK Diversity Legal Awards are the only industry awards which focus solely on recognising and promoting, equality and inclusion across the legal profession. Mr…

BBC Radio Vanessa Feltz Show, Yorkshire Post, p7, The Times, p4 Joy Merriam, chair of the Law Society’s Access to Justice Committee, challenged Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes over the impact of LASPO and court closures while speaking on the BBC’s Vanessa Feltz show this morning. The programme will be available on the BBC iPlayer…

The Judicial Appointments Commission will be launching five selection exercises in September. 00931: Bankruptcy Registrar Expected launch date: Tuesday 02 September 2014 00933: Chancery Master Expected launch date: Tuesday 02 September 2014 00923 Senior Circuit Judge – Designated Family Judge (Manchester) Expected launch date: Thursday 04 September 2014 00935: Fee-paid Deputy Judge of the Upper…