The Hidden World of the Legal Aid Lawyer: Upholding the Heart of Justice

Name: The Hidden World of the Legal Aid Lawyer: Upholding the Heart of Justice
Brand: Bristol University Press
SKU: 9781529232929
Price: 1130.37 HKD
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Author: Emma Cooke
ISBN: 9781529232929

By Emma Cooke

Bristol University Press June 2025

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ISBN-13: 9781529232929
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Publication: June 2025
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Since the 2012 LASPO cuts, legal aid provision in England and Wales has faced severe challenges, threatening both client access to justice and traditional practices.

This book offers an in-depth ethnographic study of how these cuts have transformed the professional identity of legal aid lawyers amid shrinking resources. By documenting the first-hand experiences of those on the front line, it reveals how these professionals navigate the precarious landscape while maintaining their commitment to justice.

This is a unique and insightful look into the evolving role of legal aid lawyers in a diminishing industry across both civil and criminal remits.

1. Introduction

2. Research context: legal aid in crisis

3. The participants: upholding the heart of justice

4. Becoming a legal aid lawyer

5. ‘A profession within a profession’: the limited role of the legal aid lawyer

6. One-stop-shop: beyond just ‘lawyering’

7. Moving beyond the concept of ‘occupational culture’ to a ‘shared orientation’

8. A (modern day) legal aid lawyers’ story

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