We are delighted to be sponsoring the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards #LALY25 for the second year running. This year, we’re sponsoring the Criminal Defence category. The nominees in this category are Manisha Knights (MK Law), Emma McClure (SL5 Legal) and Georgia Patterson (TV Edwards Solicitors). Wishing all of the finalists in our category the very best of luck!
Our team of intermediaries work with Legal Aid practitioners in Criminal matters (and beyond). This means we have a front row seat to the extraordinary work undertaken by many in the sector. Very often, we witness the graft and empathy of Legal Aid lawyers who go the extra mile for their clients, and collaborate thoughtfully with intermediaries to ensure their client’s effective participation.
We always enjoy the Legal Aid ceremony, which is both inspiring and manifestly un-fusty! The Communicourt team will be in attendance, in their glad rags, at the awards ceremony on 4th July 205. Please do stop by for a chat about all things effective participation!
To mark the event and to do a little something to celebrate Legal Aid practitioners, we asked our intermediaries to share their thoughts on some of the lawyers they’ve worked alongside. Here’s what they had to say…