Activities

COVID-19: magistrates' court risk assessments

Since lockdown began, only urgent hearings have taken place in magistrates' courts across the country - for example, bail applications. 

However, some magistrates' court hearings such are trials are now recommencing in various courts across the country.

As junior lawyers, YLAL members working in crime are likely to be practising in magistrates' courts and YLAL is concerned about the safety of its members.

Wellbeing and Selfcare YLAL Liverpool 19/2/20

On 19th Feb 2020 YLAL Liverpool met in a cosy library at The Quaker Meeting house lit by fairy lights to discuss wellbreing and self care for those working in the sector.

Siobhan Taylor-Ward opened the meeting by giving some information about the resources available to lawyers, findings of the Social Mobility survey and JLD's wellbeing survey and also a bit about her experiences and how she has managed stress and pressure in the workplace.

Talks in schools

Justice Alliance Subgroup: Fat Rat Film in schools

Hopefully by now you will have seen the Fat Rat Film “Legal Aid Team” which was launched in April 2015. For anyone that hasn’t seen it, Legal Aid Team is an “animated superhero adventure film pitting three audacious lawyers against the evil justice minister, Chris Grayling”.

Social Wed 12 Aug, London

Social in London

Our August meeting will be a social at The Castle (nearest tube Angel, location information here).

It's this Wednesday 12 August 2015 at 6:30pm, and will be a good chance to wind down, have some nibbles, meet other YLALs, and hopefully enjoy some sunshine - we have booked the roof garden.

We hope that you can make it!