Legal representation

Many support providers are used to referring survivors for immigration or criminal advice, but it can be a far more complex part of a support worker's job, and this training is designed to develop your confidence in this area.

What can a support worker do in an urgent situation with a hearing coming up soon and there are no solicitors available?

What happens if the solicitor is not doing a good job and the survivor wants a new solicitor?

What if the solicitor refuses to request funding for an expert report?

Do you know about the legal aid options and specific funding available in public law, employment law, housing law, immigration law and criminal law?

Do you know how to do an Exceptional Case Funding application if the legal issue is out of scope for legal aid?

Do you know how to prepare someone for a financial assessment of their means for the purpose of legal aid?

If you would like help with any of these questions, this training is for you. Support workers are instrumental in advocating for survivor's legal rights and ensuring that they get the legal representation they deserve.

This training will be useful for both experienced and less experienced support workers. It will provide a comprehensive and detailed overview of complex legal aid rules and focus on the practical skills needed in this area.

You will learn how to refer for advice on a wide variety of legal matters, understand when legal aid is available and how to advocate for specific types of funding. In this interactive session, participants may be able to have a go at writing a letter to a solicitor explaining why a survivor needs assistance, making an application for exceptional case funding, making an appeal against the refusal of legal aid and also helping a survivor with a formal complaint against their solicitor.

Robyn Taylor

Robyn is a civil liberties and public lawyer. Prior to joining ATLEU in 2024 she was a pro bono lawyer at Allen & Overy responsible for managing their access to justice clinics in the UK.

Robyn qualified in 2019 at Deighton Pierce Glynn where she specialised in discrimination claims against state bodies and service providers. She has a keen interest in advocating for the rights of migrants and recently undertook a short secondment at European Lawyers in Lesvos.

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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.