Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards
@lalyawards.bsky.social
We are unlike any other legal awards! The LALYs are a non-profit-making, grassroots celebration of the life-changing work of social justice lawyers. Organisers @wearelapg.bsky.social @ChrisLAPG @FionaBawdon.bsky.social
Re-live some of the loveliest moments from the #LALY25 awards ceremony with this ace little @wearelapg.bsky.social video......😍
July 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Re-live some of the loveliest moments from the #LALY25 awards ceremony with this ace little @wearelapg.bsky.social video......😍
And goodnight until next year…
July 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
And goodnight until next year…
Once the standing ovations are over, Stephanie turns to the core of her work - she says it is not so much her achievement but a damning indictment of systemic Home Office policy
July 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Once the standing ovations are over, Stephanie turns to the core of her work - she says it is not so much her achievement but a damning indictment of systemic Home Office policy
And the #LALY25 winner for public law is Shaun Livingston of TV Edwards Solicitors – who started off in insurance
tvedwards.com/person/shaun...
tvedwards.com/person/shaun...
July 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
And the #LALY25 winner for public law is Shaun Livingston of TV Edwards Solicitors – who started off in insurance
tvedwards.com/person/shaun...
tvedwards.com/person/shaun...
And the #LALY25 winner for Immigration & Asylum Law is Laura Smith - @jcwi-uk.bsky.social - who not only took on one client’s case but took on his pain, she has not only represented clients but mentored them
jcwi.org.uk/about-us/our...
jcwi.org.uk/about-us/our...
July 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
And the #LALY25 winner for Immigration & Asylum Law is Laura Smith - @jcwi-uk.bsky.social - who not only took on one client’s case but took on his pain, she has not only represented clients but mentored them
jcwi.org.uk/about-us/our...
jcwi.org.uk/about-us/our...
And the #LALY25 Legal Aid Barrister is Justin Ageros - @4pbfamilylaw.bsky.social
www.4pb.com/barristers/j...
www.4pb.com/barristers/j...
July 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
And the #LALY25 Legal Aid Barrister is Justin Ageros - @4pbfamilylaw.bsky.social
www.4pb.com/barristers/j...
www.4pb.com/barristers/j...
And the Social Welfare Law winner #LALY25 is Rachel Hogan - @childlawcentre.bsky.social
childrenslawcentre.org.uk/meet-the-tea... - a specialist SEND lawyer who makes sure children get their needs met and has also supported and empowered clients to tell their stories
childrenslawcentre.org.uk/meet-the-tea... - a specialist SEND lawyer who makes sure children get their needs met and has also supported and empowered clients to tell their stories
July 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
And the Social Welfare Law winner #LALY25 is Rachel Hogan - @childlawcentre.bsky.social
childrenslawcentre.org.uk/meet-the-tea... - a specialist SEND lawyer who makes sure children get their needs met and has also supported and empowered clients to tell their stories
childrenslawcentre.org.uk/meet-the-tea... - a specialist SEND lawyer who makes sure children get their needs met and has also supported and empowered clients to tell their stories
July 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
And the #LALY25 winner of Legal Aid Support Staffer/Support Team is Kuda Tayengwa, ATLEU who perserveres with the billing that fills her colleagues with rage.
www.atleu.org.uk/team
www.atleu.org.uk/team
July 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
And the #LALY25 winner of Legal Aid Support Staffer/Support Team is Kuda Tayengwa, ATLEU who perserveres with the billing that fills her colleagues with rage.
www.atleu.org.uk/team
www.atleu.org.uk/team
And the winner of the Family Legal Aid inc Children's Rights #LALY25 is @watkins-solicitors.bsky.social
www.watkinssolicitors.co.uk/site/people/...
And she is certainly dressed for the occassion...
www.watkinssolicitors.co.uk/site/people/...
And she is certainly dressed for the occassion...
July 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
And the winner of the Family Legal Aid inc Children's Rights #LALY25 is @watkins-solicitors.bsky.social
www.watkinssolicitors.co.uk/site/people/...
And she is certainly dressed for the occassion...
www.watkinssolicitors.co.uk/site/people/...
And she is certainly dressed for the occassion...
Our host Simeon Brown says tonight is better than the BAFTAs and introduces the fabulous Dame Karen Buck
July 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Our host Simeon Brown says tonight is better than the BAFTAs and introduces the fabulous Dame Karen Buck
Jenny Beck opens with reminding us of the resilience of legal aid lawyers in the face of our clients' distress and the maddening short-comings of the legal aid system - but we are here to celebrate the lawyers on the front line tonight - the legal aid family is OUT IN FORCE tonight #LALY25
July 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Jenny Beck opens with reminding us of the resilience of legal aid lawyers in the face of our clients' distress and the maddening short-comings of the legal aid system - but we are here to celebrate the lawyers on the front line tonight - the legal aid family is OUT IN FORCE tonight #LALY25
The Outstanding Achievement award is the highest honour the LALY judges can make.
We do not accept nominations for this award and there is no shortlist.
Join us on 4 July to find out this year's 🌟AMAZING🌟winner 🥳
We do not accept nominations for this award and there is no shortlist.
Join us on 4 July to find out this year's 🌟AMAZING🌟winner 🥳
June 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The Outstanding Achievement award is the highest honour the LALY judges can make.
We do not accept nominations for this award and there is no shortlist.
Join us on 4 July to find out this year's 🌟AMAZING🌟winner 🥳
We do not accept nominations for this award and there is no shortlist.
Join us on 4 July to find out this year's 🌟AMAZING🌟winner 🥳
Time for #LALY25 to bring some sunshine 🌞to this grey, wet Thursday afternoon! A big 🌟CONGRATULATIONS🌟 to our four stellar Public Law finalists, who are all doing life-changing work. A round of applause please for Shaun, Sabrina, Juliet and Jennifer 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
June 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Time for #LALY25 to bring some sunshine 🌞to this grey, wet Thursday afternoon! A big 🌟CONGRATULATIONS🌟 to our four stellar Public Law finalists, who are all doing life-changing work. A round of applause please for Shaun, Sabrina, Juliet and Jennifer 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
🥁Drum roll, please for our 🌟FANTASTIC FOUR🌟Social Welfare Law award finalists. Even more effective at fighting injustice than Mr Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and The Thing, will you please join us in congratulating Laura, Rachel, Kevin and Erika!!!! Social justice superheroes all! 🦸🦸♂️🦸♀️🦸
June 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🥁Drum roll, please for our 🌟FANTASTIC FOUR🌟Social Welfare Law award finalists. Even more effective at fighting injustice than Mr Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and The Thing, will you please join us in congratulating Laura, Rachel, Kevin and Erika!!!! Social justice superheroes all! 🦸🦸♂️🦸♀️🦸
Congratulations to today's featured finalists! A big whoop for Molly, Laura and Milla who are shortlisted for our Immigration & Asylum award. Well done those lasses! 🥳
#LALY25
#LALY25
June 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Congratulations to today's featured finalists! A big whoop for Molly, Laura and Milla who are shortlisted for our Immigration & Asylum award. Well done those lasses! 🥳
#LALY25
#LALY25
Today we are celebrating our three incredible #LALY25 finalists for our Legal Aid Firm/Not for Profit Agency category! Congratulations to the everyone at Asylum Aid, GT Stewart Solicitors and Advocates and Phoenix Law Human Rights Lawyers 🥳
June 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Today we are celebrating our three incredible #LALY25 finalists for our Legal Aid Firm/Not for Profit Agency category! Congratulations to the everyone at Asylum Aid, GT Stewart Solicitors and Advocates and Phoenix Law Human Rights Lawyers 🥳
Another day and another reason to celebrate 🥳 Today we'd like to recognise our #LALY25 finalists in the Legal Aid Barrister category. Congratulations to Justin, Ali and Lucy!
May 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Another day and another reason to celebrate 🥳 Today we'd like to recognise our #LALY25 finalists in the Legal Aid Barrister category. Congratulations to Justin, Ali and Lucy!
A big shoutout to our 3🌟brilliant🌟 Criminal Defence award finalists! Join us on 4 July to cheer on Manisha, Emma and Georgia, and all our other shortlisted contenders for #LALY25!
May 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
A big shoutout to our 3🌟brilliant🌟 Criminal Defence award finalists! Join us on 4 July to cheer on Manisha, Emma and Georgia, and all our other shortlisted contenders for #LALY25!
We are back from the bank holiday and it is time to celebrate our Family Legal Aid incl. Children's Rights Finalists 🎉
Congratulations to ✨Mary, Beverley and Lynsey✨ We cannot wait to celebrate you at the #LALY25 ceremony in July!
Congratulations to ✨Mary, Beverley and Lynsey✨ We cannot wait to celebrate you at the #LALY25 ceremony in July!
May 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We are back from the bank holiday and it is time to celebrate our Family Legal Aid incl. Children's Rights Finalists 🎉
Congratulations to ✨Mary, Beverley and Lynsey✨ We cannot wait to celebrate you at the #LALY25 ceremony in July!
Congratulations to ✨Mary, Beverley and Lynsey✨ We cannot wait to celebrate you at the #LALY25 ceremony in July!
'When I think of legal aid lawyers, I am put in mind of that man who runs the London marathon with a fridge on his back (who somehow manages to overtake other runners and make it to the finish line)
@FionaBawdon on all those in the running for #LALY25 www.lag.org.uk/article/2169...
@FionaBawdon on all those in the running for #LALY25 www.lag.org.uk/article/2169...
May 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
'When I think of legal aid lawyers, I am put in mind of that man who runs the London marathon with a fridge on his back (who somehow manages to overtake other runners and make it to the finish line)
@FionaBawdon on all those in the running for #LALY25 www.lag.org.uk/article/2169...
@FionaBawdon on all those in the running for #LALY25 www.lag.org.uk/article/2169...
Another day, another film celebrating our #LALY25 finalists! Today we are saying 👋 and whoooooo to our wonderful Legal Aid Support Staffer/Support Team finalists. Congratulations to 🌟Rachael 🌟Kuda🌟 and 🌟 Csenge, Tracy & ace colleagues on Irwin Mitchell's Public Law & Human Rights Support Team
May 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Another day, another film celebrating our #LALY25 finalists! Today we are saying 👋 and whoooooo to our wonderful Legal Aid Support Staffer/Support Team finalists. Congratulations to 🌟Rachael 🌟Kuda🌟 and 🌟 Csenge, Tracy & ace colleagues on Irwin Mitchell's Public Law & Human Rights Support Team
Congratulations to our Legal Aid Newcomer finalists!
Here's a nice little film we made to celebrate
⭐️Yasmin⭐️Samantha ⭐️Nadia⭐️and Katie ⭐️
Superstars all!
Here's a nice little film we made to celebrate
⭐️Yasmin⭐️Samantha ⭐️Nadia⭐️and Katie ⭐️
Superstars all!
May 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Congratulations to our Legal Aid Newcomer finalists!
Here's a nice little film we made to celebrate
⭐️Yasmin⭐️Samantha ⭐️Nadia⭐️and Katie ⭐️
Superstars all!
Here's a nice little film we made to celebrate
⭐️Yasmin⭐️Samantha ⭐️Nadia⭐️and Katie ⭐️
Superstars all!
.@WeAreLAPG is proud to announce 📢 the 30 finalists in this year's Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards. For an insight into the doggedness 🐶& brilliance 🌟of lawyers at the social justice coalface, look no further than our #LALY25 shortlist.......
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May 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
.@WeAreLAPG is proud to announce 📢 the 30 finalists in this year's Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards. For an insight into the doggedness 🐶& brilliance 🌟of lawyers at the social justice coalface, look no further than our #LALY25 shortlist.......
lapg.co.uk/lapg-announc...
lapg.co.uk/lapg-announc...