Lawyers Who Care
Events

How can we help children and young people communicate in legal proceedings?

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Youtube link pending.

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This event is dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of:

· How to spot your client might have communication challenges

· A high level understanding of the 3 key areas of communication

· Some simple techniques to add to your toolkit

· What support is available and how to access it

 

This webinar will provide you with valuable knowledge and practical advice.

 

We will delve into:

· The list of vulnerabilities as defined by the MoJ

· What support is available to children, young people (and also adults with communication needs)

· How to identify a young person might need communication support

· What to look out for!

· Share some basic techniques to support communication

· Intro to the 3 key areas of communication

· What services are available and how to access them

· HMCTS Approved Intermediary framework (brief overview of the service and what its’ for)

· Assessments – purpose and what is covered (foundations, receptive communication, expressive communication-)

· Assistance at court – what is everyone’s role to ensure effective communication (intermediary role / counsels role)

Safeguarding and Local Authorities' Duties towards care-experienced people. 

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Youtube link pending.

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Dr. Laura Janes will delve into:

o The legal definitions of care leavers and qualifying children.

o Landmark ages when rights and entitlements shift.

o Strategies to challenge inadequate support from local authorities.

o The intersection of care leavers' rights with other legal duties (e.g., adult social care, housing, mental health).

 

Jonny Hoyle will explore:

o The distinctions between Care Experience and Care Leavers.

o The practical challenges faced by those lacking traditional family networks and how this impacts access to opportunities.

o The realities of Leaving Care Services and how they are implemented.

o Pathway Plans, local offers, and the difference between transactional and relational services, with a focus on young people qualifying for assistance.

o Practical advice on advocating for needed support and insights into the care leaver apprenticeship bursary uplift.

Webinar on 'Ethical Ways of Sharing your Care Experience Story and Avoiding Truama mining..

Youtube Link here. 

 

Event details:​

As a care-experienced-led organisation, we know first-hand the difficulties and vulnerability involved in sharing your story, particularly in a world where care experience is deeply stigmatised. All three of our guest speakers, however, speak proudly of their care experience but in a way that protects the parts of their story that are private to them.

As experienced journalists and writers, Rebekah and Sophia will also discuss the issues surrounding 'trauma-mining' in the media and how to have boundaries around being the person who gets to share your story. Lucy will then discuss how to speak about care experience on a legal application, as she did so proudly when she was awarded an Inn of Court scholarship and pupillage. There will also be a Q&A to be able to ask any burning questions you may have.

Ultimately, your story is yours. It is up to you how you tell it. This evening Webinar will, however, embed you with some tools to be able to equip you to feel more confident about it.

Lawyers Who Care Care Aware and Trauma-Informed training for mentors.

 

Event details:​

Described as "some of the best training I have ever received" by an anonymous barrister mentor, Lawyers Who Care's training to nearly 30 barrister and solicitor mentors at Burges Salmon LLP did not disappoint. A full blog on the training can be read here.

Lawyers Who Care LAUNCH.

Youtube Link to our introduction video here. 

 

Event details:​

The official launch of Lawyers Who Care CIC, the UK's first mentoring organisation for care-experienced people in legal careers. We wrote a blog post on our incredibly successful launch here.