Posts by Amy McGilp

We are delighted to report that we have had another successful year with regards to our employment law project. This project was launched in April 2022 to promote employment rights and assist people facing problems at work. Please click here if you are looking for more information about the types of issues we can assist with.…

Legal Services Agency is pleased to announce the launch of our 2025-2028 Strategic Plan. Our Strategic Plan has been developed following consultation with our wide range of stakeholders, our team, and Board of Directors. Our future priorities, outlined in the plan, are influenced by emerging legal needs, the external policy landscape, and the growing socio-economic…

Legal Services Agency is delighted to announce that two of our now-former trainees – Fiona Anderson and Rebecca Stafford – have successfully completed their traineeships and qualified as solicitors. Traineeships at Legal Services Agency are designed to develop the next generation of social justice solicitors. We pride ourselves on nurturing future leaders in the sector…

Last Tuesday, Legal Services Agency (LSA) gave evidence at the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry’s justice impact hearings. The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry is investigating, independent of government, the devolved strategic response to the COVID-19 pandemic with a view to identifying lessons for the future and making recommendations to the Scottish Government. The justice impact hearings are gathering…

Legal Services Agency (LSA) recently contributed to an important ‘Call for Views’ by the Social Justice and Social Security Committee into financial considerations when leaving an abusive relationship. The Social Justice and Social Security Committee wanted to hear about: the support local authorities give to women leaving abusive relationships how rules and practices related to…

Last week, Legal Services Agency met with representatives from the Commissioner for Children and Young People to discuss the incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law. The UNCRC The UNCRC is a legally binding agreement which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of…

This week, members of our team shared why legal aid matters to them, in support of the Law Society of Scotland’s ‘Legal Aid Matters’ campaign. The campaign calls on the Scottish Government to prioritise legal aid reform. Here’s what they had to say… Amy McGilp, Communications Officer: Legal aid matters because every £1 spent on…

Legal Services Agency is pledging our support for the Law Society of Scotland’s ‘Legal Aid Matters’ campaign. The campaign calls on the Scottish Government to prioritise legal aid reform. As put by the Law Society of Scotland: Access to justice is a cornerstone of a fair society — but Scotland’s legal aid system is under…

Legal Services Agency recently contributed to an important consultation by the Scottish Government regarding their Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Strategy. The purpose of the strategy is to embed principles of equality, inclusion, and human rights across all the work of the Scottish Government, as well as supporting the wider public sector in Scotland to…

Legal Services Agency celebrates Human Rights Day 2024. Human Rights Day is celebrated around the world on the 10th of December every year.  The date was chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This was the first recognition of human rights on a global scale…