Professor Jo Delahunty KC Invited to Speak to The SEC on the Importance and Challenges of Legal Aid Lawyers
27th May 2025
This afternoon, Professor Jo Delahunty KC will deliver her talk, ‘Is a Legal Aid Lawyer’s Work All Stress and Distress?‘ at the invitation of The SEC.
Jo will highlight the crucial role of legal aid lawyers and the challenges they often face, including:
– The physical and emotional impact of legal aid cases.
– The impact of underfunding
– How practitioners can support one another and recognise when a crisis is imminent.
– The role of specialist professionals in providing support when practitioners face a crisis.