Release of court records for profit risks undermining public confidence in...
Making information from court records available to commercial organisations is not supported by the public and risks further undermining confidence in the justice system, according to ground-breaking...
View ArticleTrustee & Investment Committee Member opportunity
The Legal Education Foundation is partnering with Nurole, to find a Trustee & Investment Committee Member. You can find out more and register your interest at the following link:...
View ArticleJustice First Fellowship recruitment now open
Our 2022/23 Fellow recruitment round is now open. Now in its ninth cohort, this Fellowship round has positions with 20 hosts from all four nations of the UK who focus on different areas of social...
View ArticleJames Wolffe KC joins The Legal Education Foundation Board
James Wolffe KC has joined The Legal Education Foundation board as a Trustee. James qualified as an advocate at the Scottish bar in 1992 and took silk in 2007. He was Dean of the Faculty of Advocates...
View ArticleTamsin Evans has joined The Legal Education Foundation Board
Tamsin Evans has joined The Legal Education Foundation board as a Trustee and will join TLEF’s Investment Committee. Tamsin has over 20 years of investment industry experience. Tamsin is Head of...
View ArticleDr Natalie Byrom is leaving the Legal Education Foundation
Dr Natalie Byrom is leaving the Legal Education Foundation after eight years as Director of Research and Learning. Her work has focused on bringing about an enduring commitment to learning and the use...
View ArticleOur Power, Culture and Inclusion work
Although the Legal Education Foundation has always been committed to upholding justice, since 2021 we have been thinking more deeply internally about how we can prevent harms from oppressive systems....
View ArticleOpportunities to join our board
The Foundation is looking to appoint up to three new trustees. This is an exciting time to join the board as we push forward our role as a foundation working on the role of law as a tool for social...
View ArticleOur latest grants decisions
Our latest grants decisions were made in June under our two open programmes, Fairer Systems and Stronger Sector. 12 grants were awarded, representing a great diversity of organisations working on a...
View ArticleWatch our new webinar for potential grant applicants
In January 2024, we hosted an online webinar and Q&A for organisations interested in applying to the LEF as part of our Spring 2024 open grants round. The webinar introduced the LEF and our...
View ArticleRebecca Gray joins the LEF board
We’re excited to announce that Rebecca Gray has joined the Legal Education Foundation board as a Trustee. Rebecca started her career working in communications and public affairs, and has since held...
View ArticleJustice First Fellowship Host recruitment now open
Applications are now open for our 2024 Justice First Fellowship Host recruitment round. The closing date for applications is Thursday 7 March 2024. Each year, we award a grant to a number of social...
View ArticleBarbora Bukovská joins the LEF board
We’re excited to announce that Barbora Bukovská has joined the Legal Education Foundation board as a Trustee. Barbora is a Czech human rights attorney and activist. Since 2009, she has been a Senior...
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