Right, we know there are not many Deaf lawyers in the UK.
We know that there are even fewer Deaf lawyers undertaking advocacy in tribunals and court.
I’m one of them. As an employment solicitor, I undertake advocacy in the Employment Tribunal on a regular basis.
Now, bear in mind that I’m profoundly Deaf and [...]
I went on a “Supervision Training for Managers” course yesterday afternoon and realised I’d been doing supervision sessions with my staff (I currently manage 6 staff) all wrong! Oops.
Apparently, where I’ve been going wrong is to discuss both supervision AND management issues in a supervision session. This begs the question: “what’s the difference between [...]
Meet my wonderful team at RAD.
Back (L-R): Desmond Masterson, Laura Eadsforth, Daniel Webster, me, Shaunett Harris, Riccardo Hoyte.
Front (L-R): Amanda Everitt, Rose Hawes, Paul Lennon, Lianne Lusty.
This photo was taken at the RAD Staff Conference on 5 June 2009.
22 September 2008
The Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) and the Legal Services Commission (LSC) are proud to announce the launch of a pilot specialist casework service in British Sign Language (BSL) via the Internet to eligible clients. RAD Legal Services has been working in partnership with the LSC and online interpreting service provider Significan’t [...]
At the risk of being accused a brag, you can now view my details on the Law Society’s Solicitors Online website!
Go here to view my details.
