I am working full time but also parenting full time alone. My working day starts at 5am and then just spreads throughout the day and evening as and when I can do it.
YLAL’s COVID-19 survey gathered data between Thursday 26 March and Friday 3 April 2020. We received 309 responses from those practitioners who would be eligible to be YLAL members (10 years’ post-qualification experience or less). The purpose of the survey was to gather evidence as to how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting young legal aid lawyers’ professional lives, to understand best and worst practice experienced by them, and to make recommendations relating to how best to protect the health and welfare of those working in legal aid. All responses to the survey were provided anonymously.
Here are just some responses to the survey
I am working full time but also parenting full time alone. My working day starts at 5am and then just spreads throughout the day and evening as and when I can do it.
Daily chargeables hours are expected, we are expected to be logged in during the core hours, all calls diverted to our mobiles. Us without children are asked to cover for those who do.
We are permitted to work from home. However, our hours remain the same and we are still expected to attend the Courts and the Police Stations as usual.
Working hours remain the same, 9-5. This is problematic as it is taking a long time to do basic food shopping with long queues.
The UK Law Gazette has a detailed report…… https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/too-scared-to-speak-out-young-legal-aid-lawyers-highlight-covid-19-pressures/5103820.article?utm_source=gazette_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Furloughs+and+freezes+%7c+No+PII+respite+%7c+Trainees+Q%26A_04%2f09%2f2020
Link to the full survey by clicking the image
