Bhatt Murphy

Bhatt Murphy is a team of legal aid lawyers who work together to make a contribution to the protection of social welfare, civil liberties and access to justice. We offer specialist representation to often vulnerable members of the public who seek accountability from public authorities. Our focus includes immigration authorities, mental health providers, social services and criminal justice agencies. A core element of our work is assisting clients to combat discrimination in all its forms. We are motivated by the needs of our clients and use the law as a tool to assist in the realisation of their objectives. We aim to deliver a high quality legal service irrespective of our client’s ability to pay. Continue Reading Bhatt Murphy

About Bhatt Murphy

1. Bhatt Murphy is a team of legal aid lawyers who work together to make a contribution to the protection of social welfare, civil liberties and access to justice. We offer specialist representation to often vulnerable members of the public who seek accountability from public authorities. Our focus includes prisons, police, immigration authorities, mental health providers, social services and other criminal justice agencies. A core element of our work is assisting clients to combat discrimination in all its forms. We are motivated by the needs of our clients and use the law as a tool to assist in the realisation of their objectives. We aim to deliver a high quality legal service irrespective of our client’s ability to pay. 
2. We rely upon a collaborative style to ensure that our clients benefit from the commitment of their own individual lawyer as well as the creativity and innovation of the entire team. 
3. The firm enjoys Band 1 ranking in the Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession (2020/2021) in all areas of the firm’s practice.  
4. Bhatt Murphy is Lexcel accredited and is a London Living Wage employer.
5. At a time when access to justice is increasingly under threat, we aim to make ourselves as accessible as possible to our clients, to deliver high quality legal services to them, and to contribute to the progressive development of the law in our specialist areas.

About Article 39

1. Article 39 fights for the rights of children living in state and privately-run institutions in England. A registered charity, we take our name from Article 39 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which grants every child who has experienced abuse or suffered other violations of their rights to recover in environments where their health, self-respect and dignity are nurtured. Our work runs across four complementary areas: legal education; practice development (our national network of independent advocates has nearly 300 members); policy advocacy, research and strategic litigation; and awareness-raising of the rights, views and interests of children.
2. Article 39’s employees are all home-working in different parts of England. We have good online systems of communication and information-sharing, which the successful candidate will have access to as an equal member of our team. We are a small staff team which works flexibly, including to support parenting responsibilities. It may also be possible for you to work from the Bhatt Murphy office during your days with Article 39 (tbc).   
3. You can find out more about our work at www.article39.org.uk. 

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