How to become a Peer Reviewer

Occasionally the LSC and IALS recruits experienced practitioners to act as independent Peer Reviewers in all categories of law covered by legal aid

Information for prospective peer reviewers e.g. ‘Peer Reviewer – personal specification’ can be found on the following page of the LSC website:

www.legalservices.gov.uk/criminal/contracting/mq_peerreview.asp#recruitment

The LSC will advertise for Peer Reviewers in the Law Society Gazette and other relevant journals; it will also publish details of future recruitment rounds on the LSC website page identified above

Current recruitment

The LSC is currently accepting applications for Peer Reviewers in the following categories:

• Actions Against the Police
  
• Community Care
  
• Consumer General Contract
  
• Debt
  
• Education
  
• Employment
  
• Family
  
• Personal Injury
  
• Public Law
  
• Welfare Benefits
  

For an application form and details of the essential and preferred requirements for Peer Reviewers, as well as background information on the process, please visit the LSC website:

www.legalservices.gov.uk/civil/how/mq_peerreview.asp

The closing date for applications is 31 August 2006

Future recruitment

If you would like to be informed about future recruitment rounds please e-mail: peer.review@legalservices.gov.uk with your name, category of law and contact details (preferably including an e-mail address)

The Peer Review Development team will then send you an application pack when they are next recruiting in your category of law