tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post7844661163144637809..comments2024-03-20T12:03:26.126+00:00Comments on Thin Pinstriped Line: Lets Recruit All the Lawyers, Lets Recruit Them Tonight... Sir Humphreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704774192275240783noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-9437556643901419322013-11-17T22:02:00.338+00:002013-11-17T22:02:00.338+00:00Perhaps we could loan them some lawyers?Perhaps we could loan them some lawyers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-66762084536597080392013-11-12T17:57:00.112+00:002013-11-12T17:57:00.112+00:00It has the Army Legal Services, which is about 130...It has the Army Legal Services, which is about 130 strong. I think that's the rough equivalent of the JAG Corps.<br /> https://www.army.mod.uk/agc/23205.aspx<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-83808442615181189162013-11-05T19:58:02.391+00:002013-11-05T19:58:02.391+00:00Why do some lawyers devote themselves to pro bono ...Why do some lawyers devote themselves to pro bono work? Or to traditionally low-paying areas such as environmental law?<br /><br />A substantial minority of the civil servants I work with are retired military, who want to continue working within a familiar culture doing a job they consider useful. Reasons cited by civilians who could be earning significantly more tend to be very consistent; they continue to work there because: a) they feel valued, b) the work they do is important (easy to say when your team is directly responsible for saving the lives of hundreds of service personnel, and preventing serious injuries to thousands more), c) they work they do is interesting, d) some terms of employment are still advantageous compared to the private sector, such as the MOD stance on flexible working, part-time working, maternity leave and so forth.<br /><br />Conversely, reasons for leaving include a) no longer feeling valued or respected; b) seeing terms and conditions of service being heavily eroded; c) a downturn in interesting work due to financial constraints (the number of procurement programmes in general is dropping, particularly in certain environments); d) resentment at the constant stream of abuse from the press.<br /><br />Many of those working in professional grades come to work in the MOD early in their careers and stay there - entropy plays a notable part.<br /><br />Equally, the recent downgrading in terms of pensions, redundancy payments, sick leave entitlements, pay and other terms and conditions of service along with the general perception that the current government actively considers getting rid of MOD civilians as a top priority to be conducted at all costs has resulted in a large exodus of people. The large-scale recruitment campaigns running out of the DE&S for engineers, project mangers, financiers and commercial staff despite the looming privatisation and the recent redundancy programmes is an example of just how fast people are leaving, and in my personal experience, all of those I know of who've left from my area and who I've kept in contact with are now earning substantially more working for companies such as GE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-40311994420744892172013-11-05T16:01:18.530+00:002013-11-05T16:01:18.530+00:00Correct me if I'm wrong, but the UK military h...Correct me if I'm wrong, but the UK military has no US-sized or equivalent JAG corps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-78861761150232971162013-11-04T22:43:12.401+00:002013-11-04T22:43:12.401+00:00Ianeon
Its not about the individuals salary expect...Ianeon<br />Its not about the individuals salary expectations but the fact that the service can call on them at vastly cheaper rates than the civilian equivalents. Most stay as the work is so different to anything that could be done on civvy street. Sir Humphreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704774192275240783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-58586645228484493912013-11-04T16:33:30.218+00:002013-11-04T16:33:30.218+00:00Could this not be contracted out with a Sponsored ...Could this not be contracted out with a Sponsored Reserve element to cover Active Service.<br /><br />With the reductions in legal aid there might be keen competition for the contract.<br /><br />In addition, what about a legal equivalent of the Engineering and Logistic Staff Corps. I believe the E&LSC officers even pay a membership subscription, so costs would be minimal.Deja Vuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14769036203471741274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-69489317030712553242013-11-04T10:39:32.509+00:002013-11-04T10:39:32.509+00:00I would ban all media correspondents from any area...I would ban all media correspondents from any area of military operations. Gone are the exciting views of brave British troops fighting valiantly on our behalf. They are replaced by twisted and loaded comments from every mobile phone or, 'our man on the spot'.<br />All the enemy has to do these days is to tune in to the talking heads on prime time TV to get an intelligence based update on any battleplans we might have.<br />Luckily they are useless after the first shots are fired, but it doesn't do a lot for morale, especially when your front line troops have a camera in their face, asking how does it feel now that you have shot someone.Derek McBridenoreply@blogger.com