JUNIOR
LAWYERS DIVISION
Launched
in January 2008 for junior lawyers across England and Wales, the
JLD is a division of the Law Society with an independent voice.
This division represents all student members of the Law Society
enrolled through the SRA, trainees, and solicitors with up to
five years' active PQE.
The
JLD is all about its community and their needs.
You
can find more general information on the Junior Lawyers Division's
website - http://juniorlawyers.lawsociety.org.uk/
The
Hertfordshire Law Society is pleased to announce that Gary Smith
of Nockolds Solicitors will be joining the Council for 3 years.
As a newly qualified solicitor he will bring a new dimension to
the Council and will be representing the trainee and junior lawyers.
This
website will have local information for the Junior Lawyers Division
and any events or activities that the JLD organise will be advertised
here. Please feel free to contact any of the JLD Committee members
below if you have any queries.
In
addition, the JLD write an article for the Hertfordshire Law Society
Gazette and it will be reproduced below.
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The
Committee – 2008/09
Chair & National Representative
Gary
Smith - Nockolds Solicitors
GSmith@nockolds.co.uk
Marketing
& Members Representative
Sarah
Pyke - Longmores Solicitors
scp@longmores-solicitors.co.uk
General
Committee Member
Sandeep
Burman-Roy
CPD Representative
Marwa
Hadi
Social
Events Representative
Helen
Strudwick - Longmores Solicitors
hls@longmores-solicitors.co.uk
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Hertfordshire
Junior Lawyers Division (HJLD) has now arranged future events
for the summer which the Committee hope will be a real success.
In
keeping with the aims of the Committee, our next event will be
a quiz night in aid of Shelter, a charity which supports the homeless.
Shelter, like many charities has seen a reduction in charitable
donations being received due to the tough economic climate and
we would like to raise as much money as possible to support them
in their excellent and worthwhile work. The quiz night is open
to members of HJLD, colleagues, family and friends and we are
certain that it will be another evening of good natured, inter-firm
rivalry. We would also like to mention that there is no limit
to the number of teams per firm, so if you have been wondering
which department has the best general knowledge brains in the
business (which is of course completely separate to who brings
in the most billing) or which sibling is really worthy of appearing
on University Challenge, head on over!
The
quiz will be held on the 18th June 2009 at the Slug and Lettuce
in St Albans and the quiz will start at 7.30 p.m. For further
details and to enter a team, please contact Helen, our Social
Events Representative, whose contact details can be found below.
After
the success of our Greek evening which was kindly supported by
Legals4Lawyers,
we will also be arranging a further themed evening for our members
this summer, full details of which will be sent out via e-mail
in the next few weeks. Places for these events are taken up quite
quickly, so, if you would be interested in joining us, please
make sure that you have been added to our mailing list by sending
your contact details to Sarah, our Marketing & Members Representative.
We
would also like your feedback on future educational events that
you would like to see this summer. Whilst we have received some
feedback on potential seminar topics, please keep your suggestions
coming in.
Finally,
another idea that has been suggested is some inter-firm sporting
events, and considering that this summer is set to be one of the
hottest of this year, we would like your opinion as to what sort
of event you would be interested in participating in, whether
it be five-a-side football, rounders or even an ultimate Frisbee
tournament. Alternatively, are you already organising a sports
event, which you would like the HJLD to publicise or be involved
in? If so, do let us know, we look forward to hearing from you.
Sandeep
K. Burman-Roy
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