Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Matrix Chambers and Morrison & Foerster have all been shortlisted for a 2013 UK Diversity Legal Award. The results will be announced at the launch of the 2013 BSN Diversity League Table report, which takes place on the evening of Monday 11th November. The event is hosted by Hogan Lovells LLP at…
LAW SOCIETY COMMITTEE VACANCIES The Law Society of England and Wales is the independent professional body, established for solicitors in 1825, that works globally to support and represent its 166,000 members, promoting the highest professional standards and the rule of law. Law Society committees help our work by: • giving advice and guidance about policy,…
Law Society Council meeting summary: 16 October 2013 At this first Council meeting of the legal year 2013-14, we welcomed the 19 new members of Council who had been elected or nominated to Council seats earlier in the year, the great majority of whom were able to attend their first Council meeting in person. There…
Update on Criminal Legal Aid On 16 October, the Law Society Council resolved to: 1. Note and support the concessions and amendments to the Government’s initial proposals that have been achieved via the Society’s engagement with the MoJ. 2. Note that the Society opposes uneconomic or inappropriate fee structures. This short paper summarises the presentation…
Training for Tomorrow – speak about the SRA’s next steps in reforming legal education The Solicitors Regulation Authority is inviting members of the profession, training providers, trainees and students to a series of six free events to hear about proposals to reform the current legal and education training system. The free events, delivered across the…
THE BSN ANNUAL BALL & AWARDS DINNER 2013 Saturday 12 October 2013, 7pm Have you secured your ticket for our illustrious event taking place this Saturday 12th October? If not then you still have time to attend the BSN Annual Ball & Awards dinner. It is the perfect event for you and your colleagues or a group of…
The BSN invites nominations in the following awards categories to recognise and highlight the experience and contribution of Black practitioners to the legal profession and to celebrate outstanding achievement: PROMISING JUNIOR LAWYER OUTSTANDING SOLICITOR The awards will be presented at BSN’s glittering Annual Ball, which this year takes place at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel,…
The BSN is pleased to announce the 2013 UK Diversity Legal Awards. Entries can be submitted up until the 25th of October 2013. The BSN UK Diversity Legal Awards is the only industry awards in the UK that recognises and promotes equality and diversity across the breath of the legal profession. It provides an excellent…
00881: President of Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) Today, the Judicial Appointments Commission has launched the above selection exercise. Many of the people you work with may be eligible to apply and suitable for this position, but some of the most talented applicants will put themselves forward only if they are given some encouragement. We…
LAY MEMBERS FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND DISCIPLINARY PANELS The Taxation Disciplinary Board deals with complaints and disciplinary matters affecting members of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and the Association of Taxation Technicians. The Board now wishes to appoint several new lay members, including legally-qualified individuals, to its Investigation and Disciplinary Panels. Lay members are those…
