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BRISTOL JLD HOLDS AN INTERVIEWING WORKSHOP

Bristol JLD, Hays Legal and MBS Coaching are holding a workshop entitled: Interview Success Workshop An interactive workshop enabling you to reach your full potential in interviews. On Tuesday 22nd May 2012 From 6pm – 8.30pm   There are countless books available that tell you how to prepare for an interview, the research to do, the answers to give, what … more

SAFE HARBOUR ADVICE ON COLPs AND COFAs?

The Law Society is to roll-out its new ‘safe-harbour’ compliance initiative to the whole profession, providing advice to COLPs and COFAs via its Risk and Compliance Service. The move follows the Society’s launch earlier this month of the Compliance Reference Group (CRG) pilot to enable Compliance Officers of Legal Practice (COLPs) from the top 100 firms to submit enquiries to the Law … more

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South West Review

The Law Society South West Review is out

The review includes information on the main legal news arising from the Law Society and elsewhere, and also planned events in the South West.  In addition the Law Society has recently held two successful events in Bristol:

-          Equality and Diversity Group which BLS kindly promoted.  This highlighted best practice in encouraging and supporting diverse workforces, as well as the Equality and Diversity regulatory requirements in the SRA’s new Handbook (Principle 9).

-          Judicial Appointments Outreach Event held at UWE, and at which Jude Ellery ably spoke and provided a very useful insight into the process involved in applying for a judicial position as well as the implications involved for a practising solicitor.

Over the coming months the Law Society will also be exploring how to update members on the SRA’s regulatory requirements, particularly as firms will need to have identified their new Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (COLP) by March 2012.  Compliance and Lexcel promotional events look likely.

Please find the Link to the South West review below:  http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/new/documents/2011/south-west-review-dec2011.pdf 

Any queries please contact the Law Society Regional Manager for South West, Mathew Still at Matthew.Still@LawSociety.Org.UK.

Kind Regards

Bristol Law Society