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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Here is a round-up of forthcoming events of interest to BLS members Tuesday 21st February 2012 : Bristol Junior Lawyers Division and Hays Legal are holding a CV clinic for all NQs from 6pm to 8pm at Hays Legal, Hartwell House, 55 Victoria Street, Bristol BS1 6AD Details can be found at the Bristol JLD website Wednesday 29th February : … more

BRISTOL – “A VERY FORWARD-LOOKING, INNOVATIVE AND COMPETITIVE LEGAL MARKET”

Following his recent visit to Bristol, Law Society John Wotton remarked on the excellence of Bristol as a legal centre, describing it as “a very forward-looking, innovative and competitive legal market”. More details of the visit will follow.

Training

Training at BLS

Through our strategic partnership with Central Law Training, we are able to offer a diverse range of specialist legal and skill based courses, workshops and webinars at very competitive prices.

Obtaining all your annual CPD requirements through Bristol Law Society could not be easier. Simply choose your course and then either telephone CLT on 0121 355 0900 or book on-line via their website, www.clt.co.uk. If you are a current CLT member you will receive a discount of 50% off the course fee. If you are not a CLT member, Bristol Law Society has negotiated a significant reduction in the cost of CLT membership to enable you to enjoy the courses at the same discounted rate. For further details please contact the CLT team on 0121 362 7705.

The provision of first class training courses has always been central to the services offered by Bristol Law Society and we are delighted to be able to expand our CPD offerings by working in close association with one of the UK’s leading education providers.

Running in parallel with this programme, BLS organises three full day conferences a year in the areas of Civil/ Commercial Litigation (22 June), Property Law (14 September). See autumn brochure and booking form Conference Brochure 2011 for Members
and Private Client (30 September). The Civil Litigation conference in June 2010 was a coup for Bristol when Lord Neuberger and Lord Justice Jackson accepted our invitation to speak and sit on a discussion panel for half a day. This year we had the opposition view as we are delighted to welcome Lord William Bach, Opposition Spokesman for Justice, as keynote speaker.  See separate report.