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BLS features in Bristol Post oldest thriving companies in Bristol

Excerpt from the article: How Bristol’s oldest companies are still thriving after more than 100 years in business They include the city’s last-surviving chocolate maker a wine merchant and a tannery. Why do some companies struggle to survive beyond a year while others flourish for hundreds? Although more than 90 per cent of small companies in Britain will survive one … more

The President’s Charity of the Year 2017/18

                      Please see Freewheelers Leaflet 2017 for the fabulous work these volunteer riders undertake to assist the NHS in moving vital supplies and equipment  around the county. Who knows which one of us or someone we know may have already benefited from their amazing work?

BLS Member discount offer on GCHQ certified Social Engineering Course – 8 August

Red Goat Cyber Security are offering Bristol Law Society members a 15% discount on their upcoming GCHQ certified Social Engineering course at Imperial College on the 8th of August. This interactive half-day cyber security course helps you identify and prevent social engineering attacks such as phishing and impersonation by placing you in the position of the hackers to enable you … more

Appeal to Solicitors and Barristers

Can you volunteer several hours a year to take part in exciting projects to improve access to justice and help those who cannot access legal advice?

Avon and Bristol Law Centre are helping to reduce the disadvantage that clients in more isolated areas have of finding free legal advice as detailed above. If every lawyer in the area takes on one monthly advice session or one pro bono case a year we can go a long way to meet the needs of those currently suffering from a lack of advice provision and this helps us all live in a thriving and fair community.

We can set up everything for you here at ABLC or you can Skype direct from your offices. If you are a qualified employment or family solicitor, fellow legal executive or barrister and would like to volunteer with any of these pro bono projects, please contact alexm@ablc.org.uk or 0117 9248662 – we would love to tell you more and work around your capacity to help!