Lawyers with Disabilities Division: Your career as a solicitor starts here!

CPD hours 2.25

The Lawyers with Disabilities Division (LDD) are delighted to bring you this event aimed at law students, trainee and newly qualified solicitors with disabilities who want to know more about embarking on your career as a solicitor.

The programme will look at various career options other than private practice; advice on preparing your CV; general techniques for obtaining a training contract; how social media can assist you during your career; advice and guidance on whether to declare your disability; getting involved with pro bono work; and personal experiences of LDD members.

Programme

11.00 - 11.15      Registration and introduction
                           David Merkel, chair and Council member, Lawyers with Disabilities Division

11.15 - 13.00      Private practice and beyond - various career options             
                           Our panel will guide you through career options you might not have considered        
                           Facilitator: Tony Diangelo   
                           Stephanie Boyce, director - legal services, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators        
                           Mark Morris, career guidance practitioner, CILEx
                           Maria Memoli, solicitor, local government
                           Bridget Palmer, solicitor, Government Legal Service
                           Alison Parkinson, solicitor, in-house
                           Claire Short, solicitor, Government Legal Service

13.00 - 13.45     Lunch

13.45 - 15.00      Advice and guidance
                           Facilitator: Darren Hughes
                           CV workshop - Dawn Dixon, solicitor, private practice
                           Obtaining a training contract - Matthew Broadbent, publisher, Lawcareers.net
                           Social media masterclass - Kevin Poulter, senior associate, Bircham Dyson Bell
                           
15:00 - 15:15      Refreshments

15.15 - 16.15      Guidance and information
                           Facilitator: Tony Diangelo
                           To delare or not to declare - Peter Jones, solicitor, private practice                   
                           Pro bono - David Raeburn, LawWorks
                           Health support and advice - Ann Charlton, LawCare

16.15 - 17.15     Personal experiences of LDD members
                          Fadeia Hossian, trainee solicitor  
                          Placida Ojinnaka, solicitor

17.15                 Closing remarks followed by social networking
                          David Merkel, chair and Council member, Lawyers with Disabilities Division

Please note the programme is subject to change.

Who should attend?

This event is for law students and those who are about to start or are undertaking the LPC, as well as newly qualified solicitors.

This event is free to attend.

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