We have been asked by Gemma Hope of Mayo Wynne Baxter to circulate the following message to our Sussex JLD members: “There has been lots in the media recently about the Government’s public consultation on whether to legalise marriage for same sex couples. The Family Law solicitors here at Mayo Wynne Baxter have prepared a [...]

Wesleyan for Lawyers are the specialist providers of holistic financial planning for lawyers and are pleased to be working with the Sussex Junior Lawyers Division (JLD). This seminar will look at the following areas: What today’s rates really mean Alternative actions Saving and investment risk strategies Options and opportunities Taxation issues Wesleyans investment view Date: [...]

The aim of the consultation is to gather views on proposed amendments to the rules which have been put forward to help clarify the purpose and limitations of the rule in light of statutory provisions in the Legal Services Act 2007—in particular, section 15, which affects the position of in-house lawyers working in organisations which [...]

Nominations are still open for the JLD Pro Bono Award 2012, held in partnership with LawWorks. This award is part of LawWorks’ annual awards and is aimed at recognising the pro bono work undertaken by individual trainees and solicitors with up to five years post-qualification experience. Please note: The award does not include students. Students [...]

The SussexJLD will be holding a charity quiz event for Shelter, hosted by Lauren Godfrey of 1 Crown Office Row and Alex Watson of Edward Harte solicitors, on Friday 23 March 7pm till 9pm (ish). The venue is upstairs at the Quadrant, 12-13 North Street, Brighton, BN1 3GJ. Tickets are £5 per person, 4 people [...]

Want to know more about the Solicitor Advocate service being lauched by the Law Society next year? See http://services.lawsociety.org.uk/events/node/54434 for details of the FREE 1CPD point events.

We are very pleased to announce the 2011/2012 Sussex JLD committee and would love to see you for drink or two and catch up at the Northern Lights, Brighton, tomorrow evening at 6pm for a short AGM and drinks to follow. The new 2011/2012 Sussex JLD committee is as follows: Chair – Katherine Stockwell, Quality [...]

All members can now vote for the 2011/2012 members of the SussexJLD committee. Voting will remain open until midnight on Tuesday 15th November and the successful applicants will be announced on Wednesday 16th November via email announcement.

A huge thank you to everyone who came to the Sussex JLD ball last Friday and donated towards our chosen charity by buying raffle tickets. As well as having a fabulous time, together we raised £579 for the Rockinghorse charity, who work to make life better for sick children in Sussex and Surrey.

The time has come for the Sussex JLD to elect a new committee for 2012. We are re-electing the committee with the following positions: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Social Secretary, Communications Secretary, National JLD Representative, Student Representative, and Treasurer. Anyone wishing to be put forward for one (or more) of these roles please forward 100 words [...]