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GAZETTE
N E W S
JULY 1996
In-House Solicitors - Newsbrief
This Newsbrief is intended for in-
house solicitors (including Local
Authority solicitors, solicitors in the
Chief State Solicitors Office and other
Government departments)
Directory Project
In the Newsbrief item in the last
edition of the
Gazette,
I explained that
one of the important objectives of the
corporate committee this year, is to
compile a directory of solicitors in the
sector, to include solicitors in the
; Chief State Solicitors Office, other
Government departments, the Legal
Aid Board and the Local Authorities.
The first step is to compile the
necessary data and for this we need
the co-operation of all the solicitors in
the sector.
A simple questionnaire will be sent to
you within the next few weeks. This
will take just a few minutes of your
i time to complete. When completed the
! questionnaire should be returned to:
Therese Clarke,
The Law Society of Ireland,
Blackhall Place,
Dublin 7.
A second copy of the questionnaire
will also be included and I would ask
you to pass this to a solicitor
colleague who may not be on our
mailing list. We are aware that our list
is not yet comprehensive.
If you, your organisation, or others,
i wish to take advantage of the
! opportunity to advertise in the
directory to solicitors in the sector or
their employers, you should also
contact
Therese Clarke
for further
information.
The committee members are of the
opinion that the directory will have a
usefulness beyond simply being a
directory. It will greatly assist
networking within the sector both for
professional information and support
information. It will also be useful for
solicitors contemplating employment
in the sector and for employers
seeking talented solicitors to employ!
I believe that this directory project is
an important step in marking the
identity of the sector.
Formation of Association
In the next edition of the
Gazette
we
hope to publish the date of the
inaugural meeting of the association.
As promised, we will also be
circulating the draft constitution
before that date and canvassing your
views on possible structures for the
association and elections to the
Association Council.
Solicitors commencing employment
in the sector
The move from private practice to the
very different cultures of the public
service and corporate worlds can be
difficult. Another important project
for the committee this year is to
compile a brochure for solicitors
commencing employment in the
sector. The committee members are
drawing on their own experiences in
making the transfer, to ensure that the
brochure adequately addresses the
important issues.
If you have also encountered
particular problems in making this
transfer, please let us know, so that
new entrants to the sector can be
forewarned.
Seminars
Some Irish solicitors attended the
"In-House Counsel Event 1996"
organised by Euroforum and held in
London in June.
Detailed of two upcoming seminars
are as follows:-
1. "Successful Management of In-
House Legal Services"
29 to 30 October, 1996, St. James
Court Hotel, London.
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For a brochure
phone
0044 171 242 2324.
Fax
0044 171 242 2320
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This conference " seeks to
assist the achievement of best
practice in legal departments, by
understanding and applying
successful management
strategies". The speaker panel
includes fifteen heads of in-house
legal services in the UK.
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; 2. "How to Develop and Enhance the
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In-House Capability"
This is a one day forum to be held
on 19 September, 1996 at The
Strand Palace Hotel, London.
The conference will "....explore
the in-house legal department's
internal and external relations
namely:
Training and development in in-
house solicitors
The use of information technology
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The role for external advisers
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The conduct of litigation
Media relations"
The speakers are experienced in-
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house lawyers in major
organisations.
For a brochure phone 0044 171
453 2708.
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Fax
0044 171 257 9025
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J
Michael
Carroll,
Chairman.
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