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GAZETTE
N E W S B R I E F
In-House Solicitors
OCTOBER 1996
This Newsbrief is intended for
solicitors in the corporate and public
services sectors.
Inaugural meeting of Association
I u n d e r s t a nd that y o u will b e r e c e i v i ng
this e d i t i on of t he
Gazette
j u st b e f o r e
o u r m e e t i ng on 2 3 O c t o b er to l a u n ch
the n e w A s s o c i a t i on of S o l i c i t o rs in t he
C o r p o r a te a n d P u b l ic S e r v i c es S e c t o r s.
A s y o u k n o w , the L a w S o c i e ty is
f a c i l i t a t i ng this l a u n c h.
W e a re m o s t a n x i o us to e n s u re that
t h e re is a s t r o ng t e am to lead t he
A s s o c i a t i on in its first y e a r. I a m
p l e a s ed to say that w e h a v e a l r e a dy
r e c e i v ed s o m e i n d i c a t i o ns of interest. I
w o u l d a g a in r e m i n d y o u t h at
n o m i n a t i o ns f o r t he p o s i t i o ns of
P r e s i d e n t, V i c e P r e s i d e n t, H o n o r a ry
T r e a s u r e r, H o n o r a ry S e c r e t a ry a nd
o r d i n a ry C o u n c il m e m b e r s s h o u ld b e
c o m m u n i c a t ed to m y s e lf or T h e r e se
C l a r k e at t he L a w S o c i e ty (tel.
8 6 8 1 2 2 0 ). N o m i n a t i o ns will a l so b e
t a k en f r o m the f l o or on t he e v e n i ng of
t h e m e e t i n g.
It is a l w a y s e x c i t i ng to b e in at t he start
of a n e w p r o j e c t. A y e a r ' s s e r v i ce o n
t h e C o u n c il of t he A s s o c i a t i on w o u l d
b e a c o m m i t m e nt that s h o u ld p r o ve
v e ry w o r t h w h i l e.
W e will d e al w i th t he f o r m a l i t i es of t he
e v e n i n g as e x p e d i t i o u s ly as p o s s i b l e.
T h e r e a f t e r, t h e re will b e a r e c e p t i on
h o s t ed by t he L a w S o c i e ty a n d I h o p e
that y ou will j o i n u s to c e l e b r a te t he
l a u n ch of t he A s s o c i a t i o n.
Directory project
W e h a v e b e e n v e ry e n c o u r a g ed b y t he
v o l u m e a n d p r o m p t n e ss of t he
r e s p o n s es to o u r q u e s t i o n n a i r e. O v e r
2 5 0 r e s p o n s es h a v e n o w b e e n r e c e i v e d.
If y o u h a v e n ot yet r e t u r n ed y o u r
q u e s t i o n n a i r e, b ut w o u l d w i s h to b e
i n c l u d ed in t he d i r e c t o r y, I w o u l d
e n c o u r a ge y o u to l o c a te y o u r
c o r r e s p o n d e n ce or to o b t a in a n o t h er
c o p y f r o m t he L a w S o c i e t y, a n d r e t u rn
it to us.
Michael Carroll
T h e r e s p o n s es to t he q u e s t i o n n a i re
p r o v i de a m o s t i n t e r e s t i ng o v e r v i ew of
s o l i c i t o rs o u t s i de p r i v a te p r a c t i c e. In
a d d i t i on to c o m p i l i ng the d i r e c t o r y, I
b e l i e ve it w o u l d b e of i n t e r e st to
e v e r y b o dy if w e g a v e a g e n e r al
v i e w of the i n f o r m a t i on p r e s e n t e d. It is
h o p e d to d o t h is in a f u t u r e e d i t i on of
the
Gazette.
T h e c o mm i t t ee is c o n s i d e r i ng w h a t, if
a n y, r e f e r e n ce m a t e r i a l, n ot a l r e a dy
a v a i l a b le in d i a r i es or t he m a i n
Law
Directory
,
w o u ld b e u s e f ul f o r
s o l i c i t o r s, if it w e r e i n c l u d ed in t he
d i r e c t o r y. If y o u h a v e a n y i d e a s, p l e a se
let us k n o w .
Solicitors taking up employment
in the sector
A b r o c h u re on t h is t o p ic is a l m o st
f i n a l i s ed a n d w e h o p e that it will b e
a v a i l a b le b e f o r e t he e n d of t he y e a r.
Managing quality legal services in
business
T h e L a w S o c i e ty of E n g l a n d a n d
W a l e s , C o m m e r c e a n d I n d u s t ry G r o u p ,
h a s m a d e a v a i l a b le in b o o k f o r m , a
s e r i es of a r t i c l es p r o d u c ed in 1 9 94 b y
t h e ir P r o f e s s i o n al S u b - c o mm i t t e e. T h e
t o p i cs c o v e r ed are:
• T h e s t r a t e g ic m a n a g e m e nt of
c o m p a n y legal d e p a r t m e n ts
• S e r v i ce level a g r e e m e n ts
• B e n c h m a r k i ng
• C l i e nt f e e d b a ck a n d a s s e s s m e nt
• P e o p le
• O f f i c e p r o c e d u r es
• V a l u e of h a v i ng i n - h o u se l a w y er
• I S O 9 0 0 1 in t he i n - h o u se legal
d e p a r t m e nt
T h i s p u b l i c a t i on h a s b e e n r e v i e w ed b y
the c o mm i t t ee a n d is h i g h ly
r e c o m m e n d e d. C o p i e s are a v a i l a b le at
a c o st of £ 5 s t e r l i ng f r o m : J u l i et
H e a s m a n , L a w S o c i e t y, 113 C h a n c e ry
L a n e , L o n d o n W C 2 A 1PL, E n g l a n d.
Michael Carroll,
Chairman.
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^MEETINGTOINAUGURATE N^
ASSOCIATIONOFSOLICITORS
INTHECORPORATE ND
PUBLICSERVICE SECTORS
This Association is being formed to
represent the interests of solicitors
outside private practice.
WEDNESDAY, 23 OCTOBER 1996
6.30 pm LAW SOCIETY
BLACKHALL PLACE, DUBLIN 7
• ALL WELCOME •
Light refreshments will be served
after the meeting.
Enquiries:
Michael Carroll, Solicitor
Tel: 6775661: Fax:
677 2293
Therese Clarke, Law Society
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Tel:8681220: Fax: 8681232
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