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GAZETTE
SEPTEMBER 1988
SOLICITORS' FINANCIAL
CONTROLLERS' ASSOCIATION
The Association has, w i th the
encouragement and support of the
Law Society, now completed a
successful first year. The present
membership is representative of
the full range of practices in terms
of size, location and stage of
d e v e l o pme n t, s pann i ng t h o se
whose records are paper-based to
others who are highly automated.
The
o b j e c t i v es
of
t he
Association include inter alia the
provision of a f o r um for Financial
Controllers/Book-keepers for the
sharing of information of mutual
b e n e f i t, t he o r g a n i s a t i on of
Seminars/Discussion Groups and
liaison w i t h outside organisations
offering services of interest to the
profession, including Law Society
Committees.
The Association meets quarterly
and to date topics have included:-
A d d r e ss of a f i rm of
Chartered Ac coun t an ts on
the audit of a Solicitor's
practice.
Paper by L aw S o c i e ty
Ac coun t ant on " I nspec t i on
of a Solicitor's Practice" and
" I n t e r est Regulations".
A visit to Wang factory in
Limerick and a presentation
by
a s p e c i a l i st
legal
s o f t w a r e s u p p l i e r, BCL
Limited on the development
of
Wo r d
P r o c e s s i n g/
Computerisation.
Papers by memb e rs on
" Ka l amazoo in a Solicitor's
O f f i c e" supplemented by
documen t a t i on supplied by
Kalamazoo.
Address by the Financial
Controller of a large English
practice on " T he Role of the
Financial Con t r o l l e r ".
These meetings also provide
valuable opportunities to avail of
the know l edge and experience of
c o l l e a g u es in o t h er o f f i c e s,
particularly in the area of new
technology and computerisation of
records.
•
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SOL I C I TORS APPRENT I CES
DEBAT I NG SOCI ETY
OF I RELAND
GROWTHSEMINAR: THELEGAL PROFESSION
PRESENT AND FUTURE
Wednesday, 19 t h Oc t ober, 1 9 88
at 7 . 00 p.m.
Venue:
President's Hall, Law Society,
Blackhall Place, Dublin 7.
(See insert w i t h this issue of
The Gazette
for details)
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