- Manchester Legal Awards: SOLD OUT
- Landmark Information Group Summary of the Law Society Guidance on Climate Change
- The SQE and Legal Apprenticeships: what are they and how can firms navigate the new legal education and training landscape?
- Why being menopause aware is important to everyone!
- Resilience – It’s all about squashing those ANTs - Dates for the Diary - May Messenger - Cyber risk management: 6 reasons why your law firm needs independent assurance
We have a sold out dinner for the Manchester Legal Awards on 8th June and last Friday we had a wonderful time at judging day where all the shortlist were interviewed by our brilliant panel of judges.
A massive thank you to Squire Patton Boggs for sponsoring the judging day and especially Rob Elvin, Domi Vas and their team for looking after us so well!
A huge thanks also to our Judges that between them have read every single submission and interviewed everyone on the shortlist. The judges remarked that the calibre of submissions this year has been exceptional and the future of the Manchester Legal sector looks very bright!
We can’t wait to see everyone attending the dinner on 8th June and the best of luck to all those shortlisted!
On 19 April 2023 the Law Society issued its Guidance on the Impact of Climate Change upon Solicitors which signals the future direction of this topic as it becomes ever more relevant to legal responsibilities.
Its reach and significance is perhaps best illustrated by the statement: ‘climate-related risks will affect most clients and nearly all areas of legal practice’ and the fact that ‘solicitors may have to look beyond the narrow scope of an instruction by a client to consider whether and to what extent climate legal risks are relevant’.
Interpretation and implementation of such far-reaching guidance is a significant challenge for solicitors, who will no doubt welcome further sector specific support as has been promised by the Law Society. Nonetheless, in the interim, the present Guidance is now issued and therefore needs to be taken into account.
Are you involved in therecruitment, training or supervision of trainees or newly qualified lawyers? Are you considering Legal Apprenticeships or any routes to law other than the LPC?
If yes to these questions please join us on 29th June where BPP University and firms from the North West will discuss their approach to the SQE.
We will discuss how they are managing the mix of LPC and SQE candidates, are they funding SQE1 and / or SQE 2, if they have embarked on recruiting Legal Apprentices.
The speakers and panel will address the challenges and opportunities presented by the new regime and attendees will be able to reflect upon what is right for their firm.
Date: 29 June 2023 Time: 14:00-16:45 Location: Weightmans, No 1 Spinningfields, Hardman Square, Manchester, M3 3EB Cost to attend: MLS Members £20.00 + VAT (£24.00) Non-members £40.00 + VAT (£48.00)
Programme
14:00 Registration 14:30 What is the SQE and how does it impact on legal education and training? Key questions for firms to ask themselves. 15:00 How could Legal Apprenticeships work for you? 15:15 Q&A session on the SQE and Legal Apprenticeships 15:30 Break 15:45 Case studies and panel: What are firms in the North West doing and how is it going? 16:45 Networking drinks
Date: 24th May 2023 Time: 13:00-14:00 Location: Online via Teams Cost to attend: Free but you must book your place
We are thrilled to be partnering with Lisa Wright of Menopause the Wright Way to deliver a webinar on 24th May 2023, demonstrating, whatever your age, position or gender, why being more aware of the challenges of those experiencing menopause is essential for everyone.
Some of the reasons include:
Approximately 7.1m British women currently of perimenopausal age (36-49)
Circa 12.5m women in the UK are already menopausal
75% of women experience menopause symptoms
It can bring about physical & psychological changes that you aren’t expecting
Premature menopause as a result of a medical condition can impact upon women of any age
This session will explore:
Menopause myths
Why we should all care (menopause demographics)
Understanding the different stages
It’s all about the hormones
Different types of menopause
Symptoms – what so many?
The potential personal impact
Possible implications for employers
Options for managing menopause
Supporting partners / family members / team members
Date: 16 June 2023 Time: 13:00–13:45 Location:Online via Teams Cost to attend:Free but you must book your place
How you think about yourself and how you use your mind immediately affects your relationship with yourself and others. It can also have a dramatic effect on your own resilience levels.
To help you stay positive, Mike Ode from Potential Unearthed, will introduce you to several techniques that will help you to slam the brakes on when you have negative thoughts.
Understand how your conscious and subconscious brain work together (or not!)
Learn how to ‘Squash the ANTs’
Circles of Influence and Concern – Learn how to re-frame your thoughts
Learn how the ‘But technique’ can help you create positive pathways in your brain
Pathway thinking – How to change your mind set in three simple steps
Cyber breaches are not acts of God. They are preventable, provided you have taken the right steps to protect your firm from attack. But how do you prove that your firm has the right cyber defences in place? The answer is to obtain independent assurance from cybersecurity specialists who will assess and provide visibility of your cyber risks, and then determine the measures appropriate to control those risks.
There are two key aspects here:
Independence – because having IT mark their own homework is never good risk management.
Expertise – because cybersecurity is complex and ever-changing, and you need a specialist who understands your unique business structure and the current methods of attack, as well as your legal and regulatory obligations.
About Mitigo Mitigo are proud to work in partnership with Manchester Law Society, the Law Society of England & Wales, and the Bar Council of England & Wales. As the trusted provider of cybersecurity to the legal sector, we know how to keep you safe from cyber attack and operationally resilient. The service covers risk assessment, technology testing, cyber awareness training, and governance. Mitigo also provides an incident response and investigation service.
