13 January to 8 March

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Mentoring, coaching, supervision and management; The quick solicitor13, 20 January: Coursesorganised by the Local Government Group, to be held at Camden Town Hall, Judd Street, London WC1.

Mentoring will be held on 13 January; Quick solicitor will be held on 20 January.

Each course costs 169 plus VAT, carries 5.5 CPD hours, and runs from 10am to 5pm.

Contact Lucy Fox, tel: 01483 275577.

Housing and community care; Community care law; Charging for community care14, 15 January, 17, 18 February: Coursesorganised by Carers Training Unit, to be held at 20-25 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1.

Housing and community care will be held on 14 January; Community care law will be held on 15 January; Charging for Community Care will be held on 18 February.

Each course costs 110 to 180 and carries 5 CPD hours.

Contact Chris Hockley, training unit administrator, tel: 020 7566 7632.

Employment discrimination law: practice and procedure15 January: Courseorganised by Citizens Advice Specialist Support Unit, to be held at BVSC, 138 Digbeth, Birmingham, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 100 to LSC contract holders.

5 CPD hours.

Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568.

Solicitors and the new anti-money laundering regulations22 January: Conferenceorganised by Justinianpt, to be held at Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, London WC2, from 3pm to 6pm.

Cost: 125 plus VAT.

3 CPD hours.

Tel: 020 7203 8412.

Community safety23 January: Conferenceorganised by the Local Government Group, to be held at ETC Venues,6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 10am to 4pm.

Cost: 165 plus VAT.

4.5 CPD hours.

Contact Lucy Fox, tel: 01483 275577.

Investment tools - a look at the methods and input used for selecting investments in the UK; An introduction to technical analysis28 January, 25 February: Coursesorganised by the Association of Solicitor Investment Managers, to be held at the London Chamber of Commerce, 33 Queen Street, London EC4.

Investment tools will be held on 28 January; Technical analysis will be held on 25 February.

Each course runs from 9.30am to 4.30pm, costs 195 to 295 plus VAT, and carries5 CPD hours.

Contact Elaine Reilly, tel: 01732 783548.

Judicial review - an introduction to public law remedies; Key concepts in employment discrimination law; Litigating employment discrimination cases12, 25, 26 February: Coursesorganised by the Legal Action Group, to be held at ETC Venues, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1.

Judicial review will be held on 12 February, Employment discrimination on 25 February, and Litigating cases on 26 February.

Each course runs from 9.30am to 5.15pm, costs 265 plus VAT, and carries 6 CPD hours.

Contact Kate Silverman, tel: 020 7833 7434.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Profitable conveyancing26, 28 January: Seminarsorganised by ConveyanceLink, to be held on 26 January at the Hilton London Olympia Hotel, 380 Kensington High Street, London W14, and on 28 January at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, NEC, Birmingham.

Sessions run from 9am to 12 noon.

Free admission.

Contact Malcolm York, tel: 0845 1662629.

Alternative dispute resolution 27 January: Seminarorganised by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, to be held at 12 Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1, from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.

Admission free, but advance booking essential.

Contact Ron Baden, tel: 020 8853 2006.

Making sure the child is heard5 February: Lectureorganised by the National Youth Advocacy Service, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 5.30pm to 9pm.

Free.

Booking essential.

Contact Trisha Knapman, tel: 0151 649 8700.

Draft EU constitution12 February: Lectureorganised by the Institute of European Law, to be held in the Vaughan Jeffries Lecture Theatre, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, from 12 noon to 1pm.

Admission free.

Contact Nadene Bryan, tel: 0121 414 6334.

Strategic planning for the business-orientated firm26 February: Seminarorganised by the Nottinghamshire Law Society, to be held at 50 Carrington Street, Nottingham, from 1.30pm to 4.45pm.

Cost: 75 to 100.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Mike Lewis, tel: 0115 9505324.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Bridge club12 January, 9 February, 8 March: Meetingsorganised by the Law Society Duplicate Bridge Club, to be held at the East India Club, 16 St James's Square, London SW1, at 7.30pm.

Cost: 10.

Contact Nicholas Lakeland, tel: 020 7749 2700.

Law Society's Art Group's 44th annual art exhibition12 to 23 January: Eventorganised by the Law Society's Art Group, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 9am to 5.30pm.

A private viewing of the exhibition will be held on 16 January from 6pm to 8pm.

Admission free.

Contact Hazel Bate, tel: 020 8946 5094.

Send entries to: Diary Section, Law Society's Gazette, Newspaper House, 8-16 Great New Street, London EC4A 3BN.

Fax: 020 7831 0869.

E-mail: diary@lawsociety.org.ukInclude telephone number, venue, cost and any CPD accreditation