15 May to 3 July


Conferences and Courses



Introduction to coaching for managers; Increasing your influencing skills; Billing post-Carter

15, 17 May: Courses

organised by Nottinghamshire Law Society. Coaching and influencing skills will both be held on 15 May, at Nottinghamshire Law Society, 50 Carrington Street, Nottingham, from 9.30am to 12.30pm and from 1.30pm to 4.30pm respectively. Cost: £75. 3 CPD hours. Billing will be held on 17 May, at The Galleries of Justice, Shire Hall, High Pavement, Nottingham, from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Cost: £125 to £150. 6 CPD hours. Contact Mike Lewis, tel: 0115 950 5324, email: mike.lewis@nottslawsoc.org.


Accidents at work 2007; Law Society management stage one
16, 17 May: Courses

organised by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. Accidents at work will be held on 16 May, at the V&A Hotel, Water Street, Manchester. 6 CPD hours; Management will be held on 17 May at The Ambassadors Hotel, 12 Upper Woburn Place, London WC1. 7 CPD hours. Each course will run from 9.30am to 5pm, and costs £264 to £387. Contact Judy Crowe, tel: 0115 938 8700, email judy.crowe@apil.com.


Introduction to negotiation; Security of tenure: advanced
16, 23 May: Courses

organised by Shelter Cymru. Negotiation will be held on 16 May at Venue Cymru, The Promenade, Llandudno; Tenure will be held on 23 May at Newport YMCA, Mendalgrief Road, Newport. Each course runs from 9.45am to 4.30pm, costs £132, and carries 5 CPD hours. Contact Michelle Alexander-Jones, tel: 01792 483020, email: training@sheltercymru.org.uk.


Assessing adult attachment for family courts
3 July: Course
organised by NAGALRO, to be held at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, 8 All Saints St, Regents Wharf, London N1, from 9.30am to 4.30pm. 6 CPD hours. Cost: £95 to £145. Contact Karen Harris, tel: 01372 818504, email: nagalro@globalnet.co.uk.




Lectures and Seminars



Are you getting paid for the work that you do?
15, 17 May: Seminar

organised by the Law Society, to be held on 15 May, at the Bristol Law Society, Small Street, Bristol; and on 17 May, at the Cardiff Law Society, Capital Tower, Greyfriars Road, Cardiff, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm. Cost: £70 plus VAT. 2 CPD hours. Email: bestpracticeprogramme@lawsociety.org.uk; tel: 020 7841 5580.


Technology transactions for financial institutions
16 May: Seminar
organised by the Society for Computers and Law, to be held at DLA Piper, 3 Noble Street, London EC2, from 2pm to 5.30pm. Cost: £82 to £116. 3 CPD hours. Contact Caroline Gould, tel: 0117 923 7393.


Managers or solicitors? Negotiating professional identity and business management
22 May: Seminar
organised by the Association of Women Solicitors (London Group), to be held at Irwin Mitchell, 150 Holborn, London EC1, from 6.30pm to 8pm. Cost: £30 to £35. 1 CPD hour. Contact Sandra Dawson, tel: 020 7837 0069.


Civil partnerships
7 June: Seminar

organised by Tanfield Chambers, to be held at Tanfield Chambers, 2-5 Warwick Court, London WC1, from 6pm to 7pm. Free admission. 1 CPD hour. Contact Deborah Haigh, tel: 020 7421 5300, email dhaigh@tanfieldchambers.co.uk.


Efficient tax investments in Spain
7 June: Lecture

organised by the British Spanish Law Association, to be held at Irwin Mitchell, 150 Holborn, London EC1, from 6pm to 7pm. Cost £10 to £15. 1 CPD hour. Contact Carmen Calvo-Couto, tel: 020 7421 4703; email: carmen.calvo-couto@irwinmitchell.com.




Meetings and Events



Annual general meeting
16 May: Meeting

organised by the Group for Solicitors with Disabilities, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 4pm to 7.30pm. Free admission. Contact Judith McDermott, tel: 020 7320 5793, email: judith.mcdermott@lawsociety.org.uk.


LawCare's tenth anniversary event: an evening with Clarissa Dickson-Wright
17 May: Event

organised by LawCare, to be held in London, from 6pm to 8.15pm. Free admission. Contact Anna Buttimore, tel: 0870 774 3663, email: admin@lawcare.org.uk.


Booze cruise
17 May: Event

organised by the Birmingham Young Solicitors Group, departing from the quay side at the International Convention Centre, Broad Street, Birmingham, from 6.30pm to 7.45pm. Cost: £5 (trip and finger buffet included in price). Contact Shella Sangha, tel: 0121 260 0245, email: shella.sangha@sp-legal.co.uk.


EU enforcement activity
21 May: Meeting
organised by the Law Society's European Group, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.15pm to 7.30pm. 1 CPD hour. Contact Hannah Walker, tel: 01905 724734.


Summer ball
1 June: Event

organised by Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxford Young Solicitors Group, to be held at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Caversham Bridge, Reading, from 7.30pm (champagne reception) with meal at 8pm. Carriages at 1am. Cost: £45. Contact Catherine Heard, tel: 0118 951 6200, email catherine.heard@fsp-law.com.