Trainee solicitors are invited to spend five months in Brussels with the Law Society of England and Wales and the Law Society of Scotland. The trainee will gain insight into the workings of European institutions and the best way to lobby them, as well as learning how European laws are made and the way they affect solicitors and their clients. The placement starts in October, but applications must be received by 24 May. Phone Barbara McKelvey at the Law Society on 0171 320 5797 for an application form.
In brief: Young Bland hits Eversheds top spot
National firm Eversheds has appointed its youngest ever senior partner. Adrian Bland, 40, currently deputy managing partner and head of commercial property, was unanimously elected as senior partner of the Birmingham office. He will take on the new role on the retirement of David Haggett on 1 May 1997. “I see us developing very much […]