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Burges Salmon sets up job site for Halliwells trainees

For a number of weeks now, the Law Society has been active in dealing with the fall out from the demise of Halliwells. I have been very concerned about the very difficult position of those whose training contracts with Halliwells have now been cancelled. They are obviously an extremely talented and highly motivated group. If they fail to secure alternative training it will be to the profession's detriment. I would hope that their qualities will be recognised and that they will all quickly secure new contracts so that their careers in the law will not be jeopardised. With this in mind, the Law Society Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has been in direct contact with those trainees to offer advice and direct them to the practical information section on the website. http://juniorlawyers.lawsociety.org.uk/node/2293 To further assist, the JLD is hosting a series of networking events starting on September 16th in Manchester. Further information will be available soon on the JLD website. We also appreciate that it’s not only Halliwell’s trainees who find themselves in this dreadful situation. The high number of visitors to the JLD’s securing a training contract webinar reflects the extent of the problem. http://juniorlawyers.lawsociety.org.uk/node/2171

2-Aug-2010

4:51 pm