Shropshire Junior Lawyers Division

JUNIOR LAWYERS DIVISION

Shropshire Junior Lawyers Division

Shropshire Junior Lawyers Division held their first social event post pandemic in May at Timberjacks, Shrewsbury. It was a well-attended event by junior lawyers from different areas of law across the county.

Everyone enjoyed civilised conversation whilst hurling axes at targets. It was a great opportunity to catch up with old faces and meet new ones. Many of the attendees also went for a well-earned drink after.

The Shropshire Junior Lawyer’s next event is an end of summer networking drinks event on Friday 2nd September at the Peach Tree, Shrewsbury, which is kindly sponsored by The Shropshire Law Society. The event is for young professionals from all different professional sectors to expand their network across Shropshire. It is anticipated to be another popular event and final details will follow! If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive details of the event, email: shropshirejld@yahoo.co.uk.

Interested in a career in law? Want to get to know local professionals in Shropshire? Shropshire Junior Lawyers’ Division are opening their doors to people looking to join the legal profession, and meet local junior lawyers in a mix of social and informative events.

In particular, the SJLD also hope to visit local colleges and universities in and around Shropshire to educate and encourage local talent into high street and regional firms in the county. We have been reaching out since May 2022 to institutions to see if we could assist by offering a variety of activities, such as a mentoring scheme, workshops, practical skills sessions and talks to interested students.

We are pleased to note that we are currently liaising with Telford Council, Shropshire Colleges Group and the University of Chester to name a few and we hope to work with them in some of the ways outlined above in the academic year 2022/2023. We have been delighted with the enthusiasm we have received from those already collaborating with us and we hope to be able to extend this to junior lawyers in the making across the whole of Shropshire!

If you would like to get involved, or would like the SJLD to visit your school, college or university, please get in touch with our Professional Development Team at shropshirejld@ yahoo.co.uk.