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Surrey Junior Lawyers Division
REPORT
Surrey Junior Lawyers Division
By way of a short introduction, my name is Kim Wintle, and I am the new chair of Surrey JLD and Surrey Law Society representative.
In November, we said goodbye to the 2021/22 committee and hello to our new committee. I would like to say a massive thank you to all of the old committee who worked incredibly hard over the past year to make Surrey JLD a huge success. And special mention must go to our outgoing chair, Martin Whitehorn for all his hard work and determination during his term as Chair.
I am very lucky as Martin will be remaining on the 2022/23 committee as Vice Chair and National JLD Representative, so he will continue to support me during my term as Chair.
I would like to say a very warm welcome to our new committee of 16 individuals. Some are returning from last year and for some this is their first year on the committee. We have met once, so far, and already I can see how enthusiastic everyone is and we all want to make the next year a bigger and better.
I am looking forward to working alongside SLS over the next year!
Well, what a year 2022 has been for Surrey JLD! With the lockdowns finally coming to an end we have been able to host a wide range of in person events, meet lots of our new members and continue to support aspiring and junior lawyers. We already have so much more planned for 2023, it is going to be a very exciting year!
On Friday 10 February 2023, we are hosting our very first Ball! The event will take place at Guildford Harbour Hotel from 7pm and is kindly being sponsored by Elite Law Solicitors and Morr & Co. This is going to be our biggest event yet and we will be raising money for the Emily Ash Trust. We hope to see lots of you there!
Finally, on behalf of everyone at Surrey JLD, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ■
2022/23 Committee
Chair & Surrey Law Society Representative Kim Wintle
Vice Chair & National JLD Representative Martin Whitehorn
Secretary Daisy Welland
Treasurer & SQE Representative Seema Gill
Sponsorship & Digital Marketing Representative Bisma Hussain
Charity and Social Media & Publications Representative Alex Milson
Events Representatives Amber Matheson, Katrina Burrows
Diversity & Inclusion Representative Mona Gholami
Social Media & Publications Representative Tabitha Lee
Wellness Representatives
Daniella Mcleod, Ellie Duke
In-House Representative James Fry
Career Changer Representative Sapphira Gold
Universities & Colleges Representative Bethany Walker
ULaw Representative Emma Smart
Common misconceptions about joining Surrey JLD
While some local JLD groups might only admit solicitors, that is not the case with us. In short, if you’re part of the junior legal community you’re a member. That includes whether you’re a student, graduate, paralegal, legal executive, conveyancer, costs lawyer, trainee solicitor, solicitor apprentice, solicitor of up to 5 years’ PQE, pupil barrister, junior barrister of up to 5 years’ practice or otherwise trying to progress into and through the early stages of law.
Not so. We welcome those who live and/or work in and around Surrey. Some of our committee members live and/or work in Hampshire, East Sussex and South London and we have had junior lawyers attend our events from Berkshire, Devon and London, so don’t feel you are excluded.
Unlike other JLDs we do not charge a membership fee. So far all of our virtual events have been free of charge, while in-person events are subsidised by sponsorship, meaning you pay a nominal amount to attend. ■
