Community
Ward Hadaway in Leeds sponsors Greggs Breakfast Club to help tackle food insecurity
Ward Hadaway in Leeds has partnered with Greggs to sponsor breakfast at Dixons Trinity School in Chapeltown. The initiative forms part of Ward Hadaway’s ongoing commitment to support local breakfast
Baroness Brenda Hale to give Alice Bacon Lecture in Leeds
The UK’s most senior judge is to give the Alice Bacon Lecture honouring the achievements of a pioneering Yorkshire MP in Leeds this evening. Baroness Brenda Hale (pictured), the UK’s
Jodie Hill of Thrive Law aims for parliamentary debate on mental health first aiders
Jodie Hill of Thrive Law is aiming to get her campaign for mandatory workplace mental health first aiders debated in Parliament early next year. Hill, who also launched her employment
Blacks Solicitors supports pop-up community café with relocation to new premises
Leeds law firm Blacks Solicitors has overseen and helped coordinate the new lease of Toast Love Coffee, a community café in Harehills. The café, which is run by 40 volunteers,
Yorkshire’s Amy Clowrey and Charlotte Parkinson elected to JLD roles
Amy Clowrey of Switalskis and Charlotte Parkinson of Addleshaw Goddard have been elected to the chair and vice chair roles of the Law Society’s Junior Lawyers Division (JLD). Clowrey (pictured,
Leeds Arts University students to design Walker Morris client meeting rooms
Walker Morris is continuing its long history of investment in the arts with the launch of a partnership with Leeds Arts University. The law firm is commissioning 11 pieces of
Yorkshire Women in Planning branch launches
Women in Planning, a network aimed at supporting and empowering women working in the planning industry, is launching in Yorkshire. The Women in Planning organisation was founded in London in
Leeds firms sign up to Law Returners programme
Nine law firms in Leeds have signed up to the Law Returners pilot programme that will support lawyers seeking to get back into work following extended career breaks. The Law
Matthew Tomlinson named as new ULaw dean in Leeds
The University of Law (ULaw) has appointed Matthew Tomlinson as dean of its Leeds campus. Tomlinson (pictured) worked in the legal profession at DLA Piper, Addleshaw Goddard and Napthens, after
Women in the Law UK expands into Leeds
Women in the Law UK, a not-for-profit networking and lobbying group with more than 700 members, will hold its first event in Leeds next month. This move follows its expansion
