Social & Charity
North Yorkshire Law chooses charity for 2019
The charity for young people, SASH, will receive backing from North Yorkshire Law this year. Members of the North Yorkshire Law team are kicking off their activities with an easter
Clarion pledges to raise £10,000 for St Gemma’s Hospice
Clarion has chosen St Gemma’s Hospice as its nominated charity, and the Leeds law firm has pledged to raise £10,000 over the next 18 months. The Moortown hospice is the
More Thrive Women events planned following successful launch
Jodie Hill’s Thrive Women has more events planned following its successful launch earlier this month. Thrive Women is a part of Hill’s ongoing mission to enable people to ‘Thrive’ in
Park Square takes over Roundhay Park Parkrun
Park Square Barristers took over the running of the regular Roundhay Park Parkrun this past weekend. More than 30 barristers from Park Square attended Parkrun on 23 March to support
Keebles launches partnership with Breast Cancer Care
Keebles has forged a partnership to support Breast Cancer Care—the only UK-wide charity providing specialist services and support to women facing breast cancer every day. Junior staff at the firm
Blacks raises £10,000 for Children’s Heart Surgery Fund
Blacks Solicitors raised £10,000 in 2018 for its charity of the year, the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund. The Blacks team in Leeds arranged a series of events throughout the year
Great Legal Bake set for 25 February
The Great Legal Bake is being held during the week beginning 25 February, giving everyone in the sector an opportunity to raise money for charity—and consume cakes to their heart’s
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
Squire Patton Boggs raises more than £20,000 for Diabetes UK
The Leeds office of law firm Squire Patton Boggs raised more than £20,000 for Diabetes UK over the course of a year of fundraising for the charity. Members of the
Parliamentary support for mental health first aid in the workplace increases following Jodie Hill’s campaign
Mental health first aid in the workplace has been debated in Parliament and a motion backed by a cross-party group of MPs, following a Yorkshire lawyer’s high-profile campaign. Jodie Hill
