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Broudie Jackson Canter Partner wins at
Law Society Excellence Awards 2013

Broudie Jackson Canter Partner, Elkan Abrahamson, has been
awarded Legal Personality of the Year at the Law Society Excellence
Awards 2013.

LLM Careers and
Networking Event
Tuesday 22nd October 2013

He was also highly commended for Solicitor of the Year (Private Practice) at the
prestigious awards ceremony.

Co-organised by the School of Law and Social Justice, The
University of Liverpool, and Liverpool Law Society

In his acceptance speech Elkan dedicated the award to his clients, those
Hillsborough families who had never given up the fight for justice for their loved
ones.

On Tuesday 22nd October 2013, LLM students at the School of Law and Social
Justice, The University of Liverpool, attended the School’s LLM Careers and
Networking Event. Co-organised by the School and Liverpool Law Society, the
event was an excellent opportunity for LLM students to learn more about
career pathways in law. The School was delighted that panel presentations,
chaired by Amber Dar, a Lecturer at the School of Law and Social Justice, were
diverse, engaging and extremely informative.

This award and recognition is in relation to Elkan's work with the Hillsborough
Justice Campaign. He is currently involved full time with the Hillsborough
Inquests, heading a team preparing for the hearing and its aftermath. Broudie
Jackson Canter act for 19 of the Hillsborough families and Elkan has worked
closely with campaigners for nearly two decades to shed light on the truth
about the disaster.

Managing Partner and former Law Society President Andrew Holroyd said "this
award is richly deserved by a great lawyer who cares about his clients and
continues to use his skill to ensure that accountability for these tragic events is
finally made clear".

By Amber Dar and Stephanie Reynolds

The School is grateful to Alistair Fletcher, President of Liverpool Law Society
and Partner at Brabners, who presented on the Liverpool Law Society and his
work as a housing and regeneration lawyer; Sarah Poblete, CEO of Liverpool
Law Society, who provided key information about student membership of
Liverpool Law Society; Glenys Hunt, Vice President of Liverpool Law Society
and a solicitor at Carpenters, who discussed civil litigation; Paul Shutler, Senior
Associate at DLA Piper (Liverpool Office) who spoke about international law
in practice; and finally Gill Lloyd, a solicitor in the NHS Litigation Authority
team at Hill Dickinson, who talked about her role in that team and the
practical aspects of medical law.

The School also appreciated the valuable contributions of Dinara Ibragimova, a
Hodgson LLM Scholar at the School, who shared her experiences of the
Hodgson Scholarship; and Laura Dawson, a Ph.D. student at the School, who
provided useful insights into postgraduate research and academic teaching. The
School looks forward to working closely with Liverpool Law Society in the
future to organise more events that are invaluable to the professional and
personal development of its students.

Andrew Holroyd with Elkan Abrahamson

DLA Piper Liverpool helps remove barriers to
employment within the legal profession

As part of DLA Piper's global
Break into Law initiative, aimed
at improving equality, diversity
and inclusion in the legal industry,
it's Liverpool office recently
invited 10 children from local
schools (Childwall Sports and
Science Academy and
Broadgreen International) into
the office for a two day
programme run by both legal and
support staff.
The initiative was run with assistance
from Liverpool Compact, Liverpool's
leading education business partnership.
The objective of the scheme was to
not only show the 16-18 year olds
how a law firm operates and provide
an insight into the type of legal and
non-legal work undertaken, but also
develop skills that will be valuable to
the students when pursuing future
employment.

During their visit the students
attended workshops on CV writing,
presentation skills and interview
techniques, as well as interactive
sessions aimed at increasing their
understanding of the legal sector and
the importance of law. All of the

participating students reported the
experience had helped them to
develop their skills and improve their
understanding of the careers available
to them in the legal profession, with
89% saying they had been encouraged
to pursue a role within the legal
sector.

Liverpool office's Corporate
Responsibility partner Jeff Vernon
stated: "Staff from all levels took part
in this initiative ensuring the students
took the most away from their time
at the firm. This is an example of how
DLA Piper is committed to
supporting its local