Liverpool Law January 2014 January 2014 | Page 20

News from the MJLD 20 MJLD MJLD participate in the BPP Access to Practice Scheme A number of members of the Merseyside Junior Lawyers Division are taking part in the BPP Access to Practice Scheme, which is running from November 2013 until July 2014. This is a mentoring programme run by the Careers Service at BPP in Liverpool. Students are allocated a Solicitor/Trainee Solicitor to provide them with an invaluable contact in the legal profession. The launch night took place on 20th November 2013. Laura Beswick, Managing Director, BPP Liverpool Law School, expressed her thanks to all of the Advisers taking part in the scheme this year: “The Access to Practice mentoring scheme is an integral part of the extra support we give to BPP Liverpool students. It enables students to gain areal insight into the realities of a legal career, build their confidence for interviews and extend their networks within the local legal sector. We are hugely grateful to all the mentors who signed up to the scheme and particularly to the Merseyside Junior Lawyers Division who actively promoted this event and many of their members have signed up as mentors. The launch night on the 20th November was the opportunity for the students and mentors to meet each other, the atmosphere on the night was fantastic with the students asking lots of questions and the mentors providing advice and guidance. It was a huge success and a big thank you to all our mentors who have signed up to the scheme, their support is invaluable”. Merseyside Christian Lawyers Extend a warm invitation to all, to join us for our informal meetings at the Law Society, Cotton Exchange between 1 & 2pm on: Thursday, 16th January 2014 Wednesday, 19th February 2014 Wednesday, 12th March 2014 Thursday, 3rd April 2014 Wednesday, 14th May 2014 Wednesday, 18th June 2014 Thursday, 10th July 2014 Wednesday, 13th August 2014 Wednesday, 10th September 2014 Thursday, 23rd October 2014 Thursday, 6th November 2014 Wednesday, 17th December 2014 We welcome everyone to our vibrant group where we enjoy sharing and exchanging our views about faith and the law. If you are interested please email Naomi at [email protected]