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WELCOME TO BLD's NEWSLETTER

Welcome to our March 2007 Newsletter.

23 February 2007 was BLD's first anniversary. We are making our mark but there is much to do and today (1st March 2007) is our Diversity in Law Event which is generously sponsored by Allen & Overy. For more details about the event and the biographies of the speakers click here.

As we informed you last month, we are planning a much revised Black Letter Law publication that will include black minority ethnic (BME) judges, Queen's Counsels, partners in the top 100 UK law firms, top US and European Law firms, Professors of Law, Heads of Law/Directors of Law in local government and the public sector and General Counsels in commerce and industry. Thank you to all those who have already responded and we are taking your views into account, including adding partners in the top US and European Law firms in the UK. Please do send us information if you qualify or know of others who are eligible by sending your information by email to info@onlinebld.com.

We are pleased to welcome Bevan Brittan as our latest annual advertiser.

Please note that our newsletter is changing and we would like to update you with the planned changes. The Students' Corner feature (featured this month) will appear at least four times a year highlighting news, issues and events that are relevant to students. We are no longer going to continue with our Non-lawyer of the Month and the Organisation in Focus feature and we will be replacing these features from April/May 2007 with 'In Focus'. In Focus will highlight organisations and/or individuals who are actively making changes on diversity, whether lawyers or non-lawyers. Please let us have your views about the changes and anything else in the newsletter or our website by sending your views to info@onlinebld.com.

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Lawyer of the Month

Our Lawyer of the Month last month was Kim Hollis QC and our Lawyer of this month is Segun Osuntokun, a partner in one of the world's largest law firm and is an expert on money laundering and related issues. Read More

Jobs and Careers

Need a change? View our latest jobs

Be well prepared for that interview! Read more

Did You Know That?

Guns, Gangs, Drugs and Justice by Peter Herbert. Read more

Join the campaign to scrap Carter. Petition the Prime Minister here

Shall We Dance? Eduardo Reyes looks at partnering between law firms and corporations. Read more

The Old Law Society is Dead! Read more

What's Going on in March

1st March: BLD Diversity in Law Event sponsored by Allen & Overy. Read More

14-15th March: Law 2007 - Olympia, London. Read more

21 March - AWS City Walk - For further information contact Sandra Dawson, Administrator at sandra@admin4u.org.uk

27 March - AWS - Becoming a Tribunal Member. For further information contact Sandra Dawson (see above)

Students' Corner

21 March - There is more to life than London as Wragge & Co, Eversheds & DLA Piper are hosting a joint event (run by Target Chances) highlighting opportunities available to ethnic minority students in the regions. Read more

What is it like to be a trainee solicitor? Read about our case studies.

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