Hello,
I trust you all enjoyed the Christmas break as we look forward to a new decade which I hope brings success and improvement to the long-suffering legal industry.
The D&DLS Quiz was (finally!) held on Thursday 23rd January 2020 at Derbyshire County Cricket Club. No floods were an issue in a tightly fought contest which resulted in team WOW (represented by Wykes O’Donnell Williams) lift the silver quiz shield. The questions set by our quizmasters were the toughest yet although this did not dampen the enthusiasm of our participants. My thanks to all who attended the event.
I was also able to attend the annual University of Derby Law School dinner held at the Derby Conference Centre on Friday 31st January 2020. Although it clashed with the important local football match between Derby County and Stoke City, and another low key event, which was the exit of this country from the European Union, the dinner was well attended and it was good to see many D&DLS members present.
A good number of our members are part of the University of Derby Law School’s student mentor scheme which provides law students with a point of contact in the local legal industry who in turn can provide support, advice and assistance during the academic year. The scheme has been an ongoing success and forms part of the strong link between the D&DLS and University of Derby. I am myself a former alumnus of the University of Derby Law School and the first student of the law school to be the President of the D&DLS. My thanks go to all who attended and to the head of the law school Sue Jennings together with Liz Doherty-Astle who is responsible for administering the legal mentor scheme.
Finally, the D&DLS Law Society Dinner is almost upon us and hopefully you will all have received an email with a save the date notification. The event is held on Friday 24th April 2020 from 7pm at Pride Park Stadium, Derby and I hope to see you there.
In the meantime, thank you for your continued support of the Society and I will see you all soon.