JLD Election Night – 25 October 2010
The Newcastle and North East JLD Committee 2009/2010 is standing down ready for the 2010/2011 committee to step up. Gina Wells of the 2009/2010 committee has been appointed Chair however the remaining roles (detailed below) are open.
The elections will be taking place on Monday 25 October 2010 at The Living Room from 6:30pm with A FREE GLASS OF RED/WHITE WINE or a BOTTLE OF BECKS.
If you are interested in standing for one of the roles below please email hello@jldnortheast.org.uk and come along on the election night.
If you are a JLD member but are not interested in being on the committee, it is still important to come along and exercise your democratic right to elect the new committee!
Newcastle and North East JLD Committee 2010/2011 roles:
Vice-Chair: As Vice-Chair you will be responsible for supporting the Chair with the running of the JLD. You will be required to step in and chair meetings and events in the event that the Chair is unable to attend.
Secretary: This role involves dealing with membership enquiries, sending out the reminder for membership renewal and keeping the members database updated. The secretary sends out emails regarding training and social events and works with the social secretaries to confirm attendance. Committee meetings take place once a month and the secretary sends out diary reminders, takes the minutes of the meeting and circulates amongst committee members afterwards. The role is generally administrative but as JLD secretary you support the rest of the committee to ensure events are well publicised and membership updated and promoted.
Treasurer: As the Treasurer of the JLD you will be responsible for managing the finances of the JLD, issuing cheques and ensuring that we have enough money to contribute to our events.
Press Officer: As press officer you main role is to update the JLD website with details on upcoming events and stories that may of interest. These stories may come from the national JLD or may be something that you simply want to write about. The other part of your job is attempting to liaise with local publications that may be willing to cover JLD events or include pictures to generate awareness of the activities of the JLD.
National JLD Liaison: The North East JLD national representative is elected onto the national JLD committee which meets, and is funded by, the Law School in London. Meetings occur every two-three months, always at the weekend, where policy such as minimum trainee salary and the introduction of a minimum notice period recommended at the end of the training contract are discussed. You will also have to attend the national training weekend which is followed by the luxurious 5* black tie dinner (definitely the highlight of the JLD calendar). The post will require you to provide feedback to the local JLD committee and you will also be a point of contact for local Newcastle firms who have raised issues with the Law Society. The post provides great networking opportunities with other junior lawyers, international firms and national JLD sponsors such as TM Lewin and CityJet Airlines. The post is ideal for someone with a base in London as meetings start at 9am and you'd have to leave Newcastle at 5am on Saturday morning to get across London in time! Travelling down Friday night is much better!
Local Law Society Liaison: The JLD Local Law Society Liaison Officer acts as a link between the JLD and the region’s Law Society. The Newcastle Law Society meets on a bimonthly basis at offices around the region to discuss issues affecting solicitors in the area. As the JLD representative, you will be asked to attend these meetings and provide an update on the JLD’s activities and forthcoming events. The role provides an opportunity to meet partners and solicitors from law firms throughout the region and keep up to date with local and national issues affecting lawyers.
Social Secretary: As a social secretary you will work as a small team to organise events for the JLD. You will be responsible for finding suitable venues for our events and getting the best deal on things such as food and drink. This role does involve a lot of organisation and can at times be time consuming.
Small Firms Rep: This role is designed to try and encourage people from the local high street firms to join the JLD. As part of this role you will be encouraged to arrange events targeted at smaller firms as well as ensure that the JLD does not just become orientated around the larger firms within the North East.
Student Rep: This Role involves liaising with the local Universities to try and encourage Students to join the JLD. As part of your role you will be responsible for organising career events to provide advice and assistance about a career in law to our student members.
We look forward to seeing you there.
