junior lawyers
The JLD’s Winter Party – Cocktail Making at Cameo in Bournemouth, took place in November. The event was huge success with many cocktails drunk, shaken and stirred. A massive thank you goes out to Ash Elite Limited who kindly sponsored the event. Ash Elite’s Managing Director Sofie Scott was in attendance, and was a great sport in joining JLD members behind the bar in a “shake off” to see which local firm or organisation could create the best tasting cocktail, with Sofie managing to claim top prize! In December the JLD hosted our first “Christmas Cracker of a Quiz” in association with 3PB (who kindly donated some fantastic prizes) to raise money for the Bournemouth and Poole Foodbanks. The event sold out within weeks of being advertised and managed to raise a fantastic £340. Thank you to all the Junior Lawyers from Solomons Solicitors, Steele Raymond LLP, Humphries Kirk Solicitors, Laing Law, Lester Aldridge Solicitors, Trethowans LLP, Kiteleys Solicitors, Dutton Gregory Solicitors, and the LPC Students from Bournemouth University who took part and tested their festive knowledge. Congratulations goes to Sean Beaumont, Brittany Sheridan, Emily Chalk, and Chris Parsons representing Lester Aldridge who finished in first place, and May Hezwani, Nick Leedham, Darren Francis, Nicola Ash representing Coles Miller who came a close second! The JLD’s support of the Bournemouth and Poole Foodbanks will be continuing throughout 2017 as we are running our BIG FOODBANK COLLECTION again this year. Both foodbanks offer vital services to our communities, and last year a massive 825kg was collected by the law firms that took part in our collections across Bournemouth and Poole. This year we are striving to collect even more, and if your firm has
not yet signed up, and you would like to do so, please contact Jennifer.hargreaves@kiteleys.co.uk January saw the return of the JLD’s Laser Quest Event, and it was fair to say that things got a little competitive, with Pav Jureczko from Coles Miller and Edward Adamson from Lester Aldridge fighting it out at the top of the leader board. January also saw the launch of the JLD’s first ever website www.bournemouthjld.co.uk Details of our future events, together with photos from past events can now be viewed online!! In February, some of the JLD Committee also met with members of the BDLS Committee for a brainstorming session as part of a new initiative for the two organisations to work closely alongside each other in a “More Joined Up” approach. The JLD Committee is looking forward to working closely with the BDLS over the coming year, particularly in hosting more joint events together for our members! The JLD Committee are also pleased to announce that we will be hosting a variety of Charitable events across the year in support of Lewis-Manning Hospice. We hope our members will get behind us in raising as much money as possible for this very worthy and local cause. Further details to follow in the next edition of this newsletter! Laura Stone, President of the JLD
WINNERS Sean Beaumont, Brittany Sheridan, Emily Chalk, and Chris Parsons taking First Prize
Sofie Scott and the JLD Cocktail Making at Cameo Bournemouth
RUNNERS UP May Hezwani, Nick Leedham, Darren Francis, Nicola Ash – a close second
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