Trainee solicitor at Thrings, Scott Robins, has been appointed chair of the Junior Lawyer Division (JLD) of the Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Law Society (GWILS). Scott will be responsible for engaging higher numbers of junior legal practitioners in the regional organisation.
GWILS provides academic and practical support to solicitors, trainees, paralegals, legal secretaries and legal executives, offering a packed agenda of high-value events designed to share industry know-how and build links with legal professionals. Members also benefit from the society’s online forum where legal updates, job opportunities and details of local events are shared.
In his new role, Scott will curate and manage events targeted at junior lawyers and practitioners. Kicking things off will be a practical session on how to present a Cost Case Management Conference (CCMC), to be held at Thrings’ Swindon office on 28 June. The seminar, organised in conjunction with Paragon Costs and Guildhall, will include a mock CCMC and will give participants the opportunity to question experts about recent changes to the law. For more information, please see the attached flyer.
Also representing GWILS in the Association of South Western Law Societies, Scott will discuss matters of local and national interest alongside fellow JLD chairs, presidents and honoraries from across Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Monmouthshire and Plymouth.
Currently seated in Thrings’ South West Commercial Property team, Scott said: “The legal profession is constantly changing in ways that will impact the future of the legal profession. With so many law firms and in-house lawyers in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, the area is rich in legal experience. My job will be to bring experts and junior professionals together to share this local know-how, giving us the tools to deliver an even better service to our regional clients. I thoroughly look forward to engaging more junior lawyers in this active law society.”
Ramona Derbyshire, Commercial Litigation partner at Thrings and GWILS president for three terms said: “We are delighted to have Scott on board to reach out to our younger and less experienced members - who are vital to the future of the profession. To be able to support them in this way is fantastic. We will be encouraging both junior and senior members to highlight their achievements through the second annual GWILS Legal Excellence Awards later this year. Nominations will open soon!”
