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Work experience: A week of work experience for either Law Students or school pupils to give them an insight into the ‘job’. Tasks include meetings with clients, shadowing a solicitor, drafting legal docs, discussing cases.
https://sherborneslaw.co.uk/the-shhh-project/ Bettridge school.
Samaritans: http://www.southwestbusiness.co.uk/sectors/professional-services/leading-gloucestershire-law-firm-helps-samaritans-to-answer-200-calls–12102017113806/
Cotswold RDA and CCP. Financial support? Offered both charities a year of free advice under Arcturus scheme. And raised money.
Pro bono work. Examples.
Darren’s daughters fundraising.

Legal Updates

1 month ago

Indirect sex discrimination and sex workers

BOUNCE BACK LOANS FOR SEX WORKERS AND INDIRECT SEX DISCRIMINATION This matter is being highlighted to remind businesses that sex discrimination can arise in many ways, without it ever being the intention. We will try to avoid the puerile humour which...

2 months ago

Return to work from Covid closed workplaces

Covid unlocking. How do employers handle this when its recommendations rather than rules? This week we see an end to the general restrictions which have been gradually melting away over the past months. However you personally feel about it, the...

3 months ago

Reminder of changes to employer’s furlough scheme contributions

Employers should be aware that the contributions they are required to make under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (commonly known as furlough) change from next month. This change in contributions was part of the Chancellor’s announcement in March when the...

3 months ago

Confusion over Furlough scheme for self-isolating staff

The BBC have reported that the government has deliberately left vague whether staff can be placed on furlough during self-isolation. We offer no opinion on whether this is deliberate, but confirm it is vague. In order to try to offer...

4 months ago

Redundancy is no joke

Being an employment lawyer, one realizes that occasionally we are in a privileged position, sharing in times of crisis, as well as times of great stress for business owners and employees alike. To this end we experience the best and...

4 months ago

Changes to IR35 payroll working rules.

The IR35 regulations have been around for some time but until this year only applied to the public sector. From 6 April 2021 the IR35 off payroll working rules have been extended into the private sector and we have seen...

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