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22 March 2011
Issue: 7457 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Joy Van-Cooten AWS

Solicitor and business woman Joy Van-Cooten has been appointed as the new chair of the association of women solicitors (AWS) at its annual general meeting.

Joy co-founded Van-Cooten Trevors Recruitment Ltd in 2005 and has been instrumental in the strategy and growth of the company.

Joy brings a refreshing blend of legal and entrepreneurial skills to the AWS and looks forward to supporting women solicitors in what promises to be a challenging and defining year. Joy is the first legal executive qualified solicitor to chair the association and is looking forward to continuing the work of her predecessors as well as forging new and closer links with other women solicitor groups internationally.
 

Issue: 7457 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

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