The all-day event, due to take place on 15 November at DLA Piper’s offices in Manchester, is expected to attract hundreds of delegates. Sessions will include advice on setting up a legal consultancy, CV-writing for legal roles, advice on how to increase your earnings, how to have more confidence, clarity and connection, and the route to becoming a partner, judge, QC or academic.
Dame
Grey-Thompson, who won 11 Gold medals during a 19-year career as a wheelchair
racer, retired in 2007 to focus on TV presenting and public service, and has
sat as a crossbench Peer in the House of Lords since 2010. Judge Stockdale has
presided over numerous high-profile cases at Manchester Crown Court.
Women in the
Law UK is a national organisation with more than 700 members, headquartered in
Manchester, that exists to support and encourage gender diversity in the legal
profession. It runs regular events in London, Leeds, Liverpool, Edinburgh,
Glasgow, Birmingham and Cardiff.
Women in the
Law UK’s founder and chair, barrister Sally Penni said: ‘This is going to be a
superb conference, packing a raft of our most popular topics into a single day.
It will also be a great chance for members and guests to network and get to
know each other better.’
Tickets are
priced £29 for members and £69 for non-members, and can be booked at www.womeinthelaw.com/webevents.
Women in the Law UK’s events are held under the Chatham House Rule, enabling
speakers and audience members to speak freely and learn from each-others’
experiences in a confidential environment.
