Archive for May 2010

NEW PRESIDENT TAKES THE HELM AT BIRMINGHAM LAW SOCIETY

Wednesday, 5th May 2010

Partner at Sydney Mitchell, Dean Parnell, has taken up the presidency of Birmingham Law Society. He takes the baton from Bernard Shepherd, who stood down at the Society’s Annual General Meeting, and becomes the organisation’s 191st president.

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Birmingham Post Legal Column

Thursday, 13th May 2010

During my first week as President of Birmingham Law Society I was encouraged to read a new study which showed that regional firms are winning work from their City rivals. According to the research, conducted by Winmark and presented to the Law Society in London, a third of general counsel said they had increased the amount of work they send to the regional offices of national firms.

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