Coping with the downturn: webinar series announced

The JLD is running a series of online seminars on credit-crunch related issues to provide help, tips and assistance for community members during the downturn.

The webinars will be streamed live over lunchtime. Questions for the speakers can be submitted before and during the session. For those unable to make the live sessions, the webinars will be recorded and available on demand.

Webinar programme

Financial and stress management

Date: 7 April
Time: 13:30 - 14:00

This webinar will invite LawCare and the Solicitors Benevolent Association to discuss how to manage financial and personal issues should the worst happen or should you be feeling the effects of the credit crunch.
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Re-training and re-employment

Date and time to be confirmed.

We will be welcoming an outplacement counsellor and a speaker from Kaplan Law School to talk us through the recruitment market, current trends and whether re-training or cross-qualifying is a possibility.

Previous webinars

Is the economic downturn affecting you?

Date: 17 February
Time: 13:30 - 14:00

This webinar invited the SRA and Law Society to help with your questions on redundancy. The session also included interview tips, CV techniques and alternative employment.

Further resources

The Law Society has also published practice notes that provide general advice for solicitors on: redundancy and job seeking.