Link Magazine
Members receive copies of the AWS quarterly magazine, Link, sent free by DX or post.
Link is a magazine that not only keeps you informed about the AWS, but is also known for providing a forum for members of the legal profession and those who provide services to them.
What you will find is a varied menu containing articles on legislation and case law, articles on professional and personal development, and inspiring interviews both with women in the law and outside the profession. Link is designed to reflect the real lives of women lawyers and to inspire all aspects of who they are, from self-presentation and career progression through family-related issues and flexible working to simply having fun.
Want to write for Link?
Contributions are welcome. Please contact our editor on editor@womensolicitors.org.uk. For more information on our editor, please click here
Want your own copy of Link?
Members receive copies of Link free of charge. If you are not eligible to be an AWS member, please contact our publisher Evonprint (www.evonprint.co.uk) at Mackley Industrial Estate, Henfield Road, Small Dole, West Sussex BN5 9XR, telephone 01273 494 631, publisher@womensolicitors.org.uk.
Want to advertise in Link?
Please contact our publisher Evonprint (www.evonprint.co.uk) at Mackley Industrial Estate, Henfield Road, Small Dole, West Sussex BN5 9XR, telephone 01273 494 631, publisher@womensolicitors.org.uk.
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