Members receive copies of the AWS quarterly magazine, Link, sent free by DX or post.
Link is not only a magazine that keeps you informed about the AWS, but it 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.
You can read back copies of Link by clicking here.
(Please note: our current publisher is Evonprint, www.evonprint.co.uk, address Mackley Industrial Estate, Henfield Road, Small Dole, West Sussex BN5 9XR, telephone 01273 494631)
Please contact our Editor on editor@womensolicitors.org.uk
Want your own copy of Link and not eligible to be an AWS member?
Please contact our Publisher on publisher@womensolicitors.org.uk or on 01273 494 631
By Elizabeth Cruickshank and Penny Cooper
The essential survival guide for trainees and would-be trainees, this book covers
everything from applying for a training contract to maximising choices once qualified.
It is the distillation of years of experience from lawyers young and old, from the most junior to the most senior, provincial and City as well as their secretaries and support staff. Practical, painstaking and full of common sense it covers every aspect of day-to-day life in a law firm, from what to wear, billing and time-recording to dealing with highly stressed partners and supervisors as well as how to take instructions and managing appraisal interviews.
Written by former AWS Chairwoman Elizabeth Cruickshank and City Law School Associate Dean Penny Cooper All you need to know about being a trainee is published by Longtail Publishing www.longtailpublishing.co.uk at £9.95. It is available at allyouneedtoknowguides.com or Amazon or from large bookshops. ISBN 978-0955218675
By Elizabeth Cruickshank
What does it take to become a successful lawyer? And even more so, a successful
woman lawyer? Elizabeth Cruickshank has interviewed 28 women solicitors,
barristers and judges, each recognised as outstanding in her profession.
They talk eloquently about what the law means to them, why they chose the
law and the routes they took to their present positions. You should also
find valuable practical advice by recognised experts on choosing the right
career path, networking, presentational skills and negotiating flexible working
terms.
Sisters in Law: Career Choices for Nigerian Women Lawyers
By Boma Ozobia and Elizabeth Cruickshank
If
you could speak to some of the most impressive women lawyers in Nigeria what
would you ask them? Sisters in Law is about their careers, what is most important
to them, how they came to be lawyers and what advice they would give to young
lawyers starting out at the beginning of their legal careers. The book also
provides information on how to qualify as a legal practitioner in Nigeria,
and on the various careers open to women lawyers. Sisters in Law will appeal
to anyone who is interested in Nigeria’s women lawyers
and its legal system. Email us to buy this
book at £9.99
