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Chair's Blog - June 2009:  Sign up, log on and be there!

Chair's Blog - June 2009: Sign up, log on and be there!

As is the tradition with each new Chair I have been touring the country visiting our Branches. So far I have been made to feel very welcome in the London & Home Counties, Eastern, Northern and North West and North Wales. I have also visited one of our National Groups - the Fire Lawyers Network.

What has struck me is why more members don't take the opportunities to attend Branch meetings. The advantages are clear:

• CPD at virtually no cost

• Good and interesting speakers

• An opportunity to network with your peers.

We can all make excuses for not turning up - I've heard them all but none of them are particularly convincing:

• I don't have the time: well get organised and make the time - you get plenty of notice.

• The topic is not relevant to what I do: ok but expanding your knowledge and awareness of other practice areas will help your future career.

• My boss will not let me attend: shame on them for depriving you of the opportunity so complain!

I reckon that if just one member from each authority attended then Branch meetings across the country would be transformed from good to events not to be missed.

This is your organisation please make the most of it - sign up, log on and be there!

Hope to see you as I continue my tour.

Best wishes

Guy Goodman
Chair
Solicitors in Local Government

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