Blog: 13 May 2022 - Deborah Evans, LLG CEO

Great face to face training opportunities are a rare beast these days. As the world of training moved online, we have all benefited from easily accessible and affordable courses. As such, it’s easy to forget the real benefits of attending a conference in person. The networking, seeing acquaintances old and new, building relationships, sharing a problem, helping someone else solve theirs….it brings that extra feeling of satisfaction, career growth, and enrichment that you struggle to get on screen.

Conversations over coffee can lead to many things - it can open doors professionally, inspire you to achieve more, do something different, or just reaffirm your self-belief. It’s an opportunity to be kind, welcoming and supportive. We are social animals, and LLG is all about an inclusive, welcoming community.

This month, we invite you to take a lazy train ride to Durham, an 11th Century UNESCO World Heritage site with breathtaking scenery, a city of pilgrimage and magic (Durham Cathedral provided many of the iconic scenes from Hogwarts in Harry Potter), to meet colleagues at our Spring Conference on May 27th, enjoy thought provoking debate, contribute to lively discussion, expand your circle, and leave a better lawyer. The last two years have changed our habits but remember the buzz you used to feel at our Weekend School? We work so hard day in, day out - this is time and space to invest in ourselves.

It goes without saying you are still welcome to join us online as well - you may have to make your own coffee, but the content will be amazing, and we have the technological wizardry to bring you and your questions live into the room.

This year, we will have our awards ceremony at the conference dinner, celebrating the best of our profession, giving us all something to aspire to. Again, remote access is available to welcome those into the event who are unable to attend in person. 

If you can come, please do. I’d love to shake your hand.

Deborah Evans

LLG CEO