Guest Writer Jayne

Well here we are - the final week of 2011 events!!! Last but by no means least we have the big finale of the Annual Review at the Stillorgan Park Hotel tomorrow.

With what is sure to be an eventful day - complete with a snow covered journey - the team led by Heather are looking forward to completing the year on a high.

Movements for the rest of the team look a bit like this:

Scott is attending the E-Forum Steering Group of Skills for Justice on Tuesday. On Wednesday he is volunteering at Cullybackey High School and assisting with an entrepreneurship exercise. On Thursday Scott will be meeting with Sarah Bondi from NILSC and Emer Hinphey from Thinkpeople. On Friday, Scott will be working from home.

Barry is busy as always this week. He's meeting Trayc Keevans today from Morgan McKinley in Dublin this evening and then having dinner with Clive Byrne from the NAPD later this evening. Tomorrow he's chairing the last of our Annual Reviews. On Wednesday and Thursday he's out networking before flying to London for more of the same on Friday afternoon.

Jayne is hosting at the Annual Review tomorrow, before heading back to Belfast for the Chamber of Commerce President's Banquet in the City Hall. On Thursday she will in meetings all morning with staff and on FRiday she will be volunteering at Ballycraigy Primary School before attending a networking lunch at the Old Courthouse in Antrim. Kerry will also be attending this event.

Ainsley is in Dublin with the Annual Review team Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday he is meeting with DCP in Belfast. Wednesday lunchtime he is meeting with Lesley from Belfast Telegraph Business Magazine and in the afternoon he will be visiting Parkhall College for Young Enterprise (last production week before the trade fair at Fairhill on 8^th December)

On Wednesday Kerry is YENI on Wednesday morning at Ballykeel Primary.

With December only 2 days away, it looks like we'll all get a White Christmas early!!!

Guest Writer Heather

Well another week and another flagship event! This time Kerry will be running the 2nd Northern Ireland Annual Review, this time in the Ramada Shaws Bridge. I'm sure it will go as well as (or even better) than our first one.

Take a look at some of the delights we served at our Annual Review Of Employment Law at the Radisson Dublin Airport last Thursday!

The training centre is also having a busy week with Smart Forward today, Independent Healthcare Providers tomorrow and the Institute of Licensing on Thursday phew!

Our staff volunteering days are also in full flow with myself, Kerry, Jayne and Donna in our local primary schools delivering the YENI programme. Ainsley is in the local Parkhall college, Barry has been cleaning up leaves and Jacqui helps to help out at a school nativity.

Out and About:

Barry - has a busy week loaded with a variety of tasks and duties for him to get stuck into this week. On Monday at lunchtime he's meeting John Cherry to talk about the new Bribery Act before meeting his parents at the airport who are flying in from Devon for a few days. No doubt they will be inspecting the new extension to his house not to mention Island House which they have yet to see. On Tuesday Barry's speaking at the Annual Review of Employment Law Conference at the Ramada. On Wednesday morning he's meeting John Stevenson to review to successful education seminars he has been doing with us. On Wednesday afternoon through to Friday Barry's in London networking. Watch out London!

Scott - will be chairing the second of our NI Annual Review of Employment Law as mentioned above.

Kerry - our Conference Manager for the North will be leading the way on Tuesday at the Annual Review Conference at the Ramada Shaws Bridge. Kerry's hosters for the day will be: Vanessa, Peter, Ainsley & Jayne. Good Luck everyone!

33 sleeps to Christmas!

Guest Writer - Julie

This week sees the 2nd of our flagship Annual Review Employment Law events taking place in Dublin on Thursday at the Radisson Blu Hotel Dublin Airport and it's another sell-out!! However don't frett, our FINAL Annual Review event is taking place on the 30th of November at the Stillorgan Park Hotel, there are still places available but it is booking up fast!!!

A further Legal Island conference is taking place this week on Tuesday the 16th of November also at Dublin Airport called:
Dealing with Teacher Underperformance - The New Procedure

Our Training Centre at Legal Island is at full capacity this week with Schrader availing of our training facilities today and tomorrow and the Centre of Competitiveness making a return on Wednesday and using it right through until the end of the week.


Out and About:

Barry - is busy today working with the EFQM inspectors. He's in his posh suit - always a sign that something serious is happening! This afternoon he's meeting CIPFA. On wednesday he's meeting David Thorogood from Capita and after that Tom Evans from DEL. In between times he's working on events for next year in GB.

Scott - is meeting solicitors from Arthur Cox tomorrow for lunch and then has a meeting with representatives from the Northern Ireland Tourist Board. Arthur Cox are the writers of our popular Q&A feature 'First Tuesday' in our NI Employment Law Email Update service. The NI Tourist Board provides Legal Island with a top 10 attractions list every week that is sent out with our weekly review of developments email. On the 18th of November, Scott will be helping out in the main hall sessions at our Annual Review of Employment Law at the Radisson Blu Hotel at Dublin Airport.

Heather - our Conference Manager for the South will be leading the way on Thursday at the Annual Review Conference at the Radisson Blu Hotel. Heathers hosters for the day will be: Vanessa, Peter, Ainsley & Kerry. Good Luck everyone!

As part of our on-going volunteering initiative all the staff at Legal Island opted to go out and about into the local community and mentor/give a helping hand to organisations with a desire to pass on skills and experience of business to inspire the next generation.

The following staff at Legal Island volunteering this week are as follows:


Heather - In Ballycraigy Primary School this coming Wednesday
Ainsley - At Parkhall College on Wednesday afternoon.
Kerry - At Ballykeel Primary School on Wednesday morning.
Jayne - Attending to P2 Pupils this Friday.

So to another busy week for all!

Guest Writer- Donna

Remember, remember the fifth of November. Forget Guy Fawkes, Legal Island is causing a bit of an explosion with our Annual Reviews of Employment Law - 5 venues over 4 weeks - Guy Fawkes was an amateur really!


Who?
Barry is working hard early this week on his presentations at the first of the NI Annual Reviews on Wednesday 10th at the Culloden . He is presenting on Mediation in NI which is being talked about much at the moment. On Thursday, he has a Skype meeting with John McMullen in Newcastle with lunch on that day with Richard O'Rawe. Later that same day he's meeting with Dawn Baird for a catch up on all things to do with social media. On Friday he'e meeting CIPFA before attending a barristers' lunch shortly afterwards.

What?
Kerry and the team will be hosting the Annual Review of Employment Law in NI on Wednesday 10th November at the Culloden Hotel - after a fantastic one last week in ROI, we are really looking forward to this one. Scott will be the man in the chair. It also promises to be an "exotic" affair at lunch time!

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Dealing with Teacher Underperformance will take place in ROI on 11th November and Jayne will be looking after the delegates.

Quality, Quality Quality...


Jayne will also be preparing for the visit from the NI Quality team on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Volunteering
Kerry and Donna will be lending their "teaching experise" to Ballykeel Primary school on Thursday in the Young Enterprise programme - they will probably offer them jobs!!

Congratulations.... to Ainsley, our Senior Marketing Manager, and his wife Lindsay in the safe arrival of baby Freddie.

Farewell to John , who so ably stepped into the marketing department during the "baby boom". We will miss him and wish him every success in the future.

Have a great week!

Guest Writer Vanessa

We’re excited here on the Island this week. It’s the first of our flagship Annual Reviews this Thursday at the Red Cow in Dublin and it’s a sell out. These conferences are the ones that made our name and we’re not resting on our laurels this year with a host of new surprises for delegates as well as the return of an old favourite! It is also the last of our GB events this week so no more globetrotting for that Event team!

Our CEO Barry has a busy week ahead as always. On Monday morning he’s at a business breakfast as a guest of Noel Brady at La Mon Hotel Belfast. On Tuesday he’s in Leeds chairing the last of the Annual Review Conferences in GB. On Wednesday he’s visiting Translink to find out all about their mediation scheme. Later that day he’s at the Rosspark Hotel for dinner as a guest of the ASCL. On Thursday he’s at the Red Cow Hotel in Dublin for the first Irish Annual Review conference. Later that day he’s attending a black tie event at the Burlington as a guest of George Alexander. On Friday he’s meeting Geoff Hayter at Guardian24, Penny Holloway at the LRA and Andrea Cooke at Netwonabbey Borough Council. Phew!

Scott is meeting representatives from Carson McDowell solicitors, Penna, and BITC on 1 November to discuss next year’s HR Conference. On Tuesday Scott will be a volunteer for a Young Enterprise (NI) session at Cullybacky High School.

On Thursday Scott will be helping at the Annual Review of Employment Law at the Red Cow in Dublin along with Heather and Kerry the Conference Managers and other LI staff.

Finally look out for our new season brochures which will be appearing over the next week or so.