Monday 20th December 2010

Guest Writer Phyllis

This is our last working week before the Christmas break and as all of our conferences are over for this year most of our staff are taking a well deserved break.

Our Training Centre is busy today and tomorrow.

Scott is meeting with Tom Evens from Employment Rights Branch of Department for Employment and Learning on 21st.

Legal-Island shall be closed for the Christmas holidays from Friday 24th December until 4th January when all our staff shall be back full of enthusiasm and energy.

Until then Seasons Greetings to all.

Guest Writer - Arnold

Welcome on board Legal-Island . This is a last full working week before Christmas so everybody is looking forward to it after a busy year. Last week we had our training week where Linzi Conway did group exercises on teamwork and communication and JJ Lynch who spoke about ‘What makes successful people successful’. After all that we had Christmas Lunch on Friday Afternoon at the Ballyrobin.

This week we have Schrader Electronics using our training centre on Wednesday and Thursday.

Networking

Our CEO, Barry, has a lot on this week as he tidies things up before his winter break. He’s seeing company coach Richard O’Rawe this afternoon and again tomorrow for a feedback session on our EFQM efforts. On Wednesday he’s meeting some of the team from Quelltraining as well as Keith Pryde from AMI Ltd. He’s also meeting Alan Wallace the patent lawyer Wednesday afternoon. That could be a big meeting. At the moment Thursday and Friday is free in his diary but I’ve no doubt that by Wednesday most of the end of the week will be accounted for. Go Barry. Go!

Scott hopes to attend a breakfast seminar at Lisburn Enterprise network on Thursday.

Ainsley is at Parkhall College for his Young Enterprise group on Wednesday afternoon, followed by an Institute Of Directors event in Belfast.

On Thursday morning he is meeting Nic Charlton (Design) at The Mount in Belfast, followed by Jake Campbell (Design).

Peter is graduating on Tuesday after completing his Advanced Diploma in Management Practice and Volunteering at an old peoples home all day on Wednesday, back in the office for his last day before Christmas on Thursday.

Jacqui will be doing her first voluntary day tomorrow at Mount St Michael’s Nursery.

I would like to wish everybody Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Guest Writer - Jacqui

Last Tuesday saw the end of our Annual Review of Employment Law conferences take place in the Stillorgan, and so too the end of another season of events.

Well done to Heather and the team, who made it to Dublin, despite the nasty road conditions. To all the delegates who braved the bad weather to attend the conference and helped end our year on a high with yet another successful day, we say a huge THANK YOU!!

This week everyone is on lockdown, as we have our annual winter training week here on the Island. It got off to a great start with Donna,who did a presentation on "How to be Happy at Work" which provided us with some useful tips (NOT THAT WE NEED THEM). Next up was Kerry on Networking, followed by Vanessa, who gave a detailed brief on "Eventpro". Heather rounded the morning off with an entertaining and lively presentation on "Personalities within a Winning Team".

The training schedule for the rest of the week has been put into jeopardy, thanks to the awful weather conditions, which really took a hold in the afternoon. Here's hoping the sessions go ahead, as the end of the week sees us all heading out for a well deserved Christmas feast before some of my colleagues head off for a lengthy festive break.

I would like to end this weeks blog with wishing everyone a happy and safe Christmas. And if these weather conditions continue, embrace it and get out there and enjoy (who needs the Alps!).