ILEX launches new branch in Devon – Michelmores to host official launch event
The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX), the national professional body which represents 22,000 trainee and practicing Legal Executive lawyers throughout England and Wales, is to open a Devon Branch in November.
The official launch of the Devon branch of ILEX will take place at the offices of Michelmores LLP at Woodwater House, Pynes Hill, Exeter on Saturday 21 November, to start at 2.30pm when members of the local Legal Profession will be joined by the Lord Mayor of Exeter, the President and Chairman of ILEX, and the Chief Prosecutor of the Crown Prosecution Service for the local area.
Officers of the new branch were elected in a pre-launch meeting and included Mark Stokes from Hooper & Wollen (Torquay) as Chairman, Alison Starkey of Michelmores LLP (Exeter) as Vice Chair, Emma Strudwick from Rundlewalker (Exeter) as Treasurer, and Donna Hart from Hartnell Chanot & Partners (Exeter) as Secretary.
Mark Stokes said: "It is a major coup for the South West that we are able to establish a branch of ILEX covering the whole of Devon. The organisation is widely respected and is acknowledged for the quality of support and training it brings to its members' career development."
The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) is a professional body which represents 22,000 trainee and practicing Legal Executive lawyers throughout England and Wales. It offers career support, education and training to its members while maintaining professional standards of conduct. It is recognised by the Ministry of Justice as one of the three core routes to becoming a qualified lawyer. Legal Executives are lawyers who have gained their qualifications through studying and working at the same time allowing them to gain practical experience while qualifying.
Event Details
Event date: 21 November, 2009 (Saturday)
Time: approx. 2.30 pm - 5 pm
Venue: Michelmores LLP, Woodwater House, Pynes Hill, Exeter EX2 5WR
No. of attendees: 50 (approx)
Members of the Press welcome
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For further information, contact
- Ray Barrowdale (ILEX Press Office) on: 01234 845713 or email: rbarrowdale@ilex.org.uk
- Caroline Lavis (Press Relations Officer, ILEX Devon Branch) can be contacted on: 01392 687641 email: caroline.lavis@michelmores.com
- Oliver Thorne of Tozers, 01392 207020, email: o.thorne@tozers.co.uk
The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) is the professional and regulatory body for Legal Executives. Fellows of the Institute of Legal Executives are qualified lawyers who have undertaken five years qualifying employment within a legal office.
Further details on ILEX can be found at: www.ilex.org.uk
( Last Updated: 18-03-2010 )
