We are going to be running two Legal Careers Insight Days on different days – one in County Hall, Norwich, and the other in King’s Lynn. They are aimed at Year 12 students who might be interested in a career in law. As nplaw is part of Norfolk County Council, we would very much like… Read more >

nplaw welcomed 36 students for its first ever virtual work experience week. It was a resounding success, with speakers covering different areas of law, insights into career pathways and breakout group workshop activities. Please enjoy these blog posts which were shared by some of the attending students: nplaw VWE blog – Leah Harris July 2021… Read more >

We are delighted to announce that we are nominated finalists in two categories at the Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) Awards 2018. Read more >

We are delighted to be offering two training courses related to compulsory purchase orders. On 5th November in London we will be presenting Compulsory Purchase Orders: The basics and beyond which will give you practical guidance on how to make a successful CPO. On 6th November we will be running a new course Compulsory Purchase Orders: Compensation in which we will look at all the main elements of compensation payments and take you through a worked example, so that you can see how the assessment of compensation works in practice. Read more >

We are delighted that Naomi Rankin has been shortlisted in the category of Trainee Lawyer of the Year in the Norfolk and Norfolk Law Society’s Excellence Awards for 2018. Read more >

Fiona Anthony will be speaking at two sessions at the Empty Homes Network Annual Conference on 18 October in Birmingham. Read more >

We are delighted that Jodie Cunnington-Brock and Bethany Stokes joined nplaw as trainee solicitors on September 10. Read more >

Fiona Anthony spoke at the “Bringing Empty Homes Back into Use” and “Compulsory Purchase Orders Briefing: Understanding the Process and Learning from Best Practice” conferences in London in July organised by Westminster Briefings. Read more >

Two of our trainee solicitors, Laura Macdonald and Elute Ogedegbe, will be attending the UEA Legal Careers Fair on 8th November. nplaw attended last year for the first time and really enjoyed speaking to the students about careers in law in local government and the opportunities at nplaw for training contracts and work experience placements. Read more >

On 24th November nplaw will be delivering a full-day training course on Data Protection for Schools. Aimed at schools’ senior leaders and business managers, we will be taking delegates through the main changes being introduced by the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the new Data Protection Bill and discuss what these will mean in practical terms. Read more >