Five nominations for GLC at Law Awards of Scotland

Govan Law Centre has received five nominations in four categories at the 2012 Law Awards of Scotland. The nominations were revealed at the Corinthian Club in Glasgow last night. GLC was nominated in the following categories:

* Law Firm of the Year (under 40 fee earners)
* Corporate Social Responsibility Firm of the Year
* Trainee Solicitor of the Year (Christine McKellar and Laura Simpson)
* Solicitor of the Year (Mike Dailly)

Govan Law Centre is delighted that its excellent team and achievements, as a campaigning community law centre, have been recognised by such a distinguished panel of independent judges.

The winners of the 2012 Law Awards of Scotland will be announced at a ceremony to be held in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow on 13 September.

New appointments at GLC

GLC is delighted to announce a number of exciting new appointments.

Jennifer Laughland is joining us to head up our new pan-Ayrshire Homelessness and Prevention Service (AHAP), in partnership with the Ayrshire Community Housing and Advocacy Project.

Jennifer was formerly the Principal Solicitor of Shelter's Scottish Housing Law Service where she specialised in housing and homelessness law. Before taking up her post at Shelter Scotland, Jennifer was Principal Solicitor at Paisley Law Centre.

Sarah-Jane Kissock has joined us from Balfour + Manson LLP as a second year Trainee Solicitor. We have also appointed Christine McKellar and Laura Simpson as Trainee Solicitors. Natile Carlin joins us to provide dedicated clerical support to AHAP.

GLC's Mike Dailly said: 'These important new appointments strengthen our ability to deliver specialist legal services to prevent homelessness in Scotland, and increase our organisational capacity'.