LawCare extends online chat service
Legal mental health charity LawCare has extended its online chat service for legal professionals from one to four days a week from Tuesday 10th May. The charity, which offers free, confidential, emotional support to anyone working in the law, has been operating a helpline and peer support programme since 1997 and has supported over 10,000 […]
Loneliness in the legal sector
Humans are hard-wired to connect – we are tribal and social animals. We are biologically programmed to need other humans, and a feeling of belonging and connection drives our happiness. Despite this, many of us will know what it’s like to be lonely, especially after living through two years of reduced social interaction. Loneliness arises […]
LawCare: the value of peer support
We all know the phrases “a problem shared is a problem halved” or “it’s good to talk”, but the benefits in talking about how you are feeling go far beyond this. When we are in a difficult situation we lose our problem-solving abilities. It can be impossible to focus and it can seem overwhelming to […]
Conveyancing Foundation’s Ukraine appeal nears £20,000 in donations
The Conveyancing Foundation recently launched an appeal for Ukraine by opening up its monthly Charity Lotto to members of the public for the first time. The appeal raised £15,000 in 24 hours and is now nearing £20,000 in donations. The zero-profit Foundation hopes to raise thousands of pounds to help Ukrainians in desperate need in […]
Access to Justice Foundation calls on firms to make risk-free donations using residual funds
Over the last two years, conveyancers have been working tirelessly under unprecedented pressure. They have strived to ensure that their clients were able to complete their home purchases whilst dealing with the impact of COVID on their own lives, and working under increased pressures brought on by massive transaction increases experienced during the pandemic, due […]
Conveyancing Foundation’s Be Kind We Care Initiative named as official charity of the British Conveyancing Awards 2022
The Conveyancing Foundation’s Be Kind We Care initiative, launched during the pandemic, to encourage kindness between professionals in the property and conveyancing industry, has been named as the first official charity partner of the British Conveyancing Awards. The second British Conveyancing Awards – and its first live attended ceremony – will be held on March […]
LawCare hits milestone number of people helped
Legal mental health charity LawCare has published its 2021 impact report, detailing the support it gave to the legal sector last year. The charity, which was initially set up to help solicitors with alcohol problems, has now grown to support everyone working in the legal profession on a range of issues from stress to bullying […]
Conveyancing Foundation helps to raise over £10,000 for Yorkshire youth homelessness charity
A youth housing charity has received over £10,000 from private fundraising and with assistance from the Conveyancing Foundation’s Charity Lotto. Over £4,400 has been donated by the Foundation to Roundabout, which is committed to preventing youth homelessness in Yorkshire, from funds raised by the team at Convey Law in October. The Conveyancing Foundation enables legal […]
The Conveyancing Foundation donates vital funds to SANDS and the Epilepsy Society
The Conveyancing Foundation has donated funds from its innovative Charity Lotto to help two national charities, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS) and the Epilepsy Society. Both charities have received £1000 each after they were nominated by staff at Convey Law, whose clients raised the funds by taking part in the Foundation’s Charity Lotto. […]
Mental health and wellbeing best practice discussed in latest Conveyancing Foundation webinar
Companies in the legal, property and conveyancing sectors who have all been commended for their work in boosting wellbeing and supporting mental health have been sharing best practice with The Conveyancing Foundation. In the Foundation’s second major webinar as part of its groundbreaking ‘Be Kind We Care’ initiative, the charity welcomed six speakers including Richard […]
Charity trek aims to raise £15,000 for Mindstep Foundation
CONVEY Law Managing Director Lloyd Davies has set out on an intrepid summer challenge along Britain’s longest ancient monument – Offa’s Dyke – to raise £15,000 for a cause very close to his heart – the Mindstep Foundation, set up in memory of his son Max. Lloyd and his wife Tracey set up the Foundation to fund mental health research, awareness and support after their eldest son Max […]
The Conveyancing Foundation’s “Be Kind we Care” Initiative Wins Industry Sponsorship Backing
Digital onboarding platform Thirdfort and industry leading training provider the Conveyancing Academy have become the latest companies to back the Conveyancing Foundation, the not-for-profit organisation serving the conveyancing, legal and property industries. The Foundation has raised nearly £1 million for charity since its launch. It has also won plaudits for its ‘Be Kind We Care’ initiative which launched this year to […]
The Conveyancing Foundation helps little girl’s wish come true
The Conveyancing Foundation has donated £1500 to help improve a little girl’s life from funds raised entirely through its innovative Charity Lotto. The charity gave the funds to an appeal for a new prosthetic foot for the four-year-old from South Wales who was born without a right foot. Little Scarlett Davies currently uses a basic […]
Conveyancing Foundation Be Kind We Care Initiative
The Be Kind We Care initiative has been launched by the Conveyancing Foundation to promote kindness and wellbeing within the property industry. With the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the pressure cooker environment that many in the property industry find themselves in, mental wellbeing and support has become a key issue for many professionals. […]
Take part in Lawcare’s ground-breaking research study
Legal mental health charity, Lawcare is urging legal professionals to join over 1,350 fellow colleagues to make their voice heard and tell their story in a ground-breaking research study. Only four weeks to go until the deadline of 31st December, LawCare is urging legal professionals to take part in their study ‘Life in the Law’ […]
Lawcare Launches Ground-Breaking Research Study ‘Life In The Law’
Legal mental health charity LawCare has announced a new ground-breaking research study ‘Life in the Law’ ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10th October. The charity has teamed up with leading academics in the field Dr Emma Jones (University of Sheffield), Professor Richard Collier (University of Newcastle), Caroline Strevens (Reader in Legal Education, University […]
LawCare Announces New Chair & Trustee Recruitment
Legal mental health charity LawCare has appointed a new chair to its board of trustees. Andrew Caplen replaces outgoing chair Bronwen Still as of this month. Andrew is a Solicitor, Notary Public and a former President of the Law Society of England and Wales (2014/2015), Chair of the Law Society’s Management Board (2010- 2012) and […]
Conveyancing Foundation helps raise over £300k for the Ty Hafan Children’s Hospice
The Conveyancing Foundation, through the Free Legal Fee Competition, has today (30th January 2018) announced it has helped member firm, Convey Law, to raise over £300k for the Ty Hafan Children’s Hospice.
Conveyancing Foundation and Convey Law provide 11-year old with ‘gift of independence’
Convey Law, the Newport-based law firm, today announced it has raised funds through the Conveyancing Foundation Free Legal Fee Competition to purchase a specially adapted recumbent bicycle for 11-year old, Evan Hale.
Conveyancing Foundation raises £50k for Children with Cancer UK
Convey Law, the Newport-based law firm, today (22nd March 2017) announced it has raised £50,000 for Children with Cancer through the Conveyancing Foundation’s Free Legal Fee Competition.