LCF AGM and Day Conference

The legal profession is all about service, but that idea can be obscured by misguided ambition and lawyers' competitiveness, especially in pursuit of career advancement and aspiration to be a legal leader, law firm partner, head of chambers, judge.

The Lord Jesus Christ had a different mindset, and demonstrated the character of real leadership. None before or since have been his leadership equal, and yet He came not to be served but to serve and (marvellously) to give his life as a ransom for many." Mark 10:45 (ESV) Jesus led with kingdom values, unrivalled authority, truth and grace. And the result? Justice, right relationships, and lasting peace.

Who's this for? Lawyers (all ages, strands, and stages) drawn to the person of Christ who, by His leadership, turned the world upside-down.

What will I learn? What cross-shaped, Christ-like leadership looks like. How faith in Jesus makes a difference to leading in law - judicial, chambers, law firms, academic institutions. The essential duties of a lawyer who is a trustee in church or charity.

What can I expect from the day?

• Bible teaching from His HHJ Mark Cawson KC* on on ‘Cross-Shaped Legal Leadership’ and ‘Servanthood in Legal Leadership’.
• Leadership insights from an expert panel:
• Growth groups for judges, barrister, solicitors, legal academics, and students.
• Training from leading charity lawyers on being a charity/church trustee (separate track for law students).
• Opportunities for networking over lunch and refreshment breaks.
• The LCF AGM (11:45am start)

Should I make a weekend of it? The Leadership Conference is a day conference, but why not make a weekend of it in Nottingham. If you're able to stay over:

• book your after hours' ticket for food, conversation, and more on Saturday evening;
• join the LCF staff and trustees on Sunday morning as they attend different churches in Nottingham;
• meet us for lunch at Yellow Wood Cafe from 12:30; and
• why not plan a visit to National Justice Museum?

*His Honour Judge (Mark) Cawson KC is a Specialist Circuit Judge based in Manchester, who is authorised to sit in all the courts of the Business and Property Courts, as well as in the Administrative Court and the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber).

Mark was born and bred in the North West and graduated in law from the University of Liverpool. He was called to the Bar in 1982, and practiced from Chambers in Manchester and London until 2020, having taken Silk in 2001. His practice encompassed a broad range of Chancery and commercial work. Mark has considerable experience on the Bench: He was appointed as an Assistant Recorder in 1998, and a Recorder in 2000, initially sitting on Crime. He was subsequently appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge in 2004, authorised to sit in the Chancery and Queen’s Bench Divisions, before his appointment as a Specialist Circuit Judge in November 2020. Earlier this year Mark was appointed as Deputy Chancellor of the Diocese, and he has had a long standing interest in Church matters being actively involved in his local church, having served as a Church Warden and having been a Council member of Church Society between 2013 and 2020.

We are hosting a free but ticketed event for church leaders and trustees on Friday 22 November at Redeemer Church Nottingham where an expert panel of specialist lawyers will provide the answers they need to know, about running a charity, managing staff (employees, office holders, and volunteers), and complying with data protection law.

We'd be grateful if you would with church leaders and trustees you know who live or work around East Midlands and South Yorkshire.

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