Ashfords have set up a committee for the promotion of ADVOC amongst junior lawyers within Ashfords (AJAC). Dominic Holden, Jane Ireland and Jenny Hotchin are the committee members. AJAC will be holding an ADVOC Road Show in April - this will involve a presentation made to junior lawyers in each of our offices. Jenny Hotchin comments "Not only have I really enjoyed being involved in ADVOC, I have also found that it has supported the development of my practice. For example, recently I pitched to one of the fastest growing hostel brands in Europe. I was able to use my experience of the ADVOC network to win the work. If more juniors at Ashfords can benefit from all that ADVOC has to offer this is brilliant!"

Ashfords have also approved the launch of an ADVOC Placement Programme, whereby one junior lawyer per quarter will be given the opportunity to visit an ADVOC member. Simon Rous comments "This is a really exciting opportunity for our junior lawyers and we expect it to be very popular. The juniors will request a specific ADVOC member they wish to visit and present a case as to why they should be selected. If you have any juniors that would like to visit us in England, please don't hesitate to get in touch."