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Thursfields lawyer’s new role as Prince’s Trust fundraising champion
Kirsty Underhill, a solicitor in the Corporate & Commercial department at Thursfields’ Worcester office, has become chair of the Prince’s Trust Development Committee in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The voluntary position will see Kirsty setting and leading the direction for the committee, which has so far raised over half of the £25,000 goal set for the…
Read MoreThursfields’ lawyer becomes local Rotary Club’s first female president
A lawyer from Thursfields Solicitors has become the first female president at a Rotary Club in the Black Country. Pamela Arrowsmith, a solicitor in the Family department at the Halesowen office, took up her 12-month office as president of Halesowen and Rowley Regis Rotary Club on 1 July, succeeding current president John Cartwright. On her…
Read MoreThursfields’ lawyer retires after 40 years in Halesowen
One of Thursfields Solicitors’ most experienced lawyers is set to retire this month after more than 40 years of working in the profession. Richard Price, son of the late Eric Price who was a former Justices’ Clerk of Halesowen and Stourbridge, began training in the late 1970s, was admitted as a solicitor in 1982 and…
Read MoreLGBT History Month – How has the law changed?
Thursfields Solicitors’ are a proud member of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions Programme and continue to work with the charity to encourage a positive working culture for LGBT employees and to promote the ethos of ‘acceptance without exception.’ Throughout February Stonewall will be celebrating LGBT History Month. The theme of this year’s month long event is Citizenship…
Read MoreThursfields helps local Rotary Club to raise over £7,000 for charity
Thursfields’ Junior Lawyers Committee and Family Solicitors, Pam Arrowsmith and Alex Mansfield, joined the Halesowen and Rowley Regis Rotary Club over the Christmas period to help raise money for local Black Country charities. The annual Santa sleigh toured the Halesowen and Rowley Regis area throughout December. Thursfields’ employees joined on an evening and weekend to…
Read MoreCEO and Trustee considerations in legacy giving
Many charities have been rocked by Covid-19, and many within the sector have been concerned as to whether the income received from legacy giving will sustain. However, with a reported surge in the number of charity legacies being written into Wills during the coronavirus pandemic, and legacy income predicted to rise in the next five…
Read MoreThursfields offers support after survey reveals 72% of small charities lack legacy fundraising skills
Small charities should seek the support of experts to increase their incomes from legacy fundraising, according to Thursfields Solicitors. The advice comes after a new national survey highlighted major skills gaps at small charities. The Foundation for Social Improvement’s Skills Survey 2018-19 revealed that 72% of small charities do not feel suitably skilled in legacy fundraising.…
Read MoreNew report highlighting charities’ rising legacy incomes is welcomed by Thursfields
Charities have experienced a strong rise in the income they receive from legacies, according to new research that has been welcomed by Thursfields Solicitors. There has been an average growth rate of 10% in UK charities’ legacy income according to the ten-year research report entitled ‘The UK Legacy Fundraising Market 2019’, published this month by…
Read MoreThursfields Toy Story
THURSFIELDS SOLICITORS has entered into the Christmas spirit by being Santa’s Little Helpers and supporting Zion Christian Centre’s toy appeal by encouraging its staff members and clients to bring new and used toys into work, as part of the firm’s charitable activities. The toys will be added to those collected by Halesowen’s Zion Christian Centre…
Read MoreNew recruits for Commercial Services team
Thursfields has recruited four new Senior Associate Solicitors to its commercial services team in response to client demand. This follows on from winning Birmingham Law Society’s Law Firm of the Year award (5-15 Partners) and recently opening offices in Birmingham and Solihull to add to the firm’s core presence across Worcestershire. John McLean joins from…
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