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KAIN, BROWN, BENNETT, & CLARK, 59, CHANCERY-LANE, LONDON, W.C. 2. of Registrar, Final 1909, Admitted; assistant two years in Conveyancing and general practice, including much Conveyancing, Probates,estates winding-up, all office accounts, Compensation, and general; subsequently practising alone, while giving two days weekly to another office, about two years; small war service abroad; municipal experience as Assistant and Deputy Town Clerk (two County Boroughs), War Pensions organisation, Parliamentary, and usual, also previously, experience Poor Law, Rural, and Urban District Councils; one year sole legal adviser to Shipbuilding Department of Admiralty controlling all merchant ship building and ship repairs for Empire and auxiliary ships for Navy, Regulations for control all harbour boards, supply contracts, electricity and water contracts; long terms for national yards with financial clauses, Admiralty infringement patents, decision of and compensation, and other work; additional six months same work with an ex-Chief Justice, co-operating continuously; working since Final, with exception of war service and period after; two months after Armistice commenced practice alone in tropical colony as combined Barrister and Solicitor, some Conveyancing, and almost continuous litigation on commercial contracts and shipping, some criminal, has since added junior partner from England. Advertiser wishes give up work in climate, where family cannot join him, at an early date; desires correspondence with gentleman or good firm practising at home (or with large company or combine with view to becoming wholetime adviser) not in immediate hurry for assistance, leading to offer, subject to interview, of position at home; desires understanding as to permanency of position, subject to safeguards and the unexpected, and opportunity partnership later years, or before if wished for by advertiser, but not immediately; country or coast by no means objected to; salary according to position offered and locality.“ Abroad (No. 4056), "Law Times" Office, Bream's-buildings, E.C. 4. ATHERTONS LIMITED invite negotiation with members of the LEGAL PROFESSION in all matters relating to Sale and Purchase of Practices, Arrangement of Partnerships or Amalga mations, and every branch of he actual business side of the Profession, requiring their assistance, on the following grounds : LAW SUCCESSIONS. (1) They are the recognised leading firm who conduct Law Partnership and Succession negotiations, and for many years past have dealt with most of the im. portant openings in the country. (3) They employ a large and experienced staff including qualified Solicitors versed in every detail of transfer and sale of practices. (3) They are at all times in a position to introduce a number of gentlemen, fully qualified and with ample capital, who are waiting to purchase practices outright, and they have always many practices for disposal. LAW PARTNERSHIPS. (4) They have a considerable number of eligible gentlemen, possessing excellent qualifications and adequate capital, willing to enter into Partnership, with or with"SUCCESSION.' " out a view to (5) They have always mauy extremely valuable Partnerships open for negotiation, and ATHERTONS undertake to find any suitable opening to meet the special requirements of any of their clients. MANAGING CLERKS. (6) They can supply at a short notice admitted Solicitors prepared to act as Managing Clerks, and employers need only to state their requirements when a number of excellent men are open for their choice, without any fee for introduction. LA AW.-STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.-A qualified SOLICITOR or BARRISTER is REQUIRED as ASSISTANT to a leading firm of Advocates and Solicitors in the Straits Settlements; Public School or University man preferred; applicants must have had some experience in Conveyancing and be willing to undertake Advocacy work; unmarried, age 25-33: salary £500 per annum, rising to £700; agreement three and a half years; first-class passage paid; good health essential.-Write, giving full partienlars, to "N. D. and L.," care of Street's, 30, Cornhill, E.C. 3. GENERAL CLERK, admitted or unadmitted.-Apply, stating age, experience, and salary required, "E. C. C." (No. 4057), Law Times" Office, Bream'sbuildings, E.C. 4. AW.-WANTED, CASHIER with good LA general knowledge of Costs.-Apply, stating salary required, to EDELSTON, SON, and Solicitors, Preston. LA CARTER, AW.-WANTED, in South of England, experienced CONVEYANCING and GENERAL CLERK, capable of acting without supervision; an Law admitted man preferred.-E. W." (No. 4057), Times Office, Bream's-buildings, E.C. 4. AW. Admitted Man REQUIRED in oldestablished office in country, with good knowledge of Conveyancing and Trust Acocunts, and willing to take small cases in Local Courts; state age, married or single, experience, salary required, and when at liberty. Apply BATTEN and WHITSED, Solicitors, Peterborough. LA AW. WANTED, MANAGING CLERK, Conveyancing and general practice, South-west Coast.-Apply, stating experience, age, A. (No. 4057), salary required, and when free, "Law Times Office, Bream's-buildings, E.C. 4. LAW. Capable admitted ASSISTANT in Conveyancing and Family practice REQUIRED by Lincoln's-inn Solicitors, with really good prospects for able man.-Write Box No. 3219, care of White's, 33, Fleet-street, E.C. 4. YOUNTY BOROUGH of SWANSEA. DEPUTY TOWN CLERKSHIP.-Applications are invited from Solicitors for the position of DEPUTY TOWN CLERK; salary £600 per annum; experience in Municipal and Parliamentary practice and procedure essential. Applications, indorsed "Deputy Town Clerk," with copies of three recent testimonials, to be received by the undersigned not later than Jan. 8, 1921.-H. LANG COATH, Town Clerk, Guildhall, Swansea. December, 1920. SOLICITOR.-The Cambridgeshire Standing to receive APPLICommittee Joint the for of CATIONS ASSISTANT POSITION SOLICITOR to the Clerk of the Peace and of the County Council. The gentleman appointed will be required to reside in or near Cambridge, and to devote The salary his whole time to the duties of the office. offered is £400 per annum, rising by four annual increments of £25 to £500; there is no bonus in addition.-Applications, stating the candidate's present position, previous experience (particularly in Local Government work, Conveyancing, and Advocacy), and war service, and accompanied by copies of three recent testimonials (which need not be printed), should be sent to the Clerk of the Peace for Cambridgeshire, at the County Hall, Cambridge, on or before Monday, the 10th January, 1921. ΟΝ Offices to be Let. NE ROOM WANTED as office by Architect for occasional use close to a Bakerloo Station; low rent.-J. K. BATEMAN, 4, Queen-streetplace, E.C. 4. HOUSE, for immediate occupation, of four large rooms and scullery and the upper part of five rooms (now let off at £65 per annum) in June next; fine position near two railway stations, Putney: lease of 62 years for sale at £750.-Apply W. N. WARE, 3, Chelsham-road, Clapham, S.W. and JANE NUGENT WILLIAM FOX rm of Solicitors who were inquiring about eight years ago for the whereabouts of the above please communicate with SHELTON and Co., 3, New-court, Lincoln's-inn? Agriculture Act, Mistakes in the, 142 Aircraft, Criminal jurisdiction over foreign, 81 Bonus shares, 397 Branson, Mr. G. A. 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