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• Deacons' alumni gather in Melbourne

  On Tuesday 29 April, Deacons staff and alumni gathered for a relaxed cocktail function at the Langham Hotel in Melbourne.

  30 Apr 08 Melanie Pitulej

• 100 at 100 year anniversary

  A century after being founded in Longreach in 1907, Cannan & Peterson celebrated their historic anniversary at Deacons’ Brisbane office on 11 September.

  28 Sep 07 Cynthia Galipo

• Deacons’ Alumni takes a seat on the bench

  What can be a greater honour than to have the word ‘honourable’ in your title? Former Brisbane partner David Searles is now addressed as The Honourable Judge Searles. Sworn in at a ceremony held at the Banco Court in Brisbane on 17 July, the announcement of David Searles’ appointment as District Court Judge came only four days earlier by the Queensland Government’s Department of Justice and Attorney-General.

  24 Aug 07 Cynthia Galipo

• Deacons Alumni enjoy a taste of Australia in London

  On Thursday 7 June 2007, Don Boyd hosted a gathering for some 40 Deacons Alumni in London. Held in "The Temple" at the Great Eastern Hotel in Liverpool St, the event was an opportunity for London based alumni to meet and catch up with their colleagues and meet some new people within the ever-expanding Deacons Alumni network.

  10 Jun 07 Melanie Pitulej

• Six degrees of integration has come full circle

  Twilight drinks were held in Sydney to celebrate Deacons' first Alumni event for 2007. In the tradition set by past alumni events, the evening was a great success, and was attended by many special members of our alumni, including Jim De Montfort, who began his 55 year career with the firm as an articled clerk after World War Two.

  21 Feb 07 Melanie Pitulej

• Media release: Deacons alumni completes national launch tour in Brisbane

  Deacons alumni braved torrential drought-breaking rain on Monday 28 August for the Brisbane launch of Deacons' alumni program. Attendees were well rewarded, with the evening featuring a wine tasting conducted by Deacons alumni, David Russell QC, who is also Chairman of Jimbour Wines.

  31 Aug 06

• Media release: Deacons calls on its own

  Following on from the successful launch events in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne, Deacons will be hosting an Alumni cocktail party in Brisbane on August 28 and is encouraging former employees to register their details online.

  24 Aug 06

• Deacons Alumni launches in Melbourne

  Six degrees of integration was the theme at the Melbourne Launch of the Deacons Alumni program which was held on Monday 29 May 2006.

  7 Jun 06 Melanie Pitulej

• The value of mentoring

  For Katherine Briggs, Corporate Counsel at Members Equity Bank, nothing beats mentoring when it comes to making career decisions. That’s one of the reasons she’s involved with the pilot Australian Corporate Lawyers Association (ACLA) mentoring program.

  10 Dec 05 Lois Ryan

• From articled clerk to Prime Minister

  Few readers will remember what they were doing in 1979, let alone 1939. If indeed, any readers go back that far at all. But (Edward) Gough Whitlam, AC, QC, has a sharp memory when it comes to being an articled clerk at Sly & Russell, predecessor firm of Deacons.

  5 Dec 05 Lois Ryan