All Law Society activity articles – Page 2
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OpinionModernising the governance of the Law Society
Members are at the heart of what we do at the Society. We want more of them involved.
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NewsOmbudsman's case fee compromise eases solicitors' concerns
Complaints handler accepted its initial proposals had not been welcomed by profession.
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NewsMemory lane
Embracing agile working and a Law Society president from Manchester: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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OpinionWarning over legal aid vulnerability must be heard
Firms are being forced out of legal aid work because of the government’s failure to invest.
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NewsSolicitors pessimistic over Leveson reforms
Proposed changes will have little impact on rocketing court backlogs, Law Society research suggests.
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NewsSociety secures funding for US market-opening work
Money will support work to create business opportunities in California and Florida legal markets.
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OpinionLaw Society’s Council – what you should know
Council is part of the behind-the-scenes machinery, along with committees and the staff. Should it be a focus of attention?
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NewsComplaints: Society warns of regulatory overreach
Little evidence has been produced to demonstrate the necessity for reforms proposed by SRA, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsLaw Society 'not confident' SRA has learned its lesson over Axiom Ince
Council only 'partially assure' of regulator’s commitment to rebuild trust in wake of consolidator’s spectacular implosion.
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OpinionCutting out avocado toast is not the panacea for feckless youth
Chancery Lane continues to recommend minimum trainee salaries and wants to keep aspiring young lawyers out of the breadline. But does this annual ritual still serve a useful purpose?
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NewsSociety recommends 2.45% pay rise for trainees
Chancery Lane president says minimum salary uplift will boost equality and diversity in the sector.
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NewsPay duty solicitors more for working 'unsocial hours', MoJ told
Law Society says police officers are struggling to get a solicitor to attend the station at night.
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NewsThe singer formerly known as ‘Pres’
Jonathan Smithers is one the Society’s more musical past presidents.
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NewsDiversity report suggests solicitors still being barred from bench
Law Society says solicitors struggle to believe judicial recruitment is a level playing field, when barristers are appointed at a far higher rate.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency urged to give solicitors more powers
Ten-point set of recommendations to minimise data breach fallout.
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FeatureCenturies of progress
To mark its 200th anniversary, Eduardo Reyes looks at the intertwined history of the Law Society and its Chancery Lane headquarters.
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NewsLaw Society announces death of former president
Society says Robert Bourns was respected for his kindness, thoughtfulness and dedication.
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News‘Plain language’ definition could boost unbundling
Society is working with the SRA to agree a definition that will ensure the cost of insuring firms that offer unbundled services is not shouldered by all solicitors.
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News'NHS 111' service for justice system could save £72m
Law Society unveils recommendations from its pioneering 21st Century Justice project.