Law Society president Lucy Scott-Moncrieff has praised the flexible working practices of leading law firms and businesses for opening the boardroom door to talented women.
Women lawyers from around the world will address the reasons why the top of the legal sector remainspredominantly male, at a Law Society summit next month.
The Law Society has called upon the Government not to damage the economic success of City of London international law firms in its efforts to reduce immigration.
The Legal Sector Alliance [LSA] has published its first business travel report in order to compare and contrast how law firms measure and manage the success of their business travel programmes
The Bar Council and the Law Society will today launch the inaugural Russo-British lawyer exchange programme at a reception held at the Law Society offices.
The Law Society of England 'Wales is urging the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees to step in and ensure the residents of Camp Ashraf in Iraq are not forced to move to a 'prison-like' new home.
The Law Society expressed its disappointment today at the Government's refusal to stop charging fees to local authority for care proceedings, despite the Family Justice Review's recommendation to do so.
The Law Society has welcomed the Government's announcement today of its commitment to speed up care and supervision proceedings, but warned that this would not be achieved simply by introducing new deadlines.
The Law Society has appointed Dr Patricia Greer to the new role of Chief of Corporate Affairs. The role reflects a new senior management structure, reporting to Chief Executive Desmond Hudson
Commenting on the issue of shared parenting ahead of the Government's formal response to the Family Justice Review next week, Law Society Chief Executive Des Hudson said:
The Law Society today said that radical and sustained change to the family justice system would require a delicate balancing act from the government, which is expected to announce its response to the Family Justice Review next week.
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