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.
Consumers will benefit from plans to regulate will writing services, but any new rules will be meaningless unless there is a consistent standard of regulation for all professionals carrying out this work, the Law Society has warned.
The Law Society has been awarded the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei) award for Inclusive Procurement.
The Law Society has announced that PII broker Aon will provide a professional indemnity insurance (PII) package to legal practices with the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme or Lexcel quality marks.
Responding today to the Government's white paper 'Swift and Sure Justice' the Law Society has said that any initiative which leads to greater efficiency is to be welcomed, but speed should not be achieved at the price of justice...
Requirements for advocates facing assessment under the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates scheme (QASA) should be uniform for solicitors and barristers, the Law Society has warned.
A long-awaited white paper on the future of social care, published today along with a draft social care Bill, is a rare opportunity to unify and modernise existing legislation and must not be wasted.
The Law Society welcomed today’s Government announcement detailing implementation arrangements for Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offender Act.
The Law Society Council has today approved a Practising Certificate fee increase of £16 for 2012/13, following last year’s 23 per cent drop.
A new Law Society practice note will support solicitor firms and sole practitioners in complying with regulatory requirements to collect data on the diversity of their workforce.
Mental health and human rights lawyer Lucy Scott-Moncrieff has been inaugurated as the Law Society’s President during today's Annual General Meeting.
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