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The Law Society's Have Your Say consultation closed on 21 April, with over 19,300 completed questionnaires. Thanks to all of you who took the time to give us your views.

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You can also download the results of the survey:
Law Society consultation exercise: Have Your Say – initial results (PDF 293K).

Background

Market research and a profession-wide consultation are the springboards for a radical re-think of the way the Law Society delivers its representational activities. The aim is to sharpen the focus on members, providing solicitors with the services and products they've told us they want.

Since January 2006, two new boards, the Regulation Board and the Consumer Complaints Board, have been overseeing the Society’s regulatory and complaints functions. As part of the separation of functions, the Council of the Society is reshaping the way the Society delivers its representation and law reform work, and the support services it offers solicitors.

We started with the most comprehensive piece of market research ever conducted by the Society, to find out more about what solicitors want from us and how they want it delivered. We followed this up with the Have Your Say consultation, giving all solicitors the opportunity to get involved.

It’s an exciting time for the profession and we are committed to delivering a newly dynamic Law Society to represent your interests with fresh commitment and focus.