Membership engagement and services
We work closely with members across the country. For example, we:
- bring international delegations to visit legal communities in and outside of London
- organise a range of highly topical virtual roundtables and in-person events
- invite solicitors to present at conferences and events and to judge at the Excellence Awards
- gather member views to influence policy reform and the business environment
Contact us to find out how we can help add value to your business, represent your views and help you access our services.
Who to contact
Valeria Mancheva, head of member engagement and services
Email: valeria.mancheva@lawsociety.org.uk
Andreas Maier, key accounts lead
Email: andreas.maier@lawsociety.org.uk
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Council members
Our council members engage regularly with members across the country.
See the list of council constituencies and current members
Local law societies and community groups
There are independent local law societies and community groups which offer help and support at a local level. They offer opportunities to network and get involved in training and events.
London local law societies
Local law societies offer help and support at a local level for firms and members in London and the South East. They offer opportunities to network and get involved in training and events.
- Westminster and Holborn
- Middlesex
- South London (contact hushr@lsbu.ac.uk or djl@anthonygold.co.uk for details)
- West London
- North East London
South East local law societies
- Kent Law Society
- Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge & District Law Society (contact twtdls@gmail.com for details)
- Hastings & District Law Society
- Eastbourne Law Society (contact us for details)
- Sussex Law Society
- Worthing Law Society
- Chichester & District Law Society
- Hampshire Incorporated Law Society
- Isle of Wight Law Society
- Berks, Bucks & Oxon Incorporated Law Society
- Surrey Law Society
- Peterborough & District Law Society
- Norfolk & Norwich Law Society
- Cambridgeshire Law Society
- Suffolk & North Essex Law Society
- Hertfordshire Law Society
- West Norfolk and Kings Lynn Law Society– (contact us for details)
- Southend-On-Sea & District Law Society
- West Essex Law Society – (contact us for details)
Community groups
Community groups offer a regional voice and a local link with national groups. They also provide networking and training opportunities, and a chance to get involved with projects on a local level.
- Lawyers in local government - South East branch
- Commerce and Industry Group - Central and Thames Valley branches
- Association of Women Solicitors groups
Junior Lawyers Division (JLD)
Junior Lawyer Networks
- South Essex (LinkedIn and Facebook)
- Peterborough
- Norwich (Twitter)
- Cambridge (Twitter)
- Hertfordshire (Twitter)
- Suffolk and North Essex (LinkedIn and Twitter)
Law centres
Cyber-crime contact
Council members
Bedforshire & Cambridgeshire
Michael Frape michael.frape@ashtonslegal.co.uk
Berkshire & North Hampshire
Razi Shah rshah@aplebyshaw.com
Central & South Middlesex
Michael Garson michael.garson@kaganmoss.co.uk
City of Westminster
Jeffrey Forrest jaf@jaforrest.com
Beth Forrester bethforrester5@gmail.com
Nicola Rubbert nicola.rubbert@hotmail.com
Croyden & North Kent
Eunice Shang Simpson eunice@shangress.com
Essex
Tony Fisher tfisher@fjg.co.uk
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Nicholas Gurney-Champion ncg@biscoes-law.co.uk
Hertfordshire
Paul Davies pauld@hamiltondavies.co.uk
Holborn
Fraser Whitehead fwhitehead@slatergordon.co.uk
Pavel Klimov pavel.klimov@btinternet.com
Kent
Richard Atkinson atkinsonr@tuckerssolicitors.com
Norfolk
Richard Barr richard.barr@paston.co.uk
Oxford & Buckinghamshire
Mohammed Nawaz Khan nawazkhan.gb@gmail.com
North East London
Caroline Newman caroline@caroline-newman.com
North Middlesex
Cordella Bart-Stewart cbs@stewartlaw.org.uk
South London
David Taylor dxt@hanne.co.uk
Suffolk & North Essex
Roger Buston rbuston@apblaw.co.uk
Surrey
Sushila Abraham office@sabrahamsolicitors.co.uk
Alastair Logan alastairdwlogan@btinternet.com
Sussex (Inner)
Oliver Maxwell-Jones oliver.maxwell-jones@coolebevisllp.com
Sussex (Outer)
Holly Goacher hgoacher@pdt.co.uk
West London
Lucy Scott-Moncrieff lscottmoncrieff@scomo.com
Saima Hirji saima.hirji@nmc-uk.org
Midlands local law societies
Local law societies offer help and support at a local level for firms and members in the Midlands and South West. They offer opportunities to network and get involved in training and events.
If there is no link below, contact us for more information.
- Birmingham
- Buxton and District
- Derby and District
- Herefordshire, Breconshire and Radnorshire Incorporated
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- North Staffordshire
- Northamptonshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire and District
- Walsall Law Association
- Warwickshire
- Wolverhampton
- Worcestershire
South West local law societies
North West local law societies
Local law societies offer help and support at a local level for firms and members in the North. They offer opportunities to network and get involved in training and events.
If there is no link below, contact us for more information.
- Blackpool & Flyde
- Blackburn
- Bolton
- Burnley & Pendle
- Cheshire & North Wales
- Lancaster & Morecambe
- Liverpool
- Macclesfield and East Cheshire
- Manchester
- Preston
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- South Cheshire
- Southport & Ormskirk
- Stockport
- Tameside & Glossop
- Trafford
- Warrington
- Wigan
- West Cumbria
- Westmorland
Community groups
Community groups offer a regional voice and a local link with national groups. They also provide networking and training opportunities, and a chance to get involved with projects on a local level.
- Young Solicitors Group (Manchester)
- Trainee Solicitors Group (Manchester)
- Junior lawyers: Liverpool, Cheshire and North Wales, Cumbria
- Black Solicitors Network (North)
- Merseyside Women’s Law Division
- Association of Women Solicitors (Manchester)
Yorkshire local law societies
- Bradford
- Doncaster
- Halifax
- Harrogate & District
- Huddersfield & Dewsbury
- Hull
- Keighley and Craven
- Leeds
- Scarborough
- Sheffield & District
- Wakefield
- Yorkshire
Community groups
Junior Lawyers: Leeds, Hull & East Yorkshire, Doncaster, Sheffield & District, York
Find out more about Junior Lawyer groups in Yorkshire
Other community groups
- Women’s Lawyer group (Sheffield)
- Women’s Law Division group (Leeds)
North East local law societies
Community groups
Junior Lawyers (Newcastle and North East)
Find out more about Junior Lawyer groups in the North East
Council members
Central Lancashire & Northern Greater Manchester
Joe Egan joee@joeegansolicitors.co.uk
Asma Ruksar aruksar@garrattslaw.co.uk
Merseyside & District
Nina Ferris nina.ferris@hilldickinson.com
Sarah Lapsley sarah.lapsley@cookandtalbot.co.uk
Manchester, Salford, Stockport and District
Steve Kuncewicz steve.kuncewicz@blmlaw.com
Jeff Lewis jeff.lewis@brabners.com
Cheshire & North Wales
Mark Evans mark.evans@allingtonhughes.co.uk
Cumbria & Lancaster
Claire Logan clairel@gedye.co.uk
Yorkshire
Mark Newby mark@jordansllp.com
David Barraclough dwm.barraclough@yorkshireunion.org.uk
Peter Wright peter.wright@digitallawuk.com
Leeds
Nicholas Emmerson nicholas.emmerson@gateleyplc.com
North East
Allan Devine allan.n.devine@gmail.com
Jo Wharton jo.wharton@pxlimited.com
Northumbria
Christopher Noon chris@clrlaw.co.uk