Work in Wales

Our Wales office is based in Cardiff. The office represents our views and interests to the Welsh government, Welsh parliament or Senedd Cymru, justice sector stakeholders and at Westminster.

The current issues are:

  • the proposed changes to legal aid
  • the law-making process in Wales
  • the contribution of the legal sector to the Welsh economy

Wales office staff

Head of Wales – Jonathan Davies

Email: jonathan.davies@lawsociety.org.uk 

Engagement and Communications Executive - Richard Jones

Email: rich.jones@lawsociety.org.uk

Administrator - Sian Johnston

Email: sian.johnston@lawsociety.org.uk

Wales committee

The committee reports to our Policy and Regulatory Affairs committee.

Its terms of reference include to:

  • represent the views of the solicitors' profession in Wales and Welsh solicitors' current priorities
  • engage with the Welsh government, the National Assembly for Wales and other stakeholders
  • engage with the development of devolution in Wales and to advise upon and disseminate the information to the profession throughout England and Wales

Read more about the Wales committee

Contact details

The Law Society Wales Office
Capital Tower
Greyfriars Road
Cardiff CF10 3AG

Telephone: 02920 645254
Fax: 02920 225944
Email: wales@lawsociety.org.uk

Legal jobs in Wales

The Law Society Gazette jobs website has hundreds of legal jobs to choose from.

View all vacancies in Wales

Online event recordings

Lessons from fintech and what these mean for the legal sector in Wales (53 minutes)

We held a virtual seminar on 9 March 2022 for those working in the Welsh legal sector to learn about the rapid evolution of the fintech sector and its success in Wales.

Speakers included:

  • Sarah Williams-Gardener, CEO of FinTech Wales
  • Nicola McNeely, partner and head of technology at Harrison Clark Rickerbys
  • Dr Adam Wyner, associate professor of computing and the law at Swansea University
  • Dr Kerry Beynon, legal counsel at BRUSH Switchgear (chair)

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