liverpool law society
Liverpool
Liverpool Law Society boasts 2500 or so members in practice; it is one of the
largest local Law Societies in England and Wales. Membership is broad and varies
from practitioners engaged in high-value commercial work to complex charity
work. The Society prides itself in being at the forefront of debate and has been
able to communicate on behalf of its members their concerns in a number of areas
both public and professional, and at regional and national levels. The directors
meet twice a year with local MPs where there is exchange of information, news
about bills going through parliament and constituent issues are raised and
discussed and parliamentary questions are put down on behalf of LLS members.
Separately, the directors also meet with the nominated councillors from the
Liverpool City Region local authorities. This again is a useful way of ensuring
our members’ concerns and issues, including those of their clients, can be
raised at one of these meetings. The councillors also come to the Society with
matters their constituents are facing and we work together on joint initiatives
where there is a common aim. The Society also has good communication channels
with The Law Society, the SRA and the LeO, where members’ issues can be raised
and matters affecting the legal profession discussed. On a regional level,
Liverpool Law Society is a member of the Joint V, a grouping of autonomous local
law societies that meet and discuss common issues affecting membership
organisations for legal professionals, sharing best practice. The members of the
Joint V are Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester Law Societies.
United the Joint V have a strong voice nationally, representing over 10,000
legal professionals. In addition to our representation role, Liverpool Law
Society runs an extensive legal training programme with approximately 100
seminars and conferences organised every year in various specialist areas of
law. To view the training programme, please click here.
