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Applying for award funding

How to apply for Law Society Charity funding and how we review funding applications.

UK signs up to Hague 19 Convention

The UK government has signed up to the Hague 19 Convention, meaning judgments made in courts in England and Wales will be recognised internationally in...

Parliamentary Briefing - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: committee stage

We've prepared a briefing on the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration Bill ahead of its committee stage.

Disabled Solicitors Network advisory committee

The Disabled Solicitors Network promotes equal opportunities for disabled people within the legal profession. Meet the Disabled Solicitors Network advisory committee.

Implementing increases to selected court and tribunal fees – Law Society response

We’ve responded to a government consultation on proposals to increase selected court and tribunal fees.

Our Twitter/X accounts

We use Twitter to keep you up to date on our campaigns, policy work, events, training and news.

LGBT History Month: Inspiration through the ages

In this article to mark LGBT History Month, members of our LGBT+ Lawyers Division Committee share inspirational LGBT+ people from history who worked within, or...

Scant progress in tackling huge court backlogs

New statistics show the lack of progress made in tackling the huge criminal court backlogs.

Seven tips I wish someone had told me when starting out as a solicitor

Building your career as a solicitor may come with unforeseen roadblocks as well as the challenges you expected. Seven solicitors share the best tips and...

Re-accreditation

Find out how to get re-accredited under our Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme (WIQS) accreditation.

Civil legal aid review: government launches call for evidence

The UK government has today (10 January) launched its call for evidence to inform its Civil Legal Aid Review.

Find out how to apply for our Criminal Litigation Accreditation.

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