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How you can lead by example

Our partner Bupa offers its top tips on how you can improve your wellbeing.

Bringing the courtroom to the classroom

Young people are often interested in the law, but legal education remains largely inaccessible. Akasa Pradhan, public legal education manager at Young Citizens, highlights why...

Being clear in the language we use is key to building a shared understanding of what we are aiming to achieve. We've defined some commonly...

Step 3 – ensure performance

Your diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives need good governance, transparency and recognition to ensure they are effectively implemented, regularly monitored, learning is applied and improvement...

Step 2 – develop a plan

Having purpose for diversity and inclusion (D&I) on its own does not automatically ensure benefits for your firm. Purpose needs to be followed by good...

Law Society helps shape civil legal aid fee proposals

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has today opened its consultation to increase civil legal aid fees for those working in housing and immigration sectors.

Respond to the consultation on civil legal aid fees

Share your views on the UK government’s proposals to increase civil legal aid fees and help make this vital public service more sustainable.

“It's been a great privilege to be a corporate lawyer and do human rights work – I feel humbled by it all”

Tony Fisher shares his key moments as a solicitor, from unprecedented U-turns from the House of Lords to his work on the first binding international...

Lawyers targeted worldwide for upholding the rule of law

To commemorate the Day of the Endangered Lawyer, the Law Society of England and Wales draws attention to the risks lawyers face across the globe.

“Being a lawyer is pretty rock and roll”: what3words head of legal on working in-house, IP and knowing when to seek advice

Jason Stephens shares how helping his mum sell bodycon dresses in a flagship fashion store eventually led to a career heading up a legal function.

Westminster update: Ministry of Justice chief reveals court backlog target will be missed

Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: court...

Judicial review and nationally significant infrastructure projects call for evidence – Law Society response

We’ve responded to the Ministry of Justice's call for evidence on judicial review of nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs).

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