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Law Society Board and Committee Vacancies


The Law Society of England and Wales is the independent professional body, established for solicitors in 1825, that works globally to support and represent its 166,000 members, promoting the highest professional standards and the rule of law.


The Law Society is run by its Council. Boards of the Council are supported by committees which help make and implement policy on particular areas of law.


The Law Society is looking for exceptional solicitors to become Committee and Board members. If you would like to apply for any of the vacancies below, we’d love to hear from you! We need your skills, experience, connections, enthusiasm and knowledge of your particular area of law. In exchange, you will gain real policy making experience . Travel and subsistence expenses and an annual incidental expenses allowance of £626 are paid.


The Membership Board is currently looking to appoint to two seats for co-opted members to complement the background, skills and experience of existing members. The Board plays a key role in overseeing the management of the Law Society’s relationships with the profession at large and the services offered by the Society.


The Board is particularly interested in practitioners from City firms, in-house counsel, or those with knowledge of practice in Wales.


If you are interested in applying for either of the Membership Board co-opted seats, please submit a 250 word statement to committee.recruitment@ lawsociety.org.uk


The Conveyancing and Land Law Committee currently has two vacancies and is particularly interested in recruiting:


• experienced solicitors specialising in commercial property (whether investment or development) and also in commercial landlord and tenant work, eg from a background as a solicitor in transactional or professional support or commercial property litigation.


• nationally renowned land law and landlord and tenant experts - academics, solicitors or barristers (including Queen’s Counsel), able to contribute substantially to the technical output of the Committee, eg practice notes, consultation responses and transactional documentation.


• academics or experienced solicitorsworking in Wales.


For further information and to download an application pack, please visit the Law Society website at http://governance.lawsociety.org.uk/ vacancies.law. This has more details on the work of the Board and the Committee and what we are looking for from applicants.


We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community irrespective of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation or disability. Applications are particularly welcomed from women and minority ethnic practitioners, who are under-represented on committees. Appointments will be made on merit, following an open process.


The deadline for return of applications and statements for these vacancies is 09:00 on Monday 14 July 2014. If you do not hear from us within three weeks of that date, please note that you have not been successful on this occasion.


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