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THE LAW SOCIETY WOMEN LAWYERS DIVISION
 On 28th February 2013 the National Association of Women Solicitors ceased to be a Recognised Group of The Law Society. Instead  at an Extraordinary General Meeting on 12th December 2012 the National Association of Women Solicitors voted to join the Law Society's new Women Lawyers Division. AWS Regional Groups are not affected. The new Women Lawyers Division will provide a forum for female solicitors to champion and tackle the issues of interest to them. The aim is  for the new Division  to represent all women solicitors  and to provide them with a powerful voice  both inside and outside the Law Society.The  Society aims to draw from the experience and expertise  of the AWS in designing the service  offered to members.
The  Law Society's new interactive and tailored web platform will support the activities resulting in a one - stop shop for women solicitors  seeking advice and support on career development and the challenges facing women solicitors. Members of the Division will benefit from a comprehensive programme of events, opinions from industry experts, news articles, interviews, tailored training and other services. The Division will be consulted on the Society's policy development work and in the origination and design of products and services for members.
Talks are ongoing to work out the precise details of the operation of the new Division. For further information please visit http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/womenlawyers.

 
 
 

AWS member Lucy Scott - Moncrieff elected President of The Law Society

Congratulations to AWS member mental health and human rights lawyer Lucy Scott- Moncrcieff , President of The Law Society 2012-2013. Lucy was admitted as a solicitor in 1978 and is the managing partner of Scott-Moncrieff and Associates LLP, a virtual law firm  with a national reach specialising in representing detained patients, life sentence prisoners and vulnerable children and young people. 
Lucy was elected to The Law Society Council in 2002 and  subsequently joined the Regulatory Affairs Board, Access to Justice Committee and Education and Training Committee.She sits as a Mental Health Tribunal Judge and provides training for those applying for The Law Society's Mental Health Panel. In 2011 she won the Association of Women Solicitors' Award for the Best Woman Solicitor managing a Legal Aid Practice.

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