{"id":19265,"date":"2021-11-03T13:54:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicestershirelawsociety.org.uk\/?page_id=19265"},"modified":"2022-07-14T11:40:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T11:40:38","slug":"the-history-of-the-leicestershire-law-society","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leicestershirelawsociety.org.uk\/the-history-of-the-leicestershire-law-society\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of The Leicestershire Law Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19265\" class=\"elementor elementor-19265\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27f308d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27f308d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;tmea_shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;tmea_shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efd4792\" data-id=\"efd4792\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d04a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d04a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.9.2 - 21-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<b>Foreword to the First (2010) Edition.<\/b><br><br>\n\nI am delighted that Professor David Hughes has written this book to celebrate 150 years of the Leicestershire Law Society. It gives me an even\u00a0greater pleasure that the 150th anniversary coincides with my own tenure\u00a0as the President of the Law Society.<br><br>\n\nAlthough born in Yorkshire I have made the East Midlands my\u00a0home. I worked in the region before becoming a Council Member for\u00a0Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland in 2003.<br><br>\n\nAs a Council Member I have had the pleasure of meeting and working\u00a0with many of the hard working, dedicated and skilled individuals who\u00a0make up the Leicestershire Law Society. Professor Hughes\u2019s account\u00a0brings to life a similar picture of our predecessors; dedicated professionals\u00a0whose commitment to the practice and the rule of law was absolute. His\u00a0book is an informative and detailed account of the Leicestershire Law\u00a0Society\u2019s 150 year history of good practice. And it will continue to remind\u00a0me what a privilege it is to represent the hardworking legal professionals\u00a0of this constituency.<br><br>\n\nProfessor Hughes skilfully traces the changes that the Leicestershire Law Society has had to undergo to continue to meet the needs of the legal profession in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. That continual process of development is the one thing that hasn\u2019t changed throughout 150 years, here, or across the country.<br><br>\n\nWhat is new, however, is the rate of change that we face. As a\u00a0profession, we have all had to adapt to rapid changes in practices brought\u00a0about by the increasing demands from consumer pressure and the rate\u00a0of change of technology. We are under increasing pressure to find instant\u00a0solutions to complex legal problems; sometimes with little understanding\u00a0from the wider public.<br><br>\n\nAs this book shows, throughout the last 150 years we have always\u00a0managed to respond positively to the challenges that we face, bound by\u00a0our commitment to common ethical standards and motivated by our\u00a0common desire to see the rule of law upheld.<br><br>\n\nI have promised to dedicate my Presidential year to promoting the\u00a0excellence of the profession, the importance of our values and ethical\u00a0standards. It is my personal belief that the legal profession plays a vital\u00a0role at the very heart of society and commerce. I congratulate Professor\u00a0Hughes on writing a book which illustrates so clearly that this has always\u00a0been the case.<br><br>\n\nLinda Lee<br><br>\n\nFormer Law Society President\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9aedf elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cc9aedf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leicestershirelawsociety.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-History-Of-The-Leicestershire-Law-Society-.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The History of The Leicestershire Law Society Foreword to the First (2010) Edition. I am delighted that Professor David Hughes has written this book to celebrate 150 years of the Leicestershire Law Society. It gives me an even\u00a0greater pleasure that the 150th anniversary coincides with my own tenure\u00a0as the President of the Law Society. 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