{"id":19272,"date":"2021-11-03T15:34:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T15:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicestershirelawsociety.org.uk\/?page_id=19272"},"modified":"2021-11-29T14:58:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T14:58:54","slug":"rules-and-objectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leicestershirelawsociety.org.uk\/rules-and-objectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules and Objectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19272\" class=\"elementor elementor-19272\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07504fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07504fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a65821\" data-id=\"1a65821\" 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-03c5e5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03c5e5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.2 - 21-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rules & Guidance:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a8e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-radiant-custom-button\" data-id=\"85a8e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"radiant-custom-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"radiantthemes-custom-button element-one hover-style-one  \" data-button-direction=\"left\" data-button-fullwidth=\"false\" ><a class=\"radiantthemes-custom-button-main\" href=\"https:\/\/leicestershirelawsociety.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/AMENDED-RULES-OF-THE-LEICESTERSHIRE-LAW-SOCIETY-SEPT-2018.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" ><div class=\"placeholder\">DOWNLOAD RULES OF THE LEICESTERSHIRE LAW SOCIETY<\/div><\/a><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9bdfc6\" data-id=\"b9bdfc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4aea735 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4aea735\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2efeeb0\" data-id=\"2efeeb0\" 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-937465e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"937465e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objectives for 2017-2021<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7510519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7510519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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<p>The Committee of the Society sets the following objectives for the next three years:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Membership<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; increase the number of members\/associate members; and<\/p><p>&#8211; get more members (and in particular more members from outside Leicester) actively involved in the work of the Society.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Working together<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; work with the universities and professional bodies representing other branches of the legal profession to promote Leicester as a centre of legal excellence<br \/>&#8211; work with local and national businesses to create business opportunities for members<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Profile and Press<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; improve the profile and perception of the Society in the eyes of the legal profession it professes to represents and in the eyes of the public; and<br \/>&#8211; attempt to improve the profile and public perception of the legal profession in Leicester and Leicestershire;<br \/>&#8211; lobby politicians and other decision makers on matters of concern to our membership<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Social Interaction<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; Improve on\/maintain high levels of attendance at all events;<br \/>&#8211; ensure a rich and diverse mix of attendees;<br \/>&#8211; consider new approaches to encourage interaction between members.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Education and Training<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; provide relevant and useful courses for practitioners locally and without a view to profit.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Diversity<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; ensure that the diverse characteristics of the Society\u2019s members, committee and officers reflect the diversity of the legal profession in Leicester and Leicestershire<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Finances<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; balance the books<br \/>&#8211; maintain and develop our sponsorship income<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Structure<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; Improve on the operation and accountability of committees.<\/p>\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36f66fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36f66fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10d104b\" data-id=\"10d104b\" 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-e8109b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e8109b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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