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Corporate Members 2022

3PB Albion Chambers Ashfords Barcan + Kirby Beale & Co Bevan Brittan BLM Burges Salmon Clarke Willmott CMS CMNO DAC Beachcroft The Family Law Practice Foot Anstey (including Enable Law) Freeths Fussell Wright GL Law Guildhall Chambers Irwin Mitchell Solicitors Lyons Davidson Marc White & Co Meade King Osborne Clarke Paragon Costs Solutions Queen Square Chambers Royds Withy King Simmons … more

BLS features in Bristol Post oldest thriving companies in Bristol

Excerpt from the article: How Bristol’s oldest companies are still thriving after more than 100 years in business They include the city’s last-surviving chocolate maker a wine merchant and a tannery. Why do some companies struggle to survive beyond a year while others flourish for hundreds? Although more than 90 per cent of small companies in Britain will survive one … more

BLS Annual Awards Dinner 3rd November 2022

Check out our digital Awards Brochure with a welcome from our C0-Presidents, full details of the award categories and links to our wonderful supporters who make this event possible. We look forward to celebrating the best of the local profession with you on 3rd November! BLS Awards 2022 Digital Brochure Nomination Brochure 2022 Nomination Online Submissions Booking Form 2022

Ethnic Minority Lawyers

Bristol Law Society is committed to promoting and supporting ED&I in the legal profession with a focus within Bristol and the South West. As part of this we promote inclusion and equal opportunities in the legal profession to empower black and minority ethnic lawyers across the region.

For more information or local support please contact Salma Maqsood on S.Maqsood@barcankirby.co.uk

Local Groups and Organisations

Do you have an organisation you would like to add to our list? Get in touch by emailing S.Maqsood@barcankirby.co.uk

Ethnic Minority Lawyers Division of the Law Society

If you are not already a member of the national Law Society Ethnic Minority Lawyers Division – why not join. Membership of the Ethnic Minority Lawyers Division is free, and is open to all solicitors and their allies.
Members benefit from:

  • specialised events and training
  • networking opportunities
  • regular e-newsletters and updates
  • access to a community of Ethnic Minority lawyers
  • voting rights for division seats on the Law Society’s governing council

To join the Ethnic Minority Lawyers Division, sign up to My Law Society and tick the Ethnic Minority Lawyers box in Special interests. You will receive regular email updates and tailored content will appear on your My Law Society homepage. For more information email ethnicminoritylawyers@lawsociety.org.uk

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