Law Society Council vacancies – close 6 May

The Law Society’s Council elections opened on Thursday 9 April and they have vacancies across a number of geographic, characteristic and work practice constituencies (full list below). This is a great opportunity for Liverpool Law Society solicitor members to get to the heart of their professional body and help shape the Law Society’s work. You can find out more about the eligibility criteria for each constituency, how to stand for election and what to expect if you’re elected in the guidance pack for candidates.

• Find out more on TLS webpage which includes the nomination form
• Nomination forms need to be submitted by 12pm on Wednesday 6 May

How to vote

Voting is done electronically and all solicitors who are eligible to vote will receive a ballot by email. It is important that TLS members are able to vote in all constituencies that relate to them. To do this, you should

• Update their details on MyLS: By providing their work practice area, organisation type and characteristics on MyLS we will know which seats they are eligible to vote in. This needs to be done by Sunday 31 May so we can make sure they receive their ballot.

Geographic	Kent Norfolk North East North West London Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire	Plymouth and Cornwall South London South Wales Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Yorkshire and Humberside
Characteristic	Disabled Solicitors Ethnic Minority Solicitors Ethnic Minority (Black Solicitors’ Network)	LGBTQ+ Solicitors Women Solicitors (x4)
Work practice	Criminal Defence Employment Law Family In-house Corporate Counsel (x3) In-house Voluntary and Charities Law Management	Legal Aid Local Government Major Corporate (x2) Private Client Small Firms Sole Practitioners