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Solicitors back national body, but want reform

 

According to the Law Society, and following on from a a survey conducted by NOP, the vast majority of practising solicitors in England and Wales supports the continued existence of a national body to represent the profession, Law Society research has revealed.

 

Some 91% of solicitors and 95% of law firms surveyed by NOP said there was a need for a representative body to service and lobby for all practitioners.

 

However, solicitors also warned that they wanted a reformed Law Society that is more efficient, responsive and decisive, and more focused on providing membership services. The findings showed that practitioners expected the Society to transform itself quickly, giving it at most 18 months to show progress.

 

No details of the questions asked, or the percentage of respondents who felt the Law Society had failed to be “efficient, responsive and decisive, and more focused on providing membership services” were provided.

 

The results were released as the Law Society made its final push in it’s ‘Have your say’ campaign, which has so far received 11,000 responses and closes on 21 April.

 

The poll falls against the backdrop of the government’s proposed reform of legal services, which has forced The Law Society to separate its representation and regulation functions. It is recruiting a new chief executives for the representation branch, hyaving just recruited Anthony Townsend, to head up it’s regulatory function..

 

The NOP research indicated strong support within the solicitors’ profession for on-line services, the Internet being the preferred method of delivery of 62% of respondents.

Meanwhile, only 14% of solicitors said they were actively involved with local law societies.

The Law Society aims to relaunch its representational arm by July 2007.