The role of solicitors – I.Stephanie Boyce

Full Episode description

In this episode, Alma- Constance and Lucinda learn more about solicitors, their work and role in the legal system. They speak to I. Stephanie Boyce, who is the President of the Law Society of England and Wales, which represents over 200,000 solicitors.

She is the  177th president, the sixth female, the first black office holder, the first person of colour, and the second in-house solicitor in almost 50 years to become the President of the Law Society of England and Wales.

 ·      She tells us about the role of a solicitor 

·      What it means to be an officer of the court

·      About the work of the Law Society

·      How important it is that we have lawyers that represent the society they serve and that they must uphold the rule of law

When Stephanie was 10 years old, she says she was always speaking up for something and a bit of an activist. She was good at athletics and loved ketchup!

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Resources

Twitter @IStephanieBoyc1

https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/

https://first100years.org.uk/digital-museum/videos/ 

https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/about-us/our-governance/chief-executive-and-office-holders

https://legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.co.uk/blog/2021/11/24/the-hearing-episode87-i-stephanie-boyce-law-society-of-england-wales/