OPENING HOURS

Our office is open for telephone enquiries between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday. Telephone: 0191 2325654

MEMBERSHIP

Our membership year runs from 1 st November to 31 st October. Subscription rates for 2008/2009 are:

Download an application form HERE

The membership rates are reviewed each year at our Annual General Meeting. No VAT is chargeable on the subscriptions. Full details from the office of the Newcastle upon Tyne Law Society. The Partner rate has been temporarily reduced from £66 per annum to £44 per annum for the current year.

PRESIDENT AND STANDING COMMITTEE

The officers of our Society are elected at the Annual General Meeting. They are the President, Vice President, Deputy Vice President, Director of Operations and Honorary Treasurer. There are also twelve elected members, two Past Presidents, a Law Society Council Members and up to seven co-opted members. The interests of Commerce & Industry solicitors, Local Government solicitors, Young Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors and Justices Clerks are all represented.

SUB COMMITTEES AND CONTACTS

We also have a number of specialist sub committees responsible for looking at particular subject areas, initiating a response to consultation papers and raising matters of concern within and without the region.

If you would like to get involved with any of our sub committees or offer your expertise, please contact the office and we shall put you in touch with the Chair.

WHY JOIN?

We offer:

• Legal Education Programme with top class speakers
• We are accredited by The SRA for CPD
• Seminars offered at competitive rates and at convenient times
• Monthly Magazine “Newcastle News”
• Annual Dinner
• Annual Lecture
• Social Events
• Networking opportunities
• Referrals
• Use of our Website to promote your firm through “Find a Solicitor” section or to advertise vacancies
• Area meetings
• Free membership for trainees in our area
• Discounted membership for employed solicitors, assistant solicitors, retired solicitors and consultants

Download an application form from our Information for Members section

We represent you by:

• Putting forward the views of the profession
• Responding to consultation papers
• Maintaining a presence on court user and other local and regional legal committees
• Attending Law Society and other meetings and conferences
• Raising matters of concern referred to us from the wider membership

We are in touch with:

• The national Law Society and the Regional Manager of the national Law Society
• Tees Valley, Sunderland, Hartlepool and Carlisle Local Law Societies and the North East Regional Association of Local Law Societies
• Major Provincial Local Law Societies
• The Judiciary, the Bar, the Magistracy and the Courts Service
• ILEX
• Sole Practitioner Group
• Medico-Legal Society
• Young Solicitors Group
• Trainee Solicitors Group
• Collaborative Law Group
• Association of Women Solicitors

We can help you by providing useful contact details for:

• MPs
• Press, Radio and TV
• Universities in the North East of England
• LCAN (Legal Careers Advisory Network)

CAN’T FIND A FIRM?

Is the firm you are looking for no longer in existence or has it perhaps moved or changed its name? We keep records (limited in some respects) going back to the late 1800s. Contact us by e-mail or telephone to see if we can help.

The national Law Society also keeps records. If we can’t help, you can contact them by telephoning 0207 242 1222.

RETIRED SOLICITORS ASSOCIATION

The Retired Solicitors Association meets 3 times a year. Any member of the Society, or any adjacent Society, who is contemplating retirement is welcome to join and should contact the office for details.