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 1st November to 31st October. Call rates for 2010/2011 are:
| Partners |
£75.00 |
| Assistants/Associates and Other Employed Solicitors |
| Members in private practice |
£50.00 |
| Members in commerce & industry or in the employment of public, local or similar authorities |
£45.00 |
| Consultants/Retired/ Unemployed Solicitors |
£20.00 |
CORPORATE RATE
| If preferred, larger firms may choose an alternative charging rate on behalf of their members. |
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| 1. Firms with more than 75 solicitors |
£4500.00 |
| 2. Firms with 50-74 solicitors |
£3000.00 |
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| Trainee solicitors are eligible to become Associate members
of the Society |
FREE |
Download a full member application form HERE
Download an associate member application form HERE
The rates are set each year at our Annual General Meeting in February and Call Notices sent out to all members shortly thereafter. Full details from the office of the Newcastle upon Tyne Law Society.
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.
President: |
Mark Hipkin |
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Vice President: |
Robert Langley |
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Deputy Vice President: |
Helen Ager |
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Director of Operations : |
Kate Goodings |
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Honorary Treasurer: |
Bill Meikle |
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| Committee |
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| Robert Gibson* |
Amjed Malik * |
Sharon Langridge # |
| Nigel Dodds * + |
Rozanna Head-Rapson |
Chris Livesley # |
Helen Robson |
Rebecca Mitchell # |
Anna Flood # |
Clare Thompson |
John Scott |
Gaynor Hill # |
Christian Swinburne |
Katie Armstrong |
Jenny Goldstein |
David Bawn |
Rod Etherington |
Michael MacGregor # |
Catherine Little |
Allan Devine |
Libbie Henderson |
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* Past President
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+ Law Society Council Member |
SUB COMMITTEES AND OTHER 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.
Civil Litigation |
Chair Amjed Malik |
Clerks to the Justices |
Contact Chris Livesley |
Commerce and Industry |
Chair to be confirmed |
Education |
Chair Jenny Goldstein |
Legal Aid |
Chair Catherine Little |
| Crime |
Chair Allan Devine |
| Family |
Chair Rozanna Head-Rapson |
Local Government & Associated Bodies |
Contact Anna Flood |
Membership |
Chair Kate Goodings |
Newsletter |
Chair Kate Goodings & Paul Hanratty |
Non Contentious |
Chair Micky MacGregor |
Parliamentary Liaison |
Chair Kate Goodings |
| Member Benefit |
Chair Rod Etherington & Amjed Malik |
Professional Purposes |
Chair Robert Gibson |
Public Relations |
Chair c/o Newcastle Law Society Office |
Justice for Children
Company no. 5391551
Charity no. 1111778 |
Contact Sharon Langridge |
Social |
Chair Kate Goodings |
Junior Lawyer Division |
Chair Natalie Starkie |
Universities |
Chair Paul McKeown |
Website |
Chair Kate Goodings |
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 (small annual admin charge)
- 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
- The SRA
- The Legal Ombudsman
- Major Provincial Local Law Societies
- The Judiciary, the Bar, the Magistracy and the Courts Service
- ILEX
- Sole Practitioner Group
- Medico-Legal Society
- Junior Lawyers Division
- 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.
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