Christina Blacklaws elected deputy vice president of the Law Society

Christina Blacklaws elected deputy vice president of the Law Society

The Director of Client Services at Cripps LLP has been elected deputy vice president of the Law Society.

Christina Blacklaws will take up the post in July when the Robert Bourns becomes president and Joe Egan vice president.

After graduating in jurisprudence from Oxford she qualified as a solicitor in 1991 specialising in family law. The Law Society say Christina has successfully run and managed both high street and virtual law firms, including one of the largest specialist family firms in the country. As well as her Law Society appointment, Christina Blacklaws will also become her firm’s Chief Operating Officer on 1st May.

According to the Law Society, Christina has an extensive record of high profile representative roles which currently includes a public appointment as an executive member of the Family Justice Council. She is a long-standing member of the Law Society’s Council, the author of numerous articles in the national and legal press as well as a well-known speaker and lecturer, and frequent media commentator.

Responding to her election, Christina said: “I am honoured, delighted and humbled to be elected. These are challenging times. I look forward to engaging with the Law Society’s diverse members and to working with Robert and Joe to ensure the organisation is a relevant and effective representative body in a changing professional landscape.”

Elsewhere, the Senior Director of Ware & Kay Solicitors Ltd, Peter Kay has taken on the role of President of the Yorkshire Law Society, the second oldest regional law society in the UK. Peter is the sixth member of his family to take on the role in it’s 230 year history.

In his inaugural speech following the Law Society Annual General Meeting, Peter Kay said: “It is a great honour to accept such a prestigious role within an organisation that has represented the local legal profession for over 200 years. My aspiration for the year ahead is to raise the approval rating of solicitors and their firms in the Society’s area by emphasising the importance of solicitors in enabling society to function in everyday life.

“It is only through good advice and care for the client’s interests that people and businesses can achieve their legitimate aspirations, wealth, security and quality of life. I am very much looking forward to representing local practitioners and raising issues of local concern on their behalf at national level.”

Josh Morris

Josh is the Journalist for the Today's Group and writes many of the articles for Today's Conveyancer. He graduated with a degree in Physics from Cardiff University in 2009 before training as a journalist. He has previously written for The Times, The Mirror and The Daily Express.

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