Membership Pages

LEICE STER SHIRE LAW SOCIE TY MEMBER SHI P PAGEs

Wel come t o t he l at est memb ers sect ion of t he LLS maga zine . Mukesh Basra now heads up membership and he is joined by his team members; Bushra Ali; the Immediate Past President of the Leicestershire Law Society and Zainab ZaeemSattar of Summerfield Browne Solicitors.

If you have any queries or comments in relation to membership, please contact any of the Membership Team; mukeshbasra@hotmail. com; Bushra@bushraalisolicitors.co.uk; zainab. zaeem-sattar@outlook.com

The Leicestershire Law Society (LLS) is a fantastic organisation, offering great value to its members and we are very keen to make sure that we tell you about all the society has to offer.

You will find this section in every edition of the magazine, to provide you with information about what is going on and what you get for your membership.

We are always looking to hear from members with any comments they have about their membership and particularly about any suggestions they have about how they feel the LLS could be improved.

THE MEMBER SHI P TEA M

Mukesh Basra (Chair) Mukesh has been elected to be the Chair of the Membership sub board. Mukesh has been a dispute resolution solicitor and accredited mediator for a number of years and is now a self-employed consultant.

Bushra Ali Bushra was President of the LLS last year. She specialises in Immigration law and is the Head of Practice at Bushra Ali Solicitors. Bushra was also recently elected onto The National Law Society Committee for Immigration Law and Policy.

Zainab Zaeem-Sattar Zainab qualified as a solicitor in April 2019 and recently joined Summerfield Browne Solicitors in their litigation department. Zainab sits on the Education & Training sub board as well as Membership.

RECEN T LLS EVEN TS

Glynis Wright continued her presidential Year with a whole host of successful events and courses, as you will see throughout this magazine.

We have had Criminal Law courses, a Brexit Roundtable discussion and an SRA Regulatory Update. We had a fantastic inaugural Matrix Professional Network evening, a spectacular 100 Years of Women in Law event at the Empire, Leicestershire Carols for the Courts as well as the annual Civic Dinner.

MATRIX NE TWORKIN G EVEN T

100 Years Women in Law

Leicest ershire Carols for t he Courts

Christl Hughes award ed MBE in 2020 New Year Honours List

We are very proud to a n n o u n c e that Christl H u g h e s , LLS’s very own Vice P r e s i d e n t was named in the New Year Honours List and has been awarded an MBE for her services to Equality and Charity (thank you for that).

Although retired, Christl was admitted as a solicitor in 1980, working as a High Street Solicitor, specialising in contentious business. Christl is former chair of Trustees of the Solicitors Benevolent Association and now, in addition to the LLS, she has served as a board member for the Gender Identity Research and Education Society since 2011. Since retiring, Christl has been advocating the rights of Trans people and she is now a committee member of the Association of Women Solicitors.

We wish her a hearty congratulation on her thoroughly deserved MBE award.

LLS TRAINEE SOLICI TOR OF THE YEAR BECO MES NE W JLD PRE SIDEN T

Rishii Chowdhury, the LLS Trainee Solicitor of the Year 2019 has become the new President of the Leicestershire Junior Lawyers Division (LJLD). Membership of the LJLD provides junior lawyers with support, is free and open to law students, paralegals, trainee solicitors and newly qualified solicitors (up to 5 years PQE) who live or work in the Leicestershire area.

Rishii said he was honoured to take up the role and that he was committed to “creating greater synergy between the LJLD and LLS with a view to both societies collaborating on events and projects. If we can support each other, then I am sure it will be valuable for the Leicestershire legal profession as a whole. “

TYPES OF MEMBER SHI P There are various different ways of becoming a member of the LLS. All members are entitled to attend our courses, social and networking events and can take advantage of our membership benefits.

COR PORA TE MEMBER SHI P This is for firms of solicitors. You only pay for the Partners in the firm. Corporate membership covers all solicitors, trainees and paralegals in the firm, so it is a great way of enabling the whole firm to make use of LLS membership.

ASSOCIA TE MEMBER SHI P This is for barristers’ chambers and covers all barristers at the chambers.

IN DIVIDUA L MEMBER SHI P Individuals can become members of the LLS. This is available for all current and former legal professionals.

GROU P MEMBER SHI P This is for businesses that are not law firms but employ lawyers.

PUBLIC BODY MEMBER SHI P This is for public body organisations that are not law firms but employ lawyers.

SPECIA L MEMBER S BENE FITS As always the membership team has been working hard to get new deals and discounts with local businesses for our members.

FULL LIST OF LLS MEMBER SHI P BENE FITS:

Air Aesthetics www.airaesthetics.co.uk 3D Skin Imaging Consultation and Anti-ageing HydraFacial for £80 10% reduction off CoolSculpting treatment (available until 31.12.19. Please advise you are an LLS member at the time of booking Tel: l0845 519 5377 to book a consultation

Coffee Maison 121a Evington Road, Leicester LE2 1QH 10% discount off bill (not applicable during happy hour 9am - 11am; Monday to Friday). Please state you are an LLS member at the time of purchase.

Save 50% off the annual subscription Tel: 0333 222 4080 Email: sales@netnerd.com

Easy Internet Free initial consultation 10% off total cost of marketing packages Tel: 0333 332 6396 Email: enquiries@easy-internet.co.uk

George’s Hairdressing and London Rd Hair 50% off first cut & finish with 10% off further services. Please remember to advise the salon you wish to use the LLS discount at the time of booking.

Leicestershire County Cricket Club Discounted T20 match tickets for advanced bookings Adult Tickets £10 / Junior Tickets £1 – must be booked in by calling the ticket office on and confirm you are an LLS Member. Tel: 0116 283 2128

Net Nerd

George’s Allandale Road: 0116 270 8882 George’s Granby Street: 0116 253 8777 George’s Oadby: 0116 271 7888 London Rd Hair: 0116 285 1699

Gayatri Beauty Clinic 28 Gipsy Lane, Leicester, LE4

6RB £50 off Microblading (offer available until April 2019). Contact Gayatri Samplay on Tel: 07984888058 or Gayatri_patel@hotmail.co.uk

Beauty Refinery 1st Floor, 101 London Road, Leicester. Tel: 0116 254 7940 15% discount on all treatments from the price list on Monday – Saturday between 10:30am – 2:30pm (this cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers).

Civil and Commercial Costs Limited 10% discount on first invoice of first instruction (£500 maximum) Contact Anil Virji on Tel: 0207 842 5953 and Anil.Virji@civilandcommercial. com

Jonstar Free initial energy review to all LLS member firms. Plus £10 donation to Prost Aid, for each energy review.

Tel. 01162704686 or email a recent bill for each meter to info@jonstarenergybrokers.co.uk

Finance Lab Financial Planning Consultants 1 Cradock Street Leicester LE5 3AW Free initial consultation for all new clients

David Lloyd Sports Club Narborough, 14 day free trial membership for all LLS members and their family Carlton Park, Narborough, Leics, LE19 0LF Please contact the membership team on Tel: 0116 272 7820

Mumbai Inn 1 De Montfort Street/73 London Rd. Leicester 10% off total bill

Koyla Kapital Building Charter Street, Leicester 10 % off total bill (minimum spend £25.00)

WATCH THI S SPACE ! We hope to have more deals and discounts with local businesses every month. Please look out for the membership page in every edition of the magazine, where we will show you all the latest membership benefits