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In 1960, the institute was renamed to "The Law Society of New South Wales". In 1963, the Society started publishing The Law Society Journal. The society also established the College of Law in 1973, the Legal Practitioners Act 1987 (NSW), Law Industry Superannuation Trust (LIST) and LawCare in 1989, and the Office of the Legal Services ...
Thomas Spohr is an Australian solicitor with NSW Legal Aid and former prosecutor.He was an appointed councillor of the Law Society of New South Wales (representing NSW Young Lawyers), [1] and was President of NSW Young Lawyers in 2014. [2]
John Robert Marsden AM (3 January 1942 – 17 May 2006 [1]) was an Australian solicitor and former President of the Law Society of New South Wales.He was known for his high-profile clients, his gay rights activism, [1] [2] and his victory in a defamation action against the Seven Network.
Michael Sexton, SC (Born 24 September 1946) is the current Solicitor General for New South Wales, having served in the office since 1998. [1] After graduating from the University of Melbourne and University of Virginia, Sexton worked as an academic lawyer before joining the New South Wales Bar in 1984.
Pearlman was admitted as a solicitor on 11 March 1960 and in 1981 became the first woman President of the Law Society of New South Wales. [3] In 1989 she was the first woman President of the Law Council of Australia, a body that represents both solicitors and barristers.
In 1817, the position of Solicitor for the Crown, or Crown Solicitor, of the colony of New South Wales was created with the appointment of Thomas Wylde. [6] In 1839, a Crown Solicitor for civil matters and another for criminal matters were appointed; but, in 1856, with introduction of responsible government, these roles were merged into that of a single New South Wales Crown Solicitor. [6]
The Legal Profession Admission Board is the statutory authority responsible for the admission of lawyers in New South Wales. It was formerly two separate boards; the Barristers Admission Board and the Solicitors Admission Board.
A law society is an association of lawyers with a regulatory role that includes the right to supervise the training, qualifications, and conduct of lawyers. Where there is a distinction between barristers and solicitors , solicitors are regulated by the law societies and barristers by a separate bar council .