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President’s Review
President’s Review
SEPTEMBER 2025
Welcome to the Autumn edition of the Hampshire Law Society magazine. My third report since being elected as President of Hampshire Law Society.
I am now three quarters of the way through my presidency, it has gone so quickly, after a very busy few months which culminated in the annual dinner and awards, things have slowed down a little which has given me some time to reflect on how important local law societies are to its members.
One of our biggest challenges and indeed questions for me and the rest of the committee is understanding what our members need or want from us – how we can best serve them.
I and the rest of the committee can only do so much, and it is vitally important that our members communicate with us to let us know what we do well and more importantly what we could do better as an organisation.
So, this quarter is a bit of a request from those reading this report and the HILS magazine. How can we improve, what do you need or want from us.
Can we improve our education programme, do we need to continue with this given the wealth of knowledge out there and many free offers of CPD and professional development.
Do you want social activities, if so, what do these look like for you.
We could also really use some new blood on the committee it is always nice to have new faces and new ideas and fresh impetus to the table. If you want to know more or are interested in joining, please feel free to contact me for an informal chat.
Another obvious issue is the size of Hampshire itself and potential logistical difficulties of firms from southern and or northern Hampshire getting together. Most of our firms and committee members are Southampton and Portsmouth based, and it would be great to find a solution and have more influence and involvement from the north of the county. Again, any thoughts about this would be appreciated and welcomed.
As I write I am looking to arrange our annual past presidents’ lunch for late September/early October and invites will be sent out in due course.
In my remaining few months before my term comes to a close, I look forward to continuing to work as hard as possible for our members and continue to explore member engagement and the increase in membership numbers.
I hope you have all had the opportunity of summer break and are recharged and refreshed for the run up to Christmas. ■
Kevin Richardson
Hampshire Law SocietyKevin Richardson
One of our biggest challenges and indeed questions for me and the rest of the committee is understanding what our members need or want from us – how we can best serve them.
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Hampshire Law Society 2025 AGM
& Christmas Dinner
Thursday 4 December - 5pm - 10pm
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