President's Message - Monday 8 April 2024 - The Law Society of New South Wales

Evolving with purpose: Strategic Plan 2025–2028
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The Law Society of NSW is one of the largest legal associations in the world. It’s essential that an organisation representing more than 37,000 members, and entrusted with important regulatory responsibilities, continually monitors its performance and core purpose.

The Objects clauses in our Constitution (which I mentioned last month in relation to the work of our policy committees) lay the foundation for all the work we do on your behalf. While these core purposes have remained largely unchanged throughout our storied history, we have continued to evolve with the times.

The Council of the Law Society has recently approved and adopted a new Strategic Plan for the years 2025-2028 charting our path into the future. This plan is the result of considerable consultation and strategic thinking by the Council of the Law Society and its staff. It is informed by, among other things, an analysis of similar organisations throughout Australia and the world.

The Strategic Plan, which you can access here, structures our work into four Strategic Pillars:

Representation and Advocacy
Protecting the Public
Professional Development and Legal Education
Supporting Practitioners

Many of the projects falling under these pillars are consistent with our previous Strategic Plan that ended on 30 June. This speaks to the constancy of many of our functions. There is also a range of exciting new initiatives, informed by the needs of a constantly evolving profession.

I'm especially pleased that themes of my President’s Priorities for this term are strongly reflected in the Strategic Plan, including:

Promoting the service of solicitors to their community, especially through pro bono work
New tools and resources to support solicitors with their professional and career development
Supporting compliance with regulatory obligations, including the incoming anti-money laundering regime
Providing meaningful wellbeing initiatives, and timely support for solicitors in crisis.

I thank our management team for bringing this new Strategic Plan to fruition. In the introduction, they’ve articulated our historic role in serving the profession and community, and the legacy this Plan continues:

“… our purpose remains representing the profession, advocating for ongoing reform of the law and the legal system, ensuring the community is served by ethical, competent and independent legal practitioners, supporting the career development of solicitors, and promoting reasonable and affordable access to justice.

While this continuity of purpose provides a sense of stability and a connection to our past, it has never been more important to look to the future in what is a constantly evolving and increasingly diverse legal profession.”

Jennifer Ball, President, Law Society of NSW

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