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GAZETTE
SEPTEMBER 1987
From the President . . .
The Challenge of Change
I have often heard it said "We
are living in a changing world" and
how true this is in the Law Society
and Solicitors' Profession at the
moment.
I am greatly conscious that I am
taking office in a year in which
Conveyancing practice has gone
through a revolution and in which
it is likely that the shape of litiga-
tion may totally change in the next
twelve months. Against these
changes, which will certainly mean
reduced incomes and increased
competition for the profession,
must be balanced the undeniable
fact of increased overheads and
falling profit margins. Indeed, prac-
titioners are working harder and
harder and harder to stand still.
It is too easy to put down your
head in the sand and hope the
storm may blow away. It clearly
will not. What must be faced in this
world of ours is that change (and
rapid change at that) is well nigh
inevitable and instead of running
away from it, we must grasp the
opportunity which it brings to make
changes in our offices and prac-
tices which will increase our
efficiency and profitability and give
us hope to face the future.
The Law Society is trying to help
practitioners to make these
changes and one of the measures
was the sponsoring of the lectures
by Loosemore & Parsons around
the Country, which was the sub-
ject of much favourable comment
among the profession.
I hope that the Annual Con-
ference will continue this work and
will concentrate on the develop-
ment of this theme to the benefit
of the profession. The more effi-
cient we are in our offices, the
better our image will be to the
general public.
I also hope that the columns of
this publication will be broadened
during the year, not only to include
matters of general interest and in-
formation to members, but also to
concentrate in areas where it can
be shown that new work can be
developed for the benefit of the
solicitors practice.
The year ahead represents a
great challenge. Let us face it
together so that whatever happens
in 1988, no one can say that we
did not face and tackle our pro-
blems. I am confident that they can
be overcome. I am taking up the
fight.
THOMAS D. SHAW
President
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