Join the Law Society on the eve of the Day of the Endangered Lawyer, to reflect on the actions the Law Society and its members have taken to support lawyers around the world and consider how we can continue to respond effectively to the challenges and dangers lawyers face simply for doing their job.
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The International Day of the Endangered Lawyer has been observed on 24 January annually since 2010. It is organised by the Coalition for the Endangered Lawyer, a network of national and international legal organisations and bar associations, including the Law Society of England and Wales. The day aims to draw attention to the plight faced by lawyers in the exercise of their profession in a particular country each year, and encourage action by government officials, international institutions, civil society, the media and the public.
In 2025, the Day of the Endangered Lawyer focusses on Belarus. In Belarus, as in many countries around the world, lawyers face a harsh reality which has serious and wide-ranging impacts on them and their families, simply for carrying out their duties as legal representatives.
The Law Society is all too aware of these challenges and has a longstanding commitment to protecting lawyers and supporting the independence of the legal profession internationally, recognising the added value of its intervention in bringing together the expertise of our members in public interest and human rights work, and in standing in solidarity with fellow lawyers around the world.
Attend this event for an opportunity to learn more about the Law Society’s Lawyers at Risk programme and to reflect, in our bicentennial year, on how we can continue to respond effectively to the challenges and dangers lawyers face simply for doing their job.
Learning objectives
- Increased knowledge of the risks faced by lawyers globally simply for doing their job.
- Increased understanding of why the Law Society works on behalf of lawyers at risk globally and how we and our members act to provide support.
- Knowledge of how to follow our work and opportunities to get involved.
Who should attend?
- Solicitors at any stage of their career, with an interest in human rights
- MPs, journalists, academics and civil society organisations
Useful information
This event will be held at the Law Society’s Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1PL.
Find out how to get to 113 Chancery Lane.
Parking
There is no parking outside the Law Society from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday.
Visitors can be dropped off or picked up from outside the main entrance.
Public car parks are available nearby in Saffron Hill and Holborn Gate.
Badge-holder parking
There are two badge-holder parking spaces at the junction of Chancery Lane and Southampton Buildings.
The national Blue Badge scheme does not apply in Westminster due to traffic congestion and the high demand for parking in central London.
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