Birmingham Law Society
(1818-present)
group and law society (from 1818)
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Wikidata WikipediaThe Birmingham Law Society is a professional association of solicitors, barristers and legal executives based in Birmingham, West Midlands. It is the oldest such organisation in England and Wales, and the largest except for the national Law Society of England and Wales.
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The Birmingham Civic Society Founded 1918 Birmingham Law Society Founded 1818 The Birmingham Law Society is one of the oldest local law societies in the country, founded on 3rd January 1818 at a meeting at The Royal Hotel, Temple Row. In 1932 the Society acquired these premises at 8 Temple Street for its headquarters, which had formerly been a Temperance theatre. The library became the largest provincial law lending library in the country and was in use until 2009. At the time of its bicentenary in 2018, the Birmingham Law Society had become the largest provincial law society representing members of all branches of the legal profession.
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