Council Member's Musings

By David Merkel

It seems like only yesterday that I took my seat at my first Council meeting. In fact it was 3 years ago.

The Law Society lives on a diet of meetings, committees, lengthy reports and council agendas.

Three years ago, the Council was enlarged to include a number of non constituency seats. The GSD was accorded a seat and I was elected. Since then, Equality and Diversity has become a Chancery Lane standard. It is up to the GSD to ensure that it is kept as a high standard and that disability issues and concerns are always to the fore.

On a lighter note, I get a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction from my committee work, especially in the area of education and training. Equality and diversity has a direct bearing on this. Linked to this is my buddying I mentoring activities at various law colleges. With the benefit of my Law Society network, it has been possible to help some disabled law students by easing some doors open. After all, students are the future.