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GSD Membership Services are conducted, and GSD’s data is held, by The Law Society who are registered with the Information Commissioner under the Data Protection Act. The information given below will be treated In-Confidence and without your specific permission, aside from The Law Society staff, will only be viewed by GSD Officers and not be passed on to any outside bodies or individuals save for names and addresses in the course of outsourcing members’ mailings.
Title: * First Name:
Other Initials: * Family Name:
How would you like to be addressed if not by your first name?
Contact E-mail: (Prefered mailing address)
Alternative E-mail: (Alternative E-mail address - optional)
Roll or Registered Trainee Number
Employer / Practice Name:
Business Address:
Business Phone Number: Is this a textphone?
Business fax Number:
Home Address: *(this is required for all student applicants)
Home Phone Number:
My preferred method of contact:
* My current status (please select the one that applies)
Select One Solicitor: practicing Solicitor: not practicing Solicitor: Unemployed: looking for work Solicitor: retired Solicitor: active in another area Trainee Solicitor Student wanting to qualify Passed LPC waiting for training contract Other: please explain
If you selected "other" above please explain further here
Are you a disabled person within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 as amended?
Yes No
If so it would be helpful to have an idea of your disability, impairment or medical condition:
Are you prepared to act as a mentor to another GSD member or disabled person? No Yes Maybe
Would you limit this to particular disability issues or areas of legal practice? If so what:
Would you like a mentor yourself? No Yes Maybe
Would you be prepared to assist with answering queries raised by individuals? No Yes Maybe
Would you be prepared to be approached privately by individuals for legal advice (NOT as a member of GSD)?
No Yes Maybe
It would be helpful to know what your particular area of legal expertise is:
Please tell us of any specific needs you have for communication and meetings, for instance font size, BSL interpreters, hearing induction loop or specific seating or catering.
Would you be interested in attending a meeting arranged in your Law Society Region? Yorkshire and the Humber and London and the South East are in hand. We hope to arrange meetings in other regions if there is sufficient potential support.
Yes No Maybe My Law Society Region is:
Please use this space to tell us anything you think would be helpful: