I. Stephanie Boyce

Immediate Past President

Law Society of England and Wales

I. Stephanie Boyce is a multi-award winning, highly experienced, approachable, inspiring and adaptable leader and the Immediate Past President of the Law Society of England and Wales.

In March 2021, after four attempts, she made history, becoming the 177th, the sixth female and the first person of colour to become president. During her tenure as president she successfully steered the profession through a number of world crises which challenged the legal sector like never before including the Covid 19 pandemic, holding the line in difficult times and helping the Law Society to define its core public value in the 21st century, whilst redefining how it delivered and remain true to those core values in a digital world.

She was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at Women and Diversity in Law Awards in March 2023.