Legal Services Institute
The Legal Services Institute (LSI) is an independent policy think-tank established by The College of Law in 2006 to help guide and inform policy making in the legal services sector.
Although funded by the College, the LSI is a totally independent body that acts solely in the public interest, under the leadership and guidance of Professor Stephen Mayson. This forms part of the College’s genuine commitment to investing in the future of the legal services industry.
Objectives of the LSI
- To seek a more efficient and competitive marketplace for legal services – one which genuinely balances the interests of clients, providers and the public
- To contribute to the process of legal services policy formation and influence the important issues in the sector – promoting the public interest rather than that of the College or the industry
- To alert government, regulators, professional bodies, practitioners, other providers and the wider public to the implications of legal services policy issues
- To encourage and enable better-informed planning in legal services by law firms and other providers, government, regulators and representative bodies
The LSI achieves these objectives by producing policy review papers and strategic research, and drafting responses to consultation papers.
To find out more and download papers, visit the LSI website at www.legalservicesinstitute.org.uk