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Where? Anatomy Lecture Theatre, K6.29, King's Building, Strand Campus, King's College London, London, WC2R 2LS

The Politics Society of King’s College London hereby extends to you an invitation to join us on our upcoming event, 'Women in Law and the expansion of equality and diversity in the field' with Dr. I. Stephanie Boyce.

As a Fellow and Honorary Professor of Law at The Dickson Poon School of Law, Stephanie is the former chair of the Law Society Council, former Council member of the Law Society of England and Wales representing the Women Lawyers Division, former Chair of the Strategic Litigation Group and former member of the Board of the Law Society, a solicitor member of the Joint Tribunal Service and holds a number of statutory appointments with her local authority.

In 2020 Stephanie was voted on to the Governance Hot 100 - Board Influencer and made the Power List 100 Most Influential Black People in the UK in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and jointly awarded the 2022 Burberry British Diversity Awards-Inspirational Role Model of the Year. After four attempts, I. Stephanie Boyce made history by becoming the 177th, the sixth female, the first person of colour and the second in-house solicitor in almost 50 years to become president of the Law Society of England and Wales in March 2021.

Join us on the 23rd of October at 6pm in Strand Campus for an evening of discussion and Dr. Boyce's take on "The intersection of law, politics, democracy and the need to maintain a just and equitable society.”