Eileen Pembridge becomes the first woman to stand for the presidency of the Law Society of England & Wales.

Eileen qualified as a solicitor in 1975 and co-founded the firm Fisher Meredith. While at the firm, she campaigned for new domestic violence legislation, which was passed in 1976.

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Eileen Pembridge: “We could and did stand up for ourselves”

Eileen Pembridge becomes the first woman to stand for the presidency of the Law Society of England & Wales