I. Stephanie Boyce was the 177th president of the Law Society of England and Wales. She was the sixth female and the first black and first person of colour to become president. As president she led the society through challenging times, from the tail end of Brexit, a pandemic, the war in Ukraine, Afghanistan, the death of Her Majesty the Queen and the biggest shake up to the way solicitors train and qualify in 30 years – to name a few. Her leadership was crucial to the society’s stability and successes, securing a number of concessions from government and other stakeholders on judicial review, the Bill of Rights Bill and the Solicitors Indemnity Fund. She has chaired, or been a member of, several high-profile organisations, made appearances before parliamentary committees (Justice Select) and engaged with ministers in all parts of the UK and abroad. She was appointed to the government commissioned socio-economic Taskforce. She is also a commissioner with the National Preparedness Commission and the Shinkwin Commission. She also sits on the Thomson Reuters Women in Law Advisory Board. With more than 20 years’ experience of practice as a solicitor working with a number of organisations in helping to set tangible goals, formulate strategic plans and develop strategic objectives at home and abroad, her past roles and experience bring a distinct perspective and insight to the development and delivery of her work. She recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award for her work on equality, diversity and inclusion and her contribution to the legal profession. She was also awarded a Fellowship of King’s College London.