“Outdated And Inappropriate” — UK Law Society Urges Lawyers To Drop ‘Dear Sirs’ From Legal Correspondence - TheNigeriaLawyer

‘Dear Sirs’ Gets the Sack — Law Society Dumps Legal Fossil ‘Dear Sirs’ Gets the Sack — Law Society Dumps Legal Fossil

Raise a glass (or a fountain pen) – the legal profession’s most antiquated greeting has finally been given the boot. The UK Law Society has formally binned “Dear Sirs”, a phrase that clings to legal correspondence like mothballs on a barrister’s robe. The new guidance urges lawyers to ditch the gendered opener that harks back Raise a glass (or a fountain pen) – the legal profession’s most antiquated greeting has finally been given the boot. The …

“Outdated And Inappropriate” — UK Law Society Urges Lawyers To Drop ‘Dear Sirs’ From Legal Correspondence - TheNigeriaLawyer

Lawyers have been advised to stop using “Dear Sirs” in correspondence because it is now seen as “inappropriate” in a diverse society. According to The Telegraph (UK), new guidance issued to solicitors by the Law Society stated that the use of “Dear Sirs” — a standard greeting in legal correspondence for hundreds of years — dates back to a time when the legal profession was predominantly male. It explained that the phrase is no longer “accurate, …

Law firms told to ditch ‘Dear Sirs’ - Legal Cheek

New Law Society guidance The Law Society has issued new diversity and inclusion guidance urging law firms to ditch “Dear Sirs”, a standard legal greeting dating back to a time when the profession was predominantly male. The guidance stresses that the phrase no longer reflects the reality of the legal profession, explaining that the Society wants to “account for and represent the broad scope of recipients, including women and individuals with oth…

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The campaign to eradicate the use of "Dear Sirs" in legal correspondence is celebrating after the Law Society updated it's guidance

'Dear Sirs' outdated and obsolete say the Law Society in updated guidance - Today's Family Lawyer

The campaign to eradicate the use of "Dear Sirs" in legal correspondence is celebrating after the Law Society updated it's guidance

'Dear Sirs' outdated and obsolete say the Law Society in updated guidance | Today's Wills and Probate

The campaign to eradicate the use of "Dear Sirs" in legal correspondence is celebrating after the Law Society updated it's guidance