ABOUT PETERBOROUGH AND DISTRICT LAW SOCIETY

Peterborough and District Law Society, often known as PADLS, was set up 1930 and membership is available to all qualified Solicitors in Peterborough and the surrounding area including Bourne, Stamford, Oundle, Sawtry, Ramsey, Chatteris, March, Wisbech and Crowland and closer towns. Membership is available to solicitors in private practice and those employed in-house or by public bodies.

PADLS is independent of The Law Society, which is based at Chancery Lane in London.
The Area

The city of Peterborough lies at the cross-roads of major east-west as well as north-south links and has been an important trading and cultural centre for well over 1,000 years. Its magnificent Cathedral presides over the centre of the city and looks out over the outlying rich agricultural land of The Fens to the east, and rolling hills and limestone villages to the West.

A settlement since Bronze Age times, Peterborough was a traditional market town and agricultural centre until the arrival of the mainline railway. The city then became an increasingly important stop on the north/south line. In its wake, Peterborough developed into a significant engineering and brick making centre.

These activities have declined in recent years reflecting the country as a whole. With the expansion of the city following its designation as a New Town in the 1960s, Peterborough has now developed a strong presence in insurance, finance, charities and distribution and is home to some 175,000 residents. Its legal work reflects that diversity.
What We Do
  • We are a representative body for local solicitors
  • We encourage closer contact between members and aim to strengthen the regional legal community
  • We disseminate information from Chancery Lane and the Law Society's Eastern Region
  • We represent the professional interests of our members
  • We raise public awareness of legal issues relevant to the profession, in particular the local area
  • We provide and procure courses for members
  • We run social events for members
  • We represent the Peterborough and District Law Society at the East Anglia Regional Local Law Societies Group (EARLLS)
  • We liaise with local MPs and lobby on behalf of members
  • We support the Peterborough Young Lawyers Group

Our Sponsors

The Society runs predominantly using member subscription fees, so we therefore also work closely with organisation interested in the legal sector and those within it.
 
Our main sponsorship focus falls in March/April when we host our infamous Annual Dinner. Around 130 lawyers, Distinguished Guests and sponsors attend this event which includes the presentation of two awards to our junior lawyers. We also organise a guest speaker for this event.
 
A variety of sponsorship packages are available and our social secretaries are happy to discuss this with you to suit your requirements.
 
Confirmed sponsors for our 86th Annual Dinner include: Fenners Chambers, Geodesys, LawStaff,  Marshall Maserati, MBL Seminars, Paragon International Insurance Brokers Ltd, Peterborough Chartered Institute of Insurers and Wesleyan. We are extremely grateful of these organisations continued support for PADLS.
 
To discuss sponsorship opportunities, please contact us