Prime Highlights-
- Leicester-born CPS prosecutor Naila Iqbal becomes Leicestershire Law Society president, aiming to support emerging legal talent and strengthen professional links.
- Iqbal’s Find Your Voice theme builds confidence and participation among lawyers at every career stage through workshops, networking and university partnerships.
Key Facts-
- Iqbal brings more than 20 years of legal experience and two decades as a CPS prosecutor.
- She will support Leicester Hospitals Charity and Leicester City in the Community during her term.
Background-
Leicester-born solicitor and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutor Naila Iqbal has become president of the Leicestershire Law Society, with plans to back emerging legal talent and strengthen links across the profession.
Iqbal brings more than 20 years of legal experience to the role. She started her career in family and immigration law before joining the CPS, where she has prosecuted criminal cases for two decades.
Her presidential theme, Find Your Voice, aims to build confidence and encourage participation among lawyers at every stage of their careers.
Supporting future legal professionals tops her agenda. Iqbal will build on the Society’s ties with the University of Leicester, De Montfort University and Loughborough University, and deepen its links with the Leicestershire Junior Lawyers Division.
She plans practical workshops on advocacy, client interviewing and interview preparation. She also wants to create more chances for members in private practice, the public sector and in-house legal teams to connect.
Iqbal will also support two local charities, Leicester Hospitals Charity and Leicester City in the Community, which runs education, wellbeing and employment programs for young people, families and communities.
Iqbal said Leicester is home and that leading the Society is a proud moment. She said finding your voice goes beyond speaking in court and means having the confidence to ask questions, share ideas, seize opportunities and believe you belong. She added that she wants to give something back to the city that has given her so much.
Iqbal takes over from Chimdinma Nwaigwe, whose presidential year centered on inclusion and wellbeing.
