Current Activity
The LCF claims it has an expanding membership of more than 2,000 Christian lawyers, with a network of regional groups spanning Britain.
The work of the LCF has developed into four main areas; the legal workplace, amongst law students and young lawyers, internationally and in relation to public policy.
Local workplace groups meet across the UK to study, pray and encourage evangelism. There are approximately 1,200 students and young lawyers, and approximately 30 groups, meeting in universities and law schools throughout the UK. Two annual weekend conferences are held by the LCF for general members and for students and young lawyers.
The LCF has particularly strong international links in East Africa, where the organisation partners with Christian lawyers and legal aid projects in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. The support from the LCF includes sending interns, teams of law students and practitioners, and financial support. The LCF also has links with Christian legal groups in the US, Europe and Burundi and Mozambique, as well as a partnership with Philemon Ministries. The LCF states that its public policy work is in a period of transition. The LCF has previously sought to influence the tabling of amendments on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill 2007-8 (now the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008).
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