The ILEX President
Susan Silver is the current President of the
Institute. The ILEX Presidential office runs for 12
months from the time of the inauguration in July.
About Susan
Susan Silver became the 48th President of the
Institute of Legal Executives on the 15 July 2011.
She has been a Council member since 2004 and
currently sits on The Regulatory Committee and the Equality and
Diversity Working Party. She is also a member of the
Review of Civil Litigation Costs working group. She previously sat
on the Disciplinary Tribunal and has been a member of the
Investigating Committee.
Along with her partner, she runs a Legal
Advisory Consultancy covering general commercial litigation, debt
management, debt collection, land and property purchase/sale, and
employment. The consultancy also has associations with a
number of law firms in Cyprus and represents their interests in the
UK.
Susan left school at 17 training to be a
beautician followed by a spell in the fashion industry where, at
21, she became the youngest manager in the Dorothy Perkins fashion
chain. She also worked for a number of years with her then
husband who owned and ran one of the top cabaret clubs in the
UK.
As a Mackenzie Friend, she undertook some
legal help for a friend and developed a taste for legal work,
subsequently studying to be a lawyer through ILEX, becoming a
Member of the Institute in1999 and a Fellow in 2003.
She began her legal career in private practice
with a mixed workload covering P.I. Crime, Housing, Welfare
Benefits and general Private Client matters and ran a legal
department for a group of companies before setting up her own
company in 2007.
Susan has also been Chair and Vice-Chair of
the ILEX Greater Manchester Branch.
She lives with her husband in Cheshire and has
two daughters, a step-son and three grandchildren.
Susan will be representing ILEX at a number of functions
throughout her Presidential year. If you would like to
invite Susan or another ILEX representative to speak
at a conference or to attend an event, please contact the ILEX
Press Office on Tel: +44(0)1234 845710 or email:
media@ilex.org.uk