LawCare announces new chair and trustee recruitment

Legal mental health charity LawCare has appointed a new chair to its board of trustees. Andrew Caplen replaces outgoing chair Bronwen Still as of this month.

Caplen is a solicitor, notary public and a former president of the Law Society of England and Wales, chair of the Law Society’s Management Board and chair of the Law Society’s Access to Justice Committee.

He has considerable experience in the charity sector and is currently chair of Spurgeons’ children's charity and a past chair of Southampton YMCA. He has been a trustee of LawCare since 2018.

Andrew Caplen said: “I am excited and honoured at the opportunity to chair LawCare’s Board of Trustees as it seeks to continue its so-important work. Mental health and addiction issues sadly affect so many and the legal profession is by no means immune. It is difficult to underestimate the importance of LawCare and its work in providing awareness, support and that so needed ‘listening voice’.”

Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO of LawCare said: “We would like to say a huge thank you to Bronwen, who has been a fantastically supportive chair and remains a trustee of LawCare for the rest of the year. We are delighted Andrew has taken up the baton and we know he will be a great chair. We’re also excited to recruit some new trustees to our board.”

LawCare is looking for up to four new trustees, with a strong commitment to the value of mental health and wellbeing, to join its board from 1 January 2021. For a role description and details of the recruitment process, visit: https://www.lawcare.org.uk/get-involved/trustee-vacancies