This accessibility statement applies to content published by The Law Society of Northern Ireland’s Content Management System on the www.lawsoc-ni.org/ domain.


This website is run by The Law Society of Northern Ireland. Digital accessibility is a primary consideration in our web development practice as we want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

We are continually making improvements to meet these guidelines, and our website has been designed with the following accessibility guidelines in mind:

  • Our pages are designed so that they can be viewed at a screen resolution of 800 x 600 pixels.
  • Page structure is conveyed using header elements.
  • A stylesheet is used on our website and relative font sizes on all text with the exception of graphical text.
  • Text can be increased or decreased in size by using the "view" option in your browser.
  • Images that convey important information have alternative text. Where an image is used for a decorative purpose the alternative text will be left blank.
  • No information is exclusively conveyed using colour.


We strive to ensure that our website is usable and accessible to the widest possible audience. For example, that means you should be able to:
change colours, contrast levels and fonts

zoom in up to 400 per cent without the text spilling off the screen
navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How do I change text size?
Text can be increased or decreased in size by using the "view" option in your browser. The view option is located on the top left of your page and is located beside FILE, EDIT, VIEW, FAVOURITES, TOOLS, HELP.
Simply click on the View button then drop to text size and select the size you need.
Downloading PDF documents
To read PDF documents with a screen reader please link to the Access Adobe website which provides useful tools and resources. Adobe also has a free online conversion tool for pdfs. 
Further information
To learn more about web accessibility visit the RNIB Web Access Centre. To obtain a copy of the screen reader JAWS

How accessible this website is
Every effort has been made to make this website accessible and easy to use for everyone, no matter what browser you choose to use, and whether or not you have any disabilities.
We have also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. However, we welcome any feedback on areas you think are unclear. 
Contact us by email: info@copni.org.
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible, and we’re actively working to address these issues as part of an ongoing programme to improve the accessibility of this website.

Feedback and contact information
If you have difficulty accessing the site or have any comments or feedback, please do not hesitate to get in touch:

Address: 96 Victoria Street, Belfast, BT1 3GN
Email: info@lawsoc-ni.org
Telephone number: 028 9023 1614
Fax number: 028 9023 2606
Library fax number: 028 9031 1323