 During 2011 its membership increase by around 1,000 lawyers (40% increase) taking overall membership to over 3,500 lawyers from all over the West Midlands.The Society was the first in the country to welcome barristers as members and now has almost 500 barristers within its membership.It is by far the largest local law society in England and Wales and has 45 lawyers sitting on the Society's Council with over 100 lawyers involved with the Society's various committees.