LUBNA SHUJA
Lubna qualified as a solicitor in 1992. She was a partner in a high street firm in West Yorkshire for many years and then started her own practice in Birmingham in 2007 undertaking mediation, family and civil litigation. Lubna became a CEDR accredited Mediator in 2005, and is dual qualified to conduct both Civil and Family mediations.
Lubna has been a member of the SPG Executive Committee since 2007 and was chair in 2012/2013. She became one of the nominated Council Members for the Group with Ian Lithman in 2013.
Newly elected Deputy Vice-President of the Law Society of England and Wales Luba gives us an insight into why she choose law, what her motivations are and her ultimate go to karaoke song!
- Why Law?
When I was at school, law was not even on my radar as I never thought I could ever become a lawyer. Then I did better in my A level exams than my teachers had predicted, and a good friend persuaded me that a law degree would offer much better options than an English degree (which is what I had a place to do). I got into University to study Law and absolutely loved learning about cases and their application to daily life. The rest is history and I will be eternally grateful to my very dear friend for such wise advice.
- What is your favourite thing about your career?
The people I meet and the stories I hear. Human nature never ceases to amaze me.
- What motivates you?
Doing a job well and making a positive difference to someone’s life.
- What did you want to be when you were a child?
An all singing, all dancing star in a Hollywood musical. Until I was told by my drama teacher that I was tone deaf and could not sing!
- What was your first job?
A Saturday job working on a market stall in Bradford.
- What makes you laugh the most?
Being with family or close friends when something silly happens and we end up laughing hysterically for no real reason.
- If you had a warning label, what would yours say?
Liable to start dancing if in close proximity to loud music.
- What was the last book you read?
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. Highly recommended. Makes you really stop and think.
- Favourite cuisine?
Indian/Pakistani of course! Can’t beat a good curry.
- What would you sing at Karaoke night?
Anything by Wham … actually pretty much anything, except that “sing” is not how others would describe it!
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