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Len Murray
After
Dinner Speaker
Len Murray was born in
Glasgow a long time ago, he says, certainly long before
Traffic Wardens were ever invented.
After studying Modern Languages and Law at Glasgow
University he qualified as a solicitor. He remained in
practice in Glasgow until 2003 when he retired. He says
he had not a bad career. He was once described by a High
Court Judge as "the most respected pleader of his
generation." He was the first ever media spokesman for
the Law Society of Scotland; he taught at Glasgow and
Strathclyde Universities; he lectured at Tulliallan
Police College for 16 years; he served on the Central
Committee of the Law Society of Scotland for some years
and was the Committee's Vice – Chairman for two; he also
had spells as a Temporary Sheriff and as a part – time
Chairman of Employment Tribunals.
He is now the ambassador for Glasgow Caledonian
University.
Throughout his career he was associated with headline
cases for household names and people like Paul
McCartney, Billy Connolly, Rod Stewart, David Sole of
Starsky and Hutch fame, Tommy Docherty, Jock Wallace and
the legendary Jock Stein were among his clients, as well
as Scottish Television, ITN and Times Newspapers.
When 4 Old Firm players were charged with an on-the-park
breach of the peace, Len was instructed by both Clubs to
represent their players.
He is now equally known as one of the country's top
after-dinner speakers and has spoken all over the UK and
abroad, on four continents, from Edmonton and Calgary in
the West to Singapore in the East.
Len has also been described as the country’s top speaker
on Robert Burns and his Immortal Memory has been
described as “legendary”. He is a member of the Burns
Federation and is Honorary President of Greenock Burns
Club, the oldest Burns Club in the world.
His autobiography, called The Pleader, was published in
the Autumn of 2002 to very good reviews, most of which,
some suspect, he wrote himself.
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