Why volunteer with us?

Enhance Your Skill Set and Expertise

Engage in hands-on opportunities that allow you to develop new competencies while refining your existing strengths in a dynamic environment. 

Participate in committees meetings and build expertise that will benefit your personal and professional growth.

Collaborate with a Diverse Range of Professionals

Work alongside individuals from various industries and backgrounds, broadening your perspective and enhancing your ability to work within diverse teams.

Deepen your Understanding of Legal Issues

Gain valuable insights into the challenges facing our communities, enabling you to contribute effectively to our Legal system and impact solutions. 

Contribute to Meaningful Change

Your contribution directly supports the public interest and wider consumers of the legal services, allowing you to see the immediate and long-term results of your work. Be a part something bigger and contribute to positive social change. 

In addition, our volunteers can also access professional development resources that will further enhance your skills and career trajectory.

CPD Training

Volunteers now have the opportunity to participate in CPD training events (On-demand and Live Online) designed to keep you up-to-date with industry trends, best practices and essential skills for professional growth. 

CPD Training Discounts

Access professional development CPD Certification courses with a 30% discount (subject to availability), allowing you to advance your skills at a reduced cost.

Committee Related Conferences and Networking Events

Attendance to our Annual conference, In-house Annual Conference and our Legal Tech conference for free.

Attend flagship conferences (subject-specific related to their committee) and networking events, allowing you to build meaningful connections with professionals, and experts in various fields.

Committee members can share their experiences through blogs published on the Law Society website that they can also share with their networks on social media and add to their professional profile.  

“…thankfully, the Society’s committees are not just populated by lawyers, but also by lay people who bring a completely different perspective to the issues under consideration – again, this perspective (combined with engagement with regulators and with other solicitors working with clients across the spectrum of Scotland’s third sector, in my case) means that I am better placed to do my day job as I have a greater understanding of key trends and concerns.”

Gillian Harkness-McKinlay, member of the Charity Law Sub-Committee, The Call of Duty: Are you ready to step up and serve on a committee?

“Participating in the committee has been a hugely rewarding experience for me. I have particularly enjoyed the team approach the committee takes, as well as collaborating with government agencies and other committees.”  

Katie Russell, member of the Employment Law Committee, Shaping Employment Law | My Committee Experience

“So, what do I get out of being a committee member? In the words of Miss World contestants, I get to travel and meet people. Alternative answer – having been based in Edinburgh for most of my working life it gives me the opportunity to travel back fairly often and meet friends as well as keeping my brain ticking over.”

Paul Faris, member of the Client Protection Sub-Committee, Helping firms while protecting clients - a committee champion