Lawscot Trainee CPD
The Lawscot Trainee CPD programme is open to Scottish qualified legal trainees anywhere in the world and is able to be completed entirely online.
We currently offer seven different modules which support the achievement of PEAT 2 outcomes:
- Professionalism (Module 1, 10 hours)
- Professional ethics and standards (Module 2, 10 hours)
- Professional communication (Module 3, 10 hours)
- Business, commercial, financial and practice awareness (Module 4, 10 hours)
- O Shaped Lawyer (Module 5, 10 hours)
- Plain English and Personal Effectiveness (Module 6, 5 hours)
- The Trauma Aware Trainee (Module 7, 5 hours)
As a trainee on this programme, you will be able to choose 40 hours from the module options above, one of which must be Module 2 in order to meet the trainee ethics course requirement. These modules will have all 40 authorised CPD hours covered. Since Modules 6 and 7 are five hours each, they must be booked together.
Trainees will also have complimentary access (up to a total of 20 hours) to our live conferences and seminars and on-demand CPD (excluding certification and essential skills courses), allowing you to make up the remaining 20 hours of unauthorised TCPD to combine with the 40 hours of authorised TCPD that the programme provides.
There are several available training day dates per module and you will have the opportunity to select your preference shortly after registering (this can always be amended later on).
Each module has a corresponding training day, and there several options for each throughout the year - only one training day per module needs to be attended.
There are five modules on offer, but you only need to choose four as part of the package (please note: when selecting modules, you must include Module 2: Ethics, the other three modules may be chosen as you like).
The training days will either be delivered online via Zoom or in-person at the Law Society offices in Edinburgh. The in-person training days are: Module 1 (2 May 2024), Module 2 (25 July 2024), Module 3 (23 May 2024), Module 4 (6 June 2024)
Dates marked * are now full.
| Module 1 training day | 7 November 2024* |
| Module 2 training day | 24 October 2024* |
| Module 3 training day | 28 November 2024* |
| Module 4 training day | 5 December 2024* |
| Module 5 training day | |
| Module 6 training day | 5 November 2024 |
| Module 7 training day |
22 November 2024 (Part 1) 29 November 2024 (Part 2) |
Our 2025 modules will be available for booking in the new year. Modules 1 and 2 are going to be offered as half days, with trainees required to register for two half day sessions for each module. Modules 3, 4 and 5 will continue to be offered as full days.
| Module 1 training day (part 1) | 6 February 2025 | 6 May 2025 | 7 August 2025 | 6 November 2025 |
| Module 1 training day (part 2) | 13 February 2025 | 13 May 2025 | 14 August 2025 | 13 November 2025 |
| Module 2 training day (part 1) | 23 January 2025 | 24 April 2025 | 24 July 2025 | 23 October 2025 |
| Module 2 training day (part 2) | 30 January 2025 | 30 April 2025 | 30 July 2025 | 29 October 2025 |
| Module 3 training day | 20 February 2025 | 22 May 2025 | 31 July 2025 | 27 November 2025 |
| Module 4 training day | 6 March 2025 | 5 June 2025 | 4 September 2025 | 4 December 2025 |
| Module 5 training day | 25 February 2025 | 17 April 2025 | 18 September 2025 | |
| Module 6 training day | 12 June 2025 |
Looking for more TCPD content?
Add a fifth module for only £250 plus VAT (offer valid for new and existing TCPD package holders). Email tcpd@lawscot.org.uk to book your extra module today.
Additional information
• Modules 1 - 5 (choose four modules, one of which must be Module 2): £1,155
• Individual modules: £520 each
All trainees must complete a minimum of 60 hours CPD training over the two-year period of their training contract. Of these 60 hours, 40 must be specialised trainee CPD (TCPD) taken with an authorised provider, while the remaining 20 hours can be made up from regular CPD.
Find out more about TCPD requirements and read the FAQs
As an authorised TCPD provider, we can provide you with a structured programme that provides 40 accredited TCPD hours over the course of four modules.
For trainees not on our Lawscot TCPD programme, you can gain access to 20 hours of unauthorised TCPD for £209 + VAT. If you would like to take up this offer please contact CPD@lawscot.org.uk. More details are in the menu on the left hand side under "Unauthorised CPD".
Testimonials
The LawScot TCPD programme is extremely helpful and encourages real in-depth participation and through that allows for reflection of ones work. The organisations use of technology is clever and very effective. The use of break out rooms in Zoom really mirrors, as much as possible, the environment of an actual face-face CPD event.
Lawscot offers an excellent CPD programme that offers you the opportunity to really reflect on your training, career and most importantly what you want to get out of your career. You can really start to understand your motivations in life and work life.
The ethics training session was informative and thought-provoking. I feel more able to make decisions and know where to ask for advice after attending the session.
Register today
If you are looking to select a single module or a selection of modules, contact tcpd@lawscot.org.uk. To register for the complete programme, click below and select your preferred training day dates (please note that Module 2: Ethics must be one of the modules selected on the package).
Additional
Register today
If you are looking to select a single module or a selection of modules, contact tcpd@lawscot.org.uk. To register for the complete programme, click below and select your preferred training day dates (please note that Module 2: Ethics must be one of the modules selected on the package).