Leadership
Great Expectations — Five steps to managing legal client work in a realistic and achievable way
"We have all had those clients – the ones who are on the phone each day (or even several times a day) for an update, demanding you move mountains to achieve their goal"
Increased trainee pay 'imperative' for future of legal sector - here are new recommended rates
The President of the Law Society of Scotland has warned it is "imperative" trainee pay rises in response to wage growth and inflation for the sake of the whole legal profession.
Meet Kevin Lang — new interim CEO of Law Society of Scotland
Law Society of Scotland executive director Kevin Lang has been appointed as interim chief executive at the professional body and regulator of Scottish solicitors.
60 seconds with… a Sustainability Committee member
Sophie McIvor sat down with Kirsty MacArthur to discuss how she started her own environmental consultancy with her husband, her love of Scotland and what she hopes solicitors will learn from climate change being put back on a global stage.
A grown-up approach
We speak to Glen Gilson – chairman and managing partner of Gilson Gray – about the firm’s UK-wide growth and how realism is at the heart of its work culture.
Serena Sutherland nominated as Society incoming president-elect
Orkney solicitor Serena Sutherland, who has represented solicitors from Dingwall, Dornoch, Elgin, Inverness, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Lochmaddy, Portree, Stornoway, Tain, and Wick on the Society’s Council since her election in July 2018, has been nominated as president-elect for 2026-27.
Society's Chief Executive to step down
The Society announced last week that Chief Executive Diane McGiffen will step down in April 2025 after more than three years in the role. During her tenure, Diane has been instrumental in advancing the Society’s efforts to support a modern and thriving solicitor profession.
Honorary membership awarded
In a special event, Christine McLintock and Ross MacKay were recognised for their outstanding contributions to both the legal profession and the public.
Born in England, made in Scotland
We speak to Warren Wander, the creator of legal IT system LawWare, about how Scotland has been the bedrock to his company’s 25 years of success.
60 seconds with a Society Fellow
Sophie McIvor speaks to Gerard Sinclair about his career which he describes as a play of three acts, as well as his advice to newly qualified lawyers.
Rebellion, restoration, revolution
Baroness Hale of Richmond, academic, former president of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, ‘soft feminist’, author and lover of history. During BookFest24, she shared how history is intricately associated with legal principles and how it saddens her that British history today does not include the 17th century and how it is the foundation of our current democratic system.
Could you be the next Lord President?
Applications are invited for this rare opportunity to become the next Lord President. You have until midnight on 30th September to apply.
Managing partner, managing relationships
We meet Brodies’ new managing partner Stephen Goldie to find out the skills and experiences that are needed to lead a £100m+ law firm.
Do you know a legal pioneer?
As part of its 75th anniversary celebrations, the Society has launched a new accolade designed to honour those who have made significant contributions to Scotland’s legal sector.
60 seconds with…. Lynda Towers
The new Convener of the Mental Health and Disability Law Sub-Committee discusses her career, mental health awareness and the recent response to the proposed Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill.
Flying the flag for flexibility
With more employees seeking different working patterns, we speak to solicitor Scott Stevenson about how he introduced a system of flexible working at his firm.
Team dynamic impacts risk management
Did you know a firm’s culture can determine how it responds to claims, complaints, and problems? Trust at team level is crucial.
ARCHIVE: Stories from the other side of the desk
Do former lawyers make successful business owners? It appears that the last 10 years have shown just that, with more solicitors leaving the world of law behind to run their own non-law-related companies.
SPONSORED: Cashroom: Shining a Spotlight on our Female Leaders
In honour of International Womens Day, Cashroom is proud to shine a spotlight on some of the remarkable females within our business.
Art imitating law
We speak to newly knighted Sir Alexander McCall Smith about how his legal background inspired his remarkable career as a novelist.
Looking to the future
We speak to the former President of the Supreme Court, the Right Honourable Lord David Neuberger of Abbotsbury, about his recent patronage of the Aberdeen Law Project and the future of law.
Being a professional
At the time of writing, 2024 has barely begun, but it has been a rollercoaster so far.
Back by popular demand… Ask Ash!
You have just been promoted, how do you successfully navigate changing team dynamics and opinions?
How do existing leaders successfully navigate a merger?
Morton Fraser and MacRoberts have merged. We speak to the CEOs, Chris Harte and Neil Kennedy, to find out how they've worked together after years of independent leadership.