Hey CPD!

CPD for Scottish lawyers involving Netflix, Google, and Minecraft? Welcome to the Shaping Your Success CPD channel, from the Law Society of Scotland and Hey Legal.

There are plenty of incredible CPD courses catered for those in the legal profession, delivered by those in the legal profession, but with so much learning, dynamic thinking, and inspiration to be found from other sectors and industries, we wondered “What insights could lawyers gain from leading figures from outside the legal world?” And thus, the Shaping Your Success mission statement was born. Delivering short form, dynamic content to you every month, the channel brings together innovators, disruptors, technologists, entrepreneurs and more, all of whom offer their expertise, advice, and thoughts on the legal industry and, importantly, how you can shape your careers and practices in new and innovative ways.

As a busy professional in an ever-evolving field, it’s easy to get wrapped up in the day-to-day aspects of your work, and it can be difficult finding the time to dedicate to personal and professional learning. Which is why each episode of SYS is broken down into easily consumable, bite-sized chunks, providing the perfect lunchtime entertainment or soundtrack to your commute.

Starring cast

Since launching in January, we have sat down for an exclusive interview with leading entrepreneur Chris van der Kuyl, whose company 4J Studios is responsible for the award-winning console edition of the video game phenomenon Minecraft, in which he urged lawyers to be entrepreneurial enablers. We welcomed Jo Berry, an inspirational peace campaigner who champions restorative justice, and heard about how she befriended the man who killed her father, a Conservative MP who died in the Brighton bombing. And we met Hollywood producer Fritzi Horstman, director of the Compassion Prison Project, to discuss how we can create a more trauma-informed justice system. We also met Kenneth R Feinberg, the New York lawyer portrayed by Michael Keaton in the film Worth (available to stream on Netflix), to speak about his work as Special Master of the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund and the weight of responsibility he felt and continues to feel to this day.

And it’s free!

And the best part? This new, innovative CPD channel is completely free. By watching the channel, you can claim one hour of free, verifiable CPD every month. And by signing up, not only do you get to join a fast-growing community of progressive lawyers, but you also get the opportunity to shape the channel as it grows. We continually ask our members who they want to hear from, whether it’s ex-professional rugby players or toy store marketing executives, ensuring that at its core, Shaping Your Success delivers content for you, created by you. 

So, what does the future hold? As well as bringing you exciting new speakers every month, we will be launching several new online courses to explore further some of the topics discussed during the SYS series. The first two courses, “Legal Tech for all Lawyers” and “Winning Business Online for Lawyers”, have just launched and are designed to help those in the legal profession gain foundation knowledge on some of the essential skills that are key to running a business today. Hosted by Hey Legal founder Ally Thomson, a senior tutor at Glasgow University Law School with more than 20 years’ experience of working in private practice, these courses have been especially curated between the Law Society of Scotland and Hey Legal to provide fast-track learning for busy lawyers.

So why not sign up for Shaping Your Success today, or better yet, get in touch with one of the team today to let us know which of your idols you want us to reach out to… you never know, they might say yes!

Thank you to our channel sponsors, Denovo.