England and Wales FAQ

Yes. Please contact the Member Registration team at member.registration@lawscot.org.uk with your new details or indeed any changes to your professional circumstances.

Beth Anderson is Head of Member Engagement at the Society. Beth is your first point of contact for any questions relating to the Society.

James Bryden is a Scottish Solicitor based in London. He is the Council Member for the constituency of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

No. The SSLL are a social group most famous for their Burns Supper celebration. We work to support each other with the solicitor network outside Scotland at events. You can find details of the society on their LinkedIn page.

Members receive access to a range of member support and services including:

• Business support
• Career development
• CPD & training
• Member benefits
• Wellbeing

Member benefits include discounts and offers on a range of products and services covering everything from car insurance to hotels and business wear.

There is also our Professional Practice team, with lawyers that that can assist you in complete confidence with enquiries on legal practice.

You can find out more about your membership entitlements as a practising certificate holder on our membership and fees pages.

We have detailed information elsewhere on the website about acting as a notary public in Scotland.

The situation in England and Wales is different. The Legal Services Act 2007 defines who can practice as a notary in England and Wales and Scottish notaries are presently prohibited from acting in England and Wales. We are examining other options to come to a resolution and will report when there are further developments.

If you are not a Scottish notary and would like to become one, please contact us at memberservices@lawscot.org.uk and we can arrange for a Council member to witness your oath and swear you in to enable you to become a Scottish notary public.

If you have not taken and passed the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE - replacing the QLTS)  then it is appropriate for the majority of our members in England and Wales to sign off their work with the title “Solicitor, Scottish Qualified”.

The SQE allows those who already qualified as lawyers in other jurisdictions to qualify as a solicitor of England and Wales without having to complete the full education and training requirements. For further information on this please contact the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA) or find further information on their website.

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