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Law exams vs home school: Life as a law student mum in lockdown

30th June 2020
Zoe Workman, a LLB student at Stirling University, reveals what it's like to home school three primary-age children, while also studying for her law exams during the lockdown.

Street Law - a priceless opportunity

26th June 2020 | Schools , New lawyers
Street Law trainer, Emmanuel De Abreu, provides a reflection of his time as a street law trainer and why law students should consider getting involved

How to combat imposter syndrome before it hinders your success

24th June 2020 | New lawyers , Wellbeing
Amina Amin, a first-year trainee solicitor at Jones Whyte LLP, offers her top five tips to others just starting their legal career on how to combat imposter syndrome.

How mindfulness can help us with our 'new normal'

17th June 2020 | New lawyers , Law Society news , Wellbeing
In the latest in her series on mental wellbeing, Hannah Frahm explains how mindfulness can help us in the 'new normal' we find ourselves in.

Developing a wellbeing strategy for a high street practice post-coronavirus

17th June 2020 | By: Olivia Moore | Wellbeing
Following on from a workshop with high street practitioners Olivia Moore, Careers Development Officer at the Law Society of Scotland, lays out some simple steps for smaller employers to include in a wellbeing strategy following the coronavirus pandemic.

Watching Scotland's first virtual summary trial

11th June 2020
Our Policy Executive and Criminal Law Committee Secretary, Gillian Mawdsley, watches legal history being made as an observer of the first virtual summary court trial taking place in Scotland this week.

Journal editorial June 2020

8th June 2020 | government-administration
Recent behaviour by Government has not encouraged respect for the rule of law, and a very different approach is needed to build future trust

Bias and allyship

5th June 2020
Being aware of, and addressing, our individual biases is an extremely important part of encouraging society to practise being actively anti-racist, says Jamila Archibald, a solicitor in the commercial disputes and regulation team at Shepherd and Wedderburn.

Surviving lockdown as a working parent

3rd June 2020 | Wellbeing , Professional support
Having recently returned to work from maternity leave, Heather McKendrick, our Head of Careers & Outreach, offers her personal experience of juggling work and childcare during lockdown, and why speaking to other parents and carers is such a help.

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