Blogs & opinions
You don't have to do it alone: How mentoring builds community
Chris Walters, a student on the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice at the University of Edinburgh and a member of the Law Society’s Equality and Diversity Committee, shares how mentoring has ensured he doesn’t have to walk the path to qualification alone.
What it's like to become a Mental Health First Aider
Catherine Hart, a solicitor and member of our Wellbeing Steering Group, describes her experience of becoming a Mental Health First Aider and why everyone should consider undertaking the training.
A trusted friend: The challenges and opportunities working in-house
After nearly a year as Convener of the In-house Lawyers Committee (ILC) and on the back of a successful In-house Annual Conference, Anne Stewart reflects on choosing the in-house path and how it is changing.
Getting comfortable with vulnerability in the legal profession
For Mental Health Awareness Week, James McFarlane, legal counsel at NatWest Group and founding member of the Men's Wellbeing Group, discusses vulnerability, why solicitors are so bad at it and how we can all help make things easier for ourselves and others. Dispel some myths and find out what an 'it's ok to' document is below.