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Pupils through to national debating tournament final
Pupils from four secondary schools have won a place in the final of Scotland’s biggest schools’ debating competition after a battle of words this week.
Scottish pupils through to semi-finals of national debating tournament
Pupils from 16 schools across Scotland have battled their way to the semi-finals of our Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament.
Profile of the Profession research tender
Information on how to tender for our equality and diversity research, Profile of the Profession.
International Women's Day 2018
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we are proud to recognise the important role female solicitors have played in Scotland and further afield.
Innocent bystander or co-conspirator?
Heather McKendrick, our Head of Careers and Outreach considers the blurred distinction between 'turning a blind eye' and being complicit to an incident and looks at how Street Law encourages lively debate and independent thought.
First Minister and leading legal figures back LGBT+ workplace equality campaign
A campaign to promote LGBT+ equality in the workplace is being launched by the Law Society of Scotland and The Glass Network today, Thursday, 18 May.
Bullying and harassment blog
Rob Marrs, Head of Education at the Society, looks at the difficult subject of bullying and harassment in legal workplaces.
Equality and Diversity - meet our guest bloggers
We talk to Penelope Warne, head of oil and gas at CMS
Secret in-house lawyer: What would you do in an equality dilemma?
An in-house lawyer writes about an equality dilemma they faced when considering appointing a law firm to carry out work for their organisation.
Law Society of Scotland Street Law project makes European finals
A Law Society of Scotland education programme for pupils at Scottish schools in disadvantaged areas is up for a prestigious European award.
What employers of legal professionals can do to help staff with dyslexia
Dyslexia Awareness Week takes place from 7-12 November and this year’s theme ‘Dyslexia: did you know…?’ opens up discussions about how much organisations really understand about dyslexia, how it affects their staff and the support that’s available.
Let's Talk Progression - Linda Urquhart
Linda Urquhart OBE WS, Chairman at Morton Fraser LLP, shares her career story.
What is a reasonable adjustment in recruitment?
Rob Marrs, Head of Education at the Society, discusses reasonable adjustments in recruitment and what employers need to do to meet their obligations.
Equality and diversity - meet our guest bloggers
We talk to Jennifer Young, chairman of Ledingham Chalmers
Equality and Diversity - meet our guest bloggers
Shona Simon, President of Employment Tribunals (Scotland) tells us about her career path and experiences.
Equality and Diversity - meet our guest bloggers
We speak to Rosalind McInnes from the BBC
BME networking and support
We'd like to bring together solicitors from a BME background to discuss how the Society could offer support to those members.
What is a policy?
Rob Marrs, Head of Education at the Society, evaluates the trials and tribulations of policy-making.
Why do young women leave their jobs?
Rob Marrs, Head of Education at the Society, seeks answers to the question of why women exit the legal profession in the 20s and 30s.
Equality means business
Rob Marrs, Head of Education at the Society, puts forward the business case for equality and diversity.
Gender equality - but what about the men?
Rob Marrs, Head of Education at the Society, addresses the rarely addressed question of gender equality in the legal profession for men.
Why gender equality isn’t just an issue for women
Rob Marrs, Head of Education at the Society, argues that we can no longer pigeonhole gender inequality as an issue to be dealt with solely by women.