Law Society news
Resilience over rejection: the key to success.
Emma Shewan, paralegal at Baillie Gifford and future trainee at Pinsent Masons, discusses how resilience in the face of rejection is essential when you're in a tough traineeship market.
New video highlights the benefits of financial benchmarking survey
Sue Carter, Law Society of Scotland Council member, highlights the benefits of taking part in the 2018 financial benchmarking survey in a new video.
Profile of the Profession research tender
Information on how to tender for our equality and diversity research, Profile of the Profession.
Professional Practice Update
Impact of Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Act on property law
Lady Hale announced as keynote speaker at annual conference
The UK Supreme Court’s first female president, Lady Hale, is the first keynote speaker to be confirmed for our 2018 annual conference.
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.
‘Commercial skills for young professionals’ training launch
Today marks the launch of a brand new series of business skills training developed by the Law Society of Scotland in partnership with Sandstone Communications.
Law Society says early consultation on EU continuity bill is crucial
The Law Society has said early consultation on the EU continuity bill will be crucial to ensuring clarity and maintaining stability in the law following withdrawal.
What’s new for controllers and processors under GDPR?
Tamasin Dorosti, recent secondee at our Brussels office, explains the new compliance obligations for 'controllers' and 'processors' under GDPR.
Scam emails from 'Law Society'
We have been informed of scam emails claiming to be from 'Law Society' sent out to solicitors and law firms with PDF downloads.
New AML guidance, registration and information requirements
We have published new, HM Treasury approved, AML guidance for the legal sector and an update on new requirements for us and our members.
Legal aid must work for those who need it
After calling for an urgent overhaul of Scotland’s legal aid system, we have welcomed today’s report by Martyn Evans which says Scotland needs to ‘rethink legal aid’ and needs a ‘fundamentally new approach’.
GDPR - Privacy by design and default
Deborah Dillon, EU Data Privacy and GDPR Executive Consultant at Atos, explains 'privacy by design' and 'privacy by default' and what this means for your organisation.
Thinking about the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice?
Legal graduates planning their next career steps can access information about the six Scottish Universities who provide the Diploma in Legal practice, using our Virtual Diploma Fair.
Legal charity wins silver in European Association Awards
The Lawscot Foundation won the silver award in the ‘Most Innovative Development by an Association’ category in the 2018 European Association Awards.
Scottish legal sector sets its sights on global market
A joint initiative to put Scotland’s legal services on the international map will be launched today.
Putting Scotland's legal sector on the international map
Our Head of International, Katie Hay, explains what's behind the launch of Scottish Legal International and encourages firms with international aspirations to find out more.
Judicial Factor appointed to Dalbeattie law firm
A Judicial Factor has been appointed to Dalbeattie law firm, Austins LLP
Admission regulations under review
As part of the Law Society’s Rules Review Project, regulations on admission as a solicitor are to be revised.
Redemption statements scam
Scottish law firms have recently been targeted by a redemption statement scam when acting in sale or remortgage transactions.
Suspected email scam targeting solicitor firms
We are aware of a potential scam where solicitor firms are receiving emails claiming to be from members of the public asking them to click a 'dropbox' link.
Fake law firm calling itself 'James Strachen Solicitors'
We’re aware of scam involving a fake law firm calling itself 'James Strachen Solicitors' claiming to have an address at Carnoustie High Street in Angus.
Fake law firm calling itself ‘Campbell Brown’
We’re aware of scam involving a fake law firm calling itself ‘Campbell Brown Legal Solicitors’ with a website claiming Campbell Brown is their ‘lead attorney’ and they ‘take cases all over the world’.
2018 Financial Benchmarking Survey launch
Law firms across Scotland are invited to take part in a survey to assess the financial health of the legal sector.