Lawscot Foundation appoints five new trustees

The Lawscot Foundation, which helps aspiring Scottish solicitors from less-advantaged backgrounds, has recruited five new members to its board of trustees, adding to its pool of skills and experience.

For the first time the board will include an alumnus who has direct experience of the assistance provided by the Foundation and the challenges faced by the law students the charity was established to help.

The new trustees are:

• Paul Cook, former Lawscot Foundation bursary recipient, who recently completed the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and is now a trainee solicitor at Keenan Solicitors;

• Kay McCorquodale, solicitor, who has worked in both private practice and in-house, most recently with Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service;

• Heather McKendrick, corporate social responsibility manager at Addleshaw Goddard;

• Morag McNeill, non-practising solicitor and a former partner with McGrigors LLP (now Pinsent Masons LLP); and

• Ally Thomson, non-practising solicitor, founder and director of Hey Legal Ltd, who also takes up the role of chair of the Foundation's fundraising committee.

Foundation chair Christine McLintock commented: “We’re delighted to welcome such a high calibre group of people to join the Lawscot Foundation’s board of trustees. Their arrival is testament to the charity’s work and to the inspiring scholars it exists to help.

"All five of our new trustees are talented and committed people who will make a significant contribution, and I’m especially pleased to see our first Lawscot Foundation recipient joining the board. Paul brings a unique perspective that will be invaluable to the board’s work.

"With a renewed and strengthened board, the Lawscot Foundation is now well placed to continue with its mission of nurturing and supporting aspiring Scots lawyers so they can fulfil their academic and professional potential."