Photocall for female lawyers to mark Women's Day

Women lawyers are being invited to join in a special photoshoot on International Women’s Day this Friday, 8 March.

The First 100 Years, the project charting the journey of women in the legal profession, is launching a nationwide photography campaign to capture images of women working in the profession today.

The Law Society of Scotland is working with the UK-wide project and has organised a drop-in photography session at its Edinburgh offices, inviting women the Scottish legal profession to have their photo taken as part of the project. There is no need to book an appointment and the drop-in session is open from 9.30am to 4.30pm.

Shoots are also taking place at the equivalent law society offices in London, Cardiff and Belfast.

The First 100 Years’ founder, Dana Denis-Smith explained: “The First 100 Years is about capturing people and their stories so that we have a stronger legacy to leave future generations of legal professionals. I would urge any women in the profession to come down and take their place in legal history on International Women’s Day.

“Everyone is encouraged to use the free portraits across social media; the black and white photos will carry the FHY logo and so we would love social media to be a blanket of beautiful black and white portraits celebrating the centenary of women in law in 2019.”

The project was founded on the basis that the profession must understand the historical context of how we got to where we are now if we want to remove the barriers to women’s progress. The stories and images of the legal pioneers are vital in providing a solid, positive platform for the future.