We believe the Law Society will succeed by being ambitious and working to a sustainable business model.
Our membership of practising Scottish solicitors has grown dramatically over the last 66 years. Even during the recent economic downturn, our membership steadily grew each and every year to over 11,000.
A world-class professional body not only serves its existing members but aspires to grow that membership. First and foremost, we must retain the members we have by providing an internationally respected qualification. We also need to deliver valuable services, including for non-practising members and those who work outside the Scottish legal jurisdiction.
We also need to rethink our profile of membership. As we move towards 2020, we need to be open to involving more of the professionals who provide legal services and contribute to the success of our justice system, such as legal executives and paralegals. To be sustainable, we also need to grow and diversify our income. We know that every pound we earn through commercial activity is a pound we can use to deliver our activity and a pound we will save on membership fees.
By 2020, we will GROW our membership and income by being a vibrant, influential and inclusive organisation:
- Our membership will include 12,000 practising certificate holding solicitors including more members working outwith Scotland
- Our membership responds to the evolution of the legal market through involving 10,000 additional paying members including registered foreign lawyers, paralegals and legal executives
- Our commercial non-fee income rises to £3 million per year
