Technology and the law: who, where and how?

Trainee solicitors across Scotland could benefit from a pay boost following an increase to the Law Society of Scotland recommended pay rate.

Technology and the law: who, where and how?

Love Kathe Herén is a first-year LLB student at Aberdeen University, qualifying in a degree of law with English law. As an international student, she shares some of her thoughts about how to thrive in a new environment far away from one’s previous home.

Technology and the law: who, where and how?

Sarah Beattie is a Diploma student at the University of Dundee, having previously completed her accelerated LLB in Scots law at the University of Dundee. Sarah will be graduating in June 2017.

Technology and the law: who, where and how?

Christopher Knudsen is a trainee solicitor at North Lanarkshire Council, Legal and Democratic Solutions. He is coming to the end of his first seat in Asset and Information and will shortly be moving to a seat in Licensing and Litigation.

Technology and the law: who, where and how?

Our anonymous blogger from Pinsent Masons completed their traineeship with the firm, splitting their time between Scotland and London before qualifying into Pinsent Masons’ Construction Advisory and Disputes team. They now work on a range of disputes within the infrastructure and energy sectors.

Technology and the law: who, where and how?

Katie Wood, Head of Admissions, explains how she supports trainee solicitors on our confidential helpline – starting with nagging!

Technology and the law: who, where and how?

Kundai Phute, Governance Solicitor at Aberdeen City Council, reflects on her first few months as an in-house solicitor and some of the things she loves about her move over from private practice.

Technology and the law: who, where and how?

The Law Society of Scotland has said it is frustrated and disappointed after the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) laid its final budget before the Scottish Parliament.

Technology and the law: who, where and how?

At this month’s ‘CPD for In-house Lawyers’ seminar, Amanda Jones – Head of the Employment, Pensions & Immigration team at Maclay Murray& Spens LLP – spoke to us about gender pay gap reporting. Here, Amanda reflects further on what this means for organisations and those involved with collating the data.

Technology and the law: who, where and how?

The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement today, Tuesday, 25 April, of an independent review of legal services, saying that current legislation governing the legal sector is no longer fit for purpose.

Technology and the law: who, where and how?

Read the April edition, for all the latest EU developments.

Technology and the law: who, where and how?

Solicitors hoping to represent their local constituencies as Council members on the Law Society of Scotland’s decision making body have just two days left to submit their nominations.