Professional Practice Updates - July 2017

Head of education Rob Marrs has some advice for anyone applying to do the diploma.

Professional Practice Updates - July 2017

Law Society president says Brexit vote marks the start of monumental change for the UK

Professional Practice Updates - July 2017

We’ve been alerted to a suspected scam where a member of the public has allegedly received correspondence from someone falsely claiming to be a solicitor called ‘David Donald’ based in Glasgow.

Professional Practice Updates - July 2017

Danielle McLean, a fourth year LLB student at the University of Edinburgh explains what it's like stepping up from ordinary to honours when doing a law degree.

Professional Practice Updates - July 2017

A new collaborative initiative to promote and support mental health and wellbeing in the Scottish legal community launches this week.

Professional Practice Updates - July 2017

The Society believes clarity is needed on the current time limits for raising claims in court.

Professional Practice Updates - July 2017

Voting is open for the Law Society of Scotland In-house Lawyers Committee (ILC) Convener election and all in-house solicitors are being encouraged to make the most of their vote.

Professional Practice Updates - July 2017

The latest news from the Law Societies' Brussels Office.

Professional Practice Updates - July 2017

Samantha Stewart, who completed both her LLB and diploma at the University of Strathclyde, talks about the benefits of group working in the diploma and how to deal with the less positive stuff.

Professional Practice Updates - July 2017

Caitlin Sherrett and Finlay Allmond from Nairn Academy have been crowned Scotland’s best young debaters after winning the final of the Law Society of Scotland’s Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament last night, Thursday 9 June.

Professional Practice Updates - July 2017

Raising the age of criminal responsibility would bring consistency across Scots Law, according to the Law Society of Scotland. Scotland...

Professional Practice Updates - July 2017

The Law Society of Scotland and Legal Hackers Scotland are inviting teams to gather round their laptops for the Law Society’s first ever access to justice 'hackathon'.