GDPR data protection officers

Tamasin Dorosti, recent secondee at our Brussels office, explains the new compliance obligations for 'controllers' and 'processors' under GDPR.

GDPR data protection officers

We have been informed of scam emails claiming to be from 'Law Society' sent out to solicitors and law firms with PDF downloads.

GDPR data protection officers

We have published new, HM Treasury approved, AML guidance for the legal sector and an update on new requirements for us and our members.

GDPR data protection officers

After calling for an urgent overhaul of Scotland’s legal aid system, we have welcomed today’s report by Martyn Evans which says Scotland needs to ‘rethink legal aid’ and needs a ‘fundamentally new approach’.

GDPR data protection officers

Deborah Dillon, EU Data Privacy and GDPR Executive Consultant at Atos, explains 'privacy by design' and 'privacy by default' and what this means for your organisation.

GDPR data protection officers

Legal graduates planning their next career steps can access information about the six Scottish Universities who provide the Diploma in Legal practice, using our Virtual Diploma Fair.

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The Lawscot Foundation won the silver award in the ‘Most Innovative Development by an Association’ category in the 2018 European Association Awards.

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A joint initiative to put Scotland’s legal services on the international map will be launched today.

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Our Head of International, Katie Hay, explains what's behind the launch of Scottish Legal International and encourages firms with international aspirations to find out more.

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A Judicial Factor has been appointed to Dalbeattie law firm, Austins LLP

GDPR data protection officers

As part of the Law Society’s Rules Review Project, regulations on admission as a solicitor are to be revised.

GDPR data protection officers

Scottish law firms have recently been targeted by a redemption statement scam when acting in sale or remortgage transactions.