Accredited Paralegal highlights 2017

Rob Marrs, head of education at the Law Society of Scotland, explains some of the basic ways you can improve your chances of getting that elusive traineeship position.

Accredited Paralegal highlights 2017

The Law Society launched this year's Baublefest campaign to raise much needed funds for The Lawscot Foundation.

Accredited Paralegal highlights 2017

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Accredited Paralegal highlights 2017

From Monday 1 January 2018, DX addressing will be used as the preferred way of sending mail within the document exchange in Scotland.

Accredited Paralegal highlights 2017

It’s been non-stop since the Accredited Paralegal status launched on 7 August and now I’ve been here for six months, it’s a good time to look at what we have achieved together so far.

Accredited Paralegal highlights 2017

More than 400 Scottish firms have applied and been accepted onto the HSBC panel, managed by Legal Marketing Services (LMS).

Accredited Paralegal highlights 2017

The Law Society has paid tribute to Ethel Houston OBE, one of the first women to become a partner of a Scottish law firm.

Accredited Paralegal highlights 2017

Every person in Scotland benefits from legal aid according to a new study which is the first of its kind in Scotland.

Accredited Paralegal highlights 2017

Following an investigation by the Law Society of Scotland, the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) has found Mr Walls guilty of professional misconduct and struck him from the roll of solicitors.

Accredited Paralegal highlights 2017

Dr Kenneth Meechan, member of the Law Society of Scotland’s Privacy Law Committee, explains the new rules on data protection officers and sets out some important tasks which all law firms should consider.

Accredited Paralegal highlights 2017

Austin Lafferty and John Mulholland have been nominated to become the next vice president of the Law Society of Scotland.

Accredited Paralegal highlights 2017

New figures have shown that despite a record number of solicitors in the year 2016/17, there were only 23 more complaints against the legal profession.