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

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

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

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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’.

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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.

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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

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

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