Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

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

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

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

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

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

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

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’.

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

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.

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

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.

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

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

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

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

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

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.

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

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

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

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

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

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