Law Society news archive for August 2018
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Win tickets to see David Rudolf
Enter our Facebook competition to win tickets to see David Rudolf!
Judicial Factor appointed to Glasgow law firm
The Law Society has successfully petitioned the Court of Session to appoint a Judicial Factor to a Glasgow law firm
Lord Mackay of Drumadoon tribute
Law Society President pays tribute to Lord Mackay of Drumadoon
Writing for real people
Whether you are writing a report or a letter it’s important to keep in mind who you are writing for: real people! Hilary Phillips shares her top tips on remembering and writing for your audience.
Meet the in-house lawyers who protect Scotland's natural environment
Alison York, Head of Legal at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), discusses what it’s like to work as an in-house solicitor to protect the natural environment of Scotland.
Survey seeks to understand violence against the legal profession
Members of the Scottish legal profession are invited to take part in an anonymous survey and share incidents of violent or threatening behaviour experienced, in the course of their professional duties.
Registration fee payment by invoice closes 2 September 2018
If you carry out letting agency work in Scotland and prefer to pay your registration fee by invoice rather than online, you have until 2 September to submit your application
Secondment Island
What can you learn about successful secondments from Love Island? A suprising amount, Callum O’Brien discovers. Callum is currently on secondment working in-house at Scottish Power.
Add value not noise
Social media consultant Annie Boyd blogs on how - even in a corporate world - you can harness the power of social media to deliver real results.
Autumn 2018 SOLAS classes
Enrolment has now opened for the Society of Law Accountants in Scotland (SOLAS) classes commencing in Autumn 2018. The course focuses on the three key areas of cashroom accounting, executries and feeing.
Training to be a trainee
Lottie White, trainee solicitor at Gilson Gray discusses preparing for the start of your traineeship
How to manage your millennials*
Simon Allison, employment law partner at Blackadders, blogs on how to understand, manage and motivate the next generation of workers.
