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Law Society pays tribute to Charles Kennedy

Law Society president Christine McLintock pays tribute to Charles Kennedy, whose death was announced this morning.

Pupils to debate media coverage of terrorist attacks in national debating tournament final

Students from four Scottish schools are set to go head to head when they debate media coverage of terrorist attacks at the final of the Law Society of Scotland’s Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament.

So you want to be an…in-house lawyer?

On 2 June 2015, the SYLA and the ILG joined forces to present "So You Want to Be an...In-house Lawyer?" at the Edinburgh offices of Standard Life. Mark Conroy, a trainee solicitor at Standard Life, tells us more.

Welcome to the new ILG committee members

Three new members have joined the committee, following on from the committee advertising for new members to join by co-option. Find out more about who they are and what they do.

Law Society of Scotland joins forces with Tilney Bestinvest

Leading investment and planning group, Tilney Bestinvest has been appointed as the Law Society of Scotland’s expert partner offering investment management and financial advice for solicitors’ clients.

Risk management training from Marsh

A free training module for Scottish solicitors on avoiding frauds and scams.

Law Society launches tender for financial benchmarking survey

The Society is inviting tenders for its annual Financial Benchmarking Survey.

Brussels Agenda - May 2015

This is the Brussels office's monthly newsletter. It summarises EU developments of interest to solicitors and their clients. It covers developments in EU law that affect professional practice and the way solicitors run their firms.

Professional Practice Updates - June 2015

Scotland's civil court reforms will start to be seen within months.

NQ blog - June 2015

John Brannigan studied at the University of Glasgow and completed his traineeship at Gallen & Co Solicitors.

How the Society’s Equality Standards can work for in-house teams

Neil Stevenson looks back on the launch of the Society’s Equality Standards, and how they can be implemented by in-house legal teams.

New president for theLaw Society

Christine McLintock takes up the reins as President of the Law Society of Scotland