Law Society of Scotland Profiles
Richard Henderson, President
Richard Henderson is President of the Law Society of Scotland. He recently retired as Solicitor to the Scottish Executive and was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the New Year's Honours List. Richard joined the then Scottish Office Solicitor's Office in 1972 on qualifying as a solicitor. During his career there he dealt variously with agriculture, education, public local inquiries and employment law, and undertook a three-year secondment to the Scottish Law Commission. He was appointed a divisional solicitor in 1987, Deputy Solicitor in 1996 and Solicitor to the Secretary of State for Scotland in 1998 before becoming Solicitor to the Scottish Executive on devolution in 1999. He has also served for the past eight years as a co-opted member of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland.
Douglas Mill, Chief Executive
Douglas Mill is currently on sabbatical leave. He will continue as the chief executive until October 2008, at which time he will leave the Society.
Douglas Mill studied at Glasgow University. He was a partner with MacFarlane, Young & Co from 1987-1996. During that time he held the post of Depute Director of the Centre for Professional Legal Studies at Strathclyde University for three years. In 1997 he joined the Law Society of Scotland as Secretary and Chief Executive.
He was a member of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland from 1993-1997 and holds various public appointments including membership of the Scottish Advisory Council of the Equal Opportunities Commission, and the University of Paisley Court. His publications include Successful Practice Management, 1992; Managing the Professional Partnership 2000; Successful Law Firm Manager 2000 (co-author).
