The In-House Lawyers' Group
The In-House Lawyers' Group (ILG) was established in 1973 as a
non-regulatory, independent committee of the Society. The group is
lead by a committee that represents and promotes the interests and
status of in-house Scottish solicitors.
The group aims to develop and encourage the better training of
solicitors, strengthen relationships between private practice
solicitors and in-house lawyers, and comment on proposed
legislation. A fuller list of our work is provided at the end
of this section.
Membership of the group is automatically granted free of charge
to all solicitors employed in-house who are members of Society.
A programme of events and seminars is specifically targeted for
ILG members; these are often arranged as video conferences to
various locations throughout Scotland.
You can contact the group directly at ilg@lawscot.org.uk or on 0131
226 8887or through one of our ILG committee members.
Follow this link for a full list of current committee
members.
Download a copy of the current
constitution of the ILG.
For specific Professional Practice advice and guidance please
contact the Society's Professional Practice Department for
assistance:
Professional practice & general issues
Bruce
Ritchie - 0131 476 8124
Fiona
Robb - 0131 226 8883
Stella
McCraw - 0131 476 8176
John
Scott - 0131 226 8894
ILG - Areas of work
Law Reform - commenting on changes to
legislation which may affect in-house lawyers and representing the
interests of in-house lawyers in debates at a UK, EU and
international level
Influencing Law Society policy - ensuring the
views of in house members influence policy and work across the
functions of the Society. For example, various ILG Committee
Members also sit on the Council of the Society and on many other
Committees of the Society right across its range of functions
including among others Conveyancing Committee, Licensing,
Technology Committee, Intellectual Property Committee, Equality and
Diversity Committee, Education and Training Committee and the
Admissions Committee.
Networking with other bodies - maintaining
close links with other organisations such as The Society of Local
Authority Lawyers and Administrators in Scotland (SOLAR), The
Faculty of Advocates, other UK and international groups of in house
lawyers, the 'big firms' in Scotland, The Lawyer and other
publications and support organisations.
Networking for members - providing networking
opportunities for in-house lawyers, SYLA, private practitioners,
other professionals and the Faculty.
Articles and publications - providing content
for the Journal and e-bulletin of relevance to in-house lawyers
(please email ideas for article or content you would find
useful)
CPD - organising a programme of events and CPD
tailored to in-house lawyers - See our Events section of the website
The next generation - Ensuring there are high
quality in house training programmes for trainee solicitors and
promoting in house careers to school pupils and university
students
Guide For New In-House Lawyers - providing
easily accessable practical advice tailored to in-house solicitors.
Please follow the link to Guide for
New In-House Lawyers to down-load a copy.
If any of these are of interest please contact us at ilg@lawscot.org.uk or on 0131
226 8887 to ask for further details or to find out ways to become
involved in the work of the ILG.