Upcoming events
Our upcoming events are listed below including CPD & Training, sole practitioners networking meetings and dedicated events for students, trainees and newly qualified solicitors.
Are you a training manager who wants to talk about Wellbeing, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion? The Law Society of Scotland’s Education, Training and Qualifications (ETQ) Team are offering this online session to discuss the resources available to training managers, point you in the right direction for your own needs and consider what we might offer in the future.
Join solicitor James McFarlane, who is a founder of the Law Society’s Men’s Wellbeing group, as he helps us understand happiness and what it means to us while providing some useful tips on how to incorporate happiness into our busy lives. Let's be intentionally happy!
Join us for a conversation on wellbeing led by Catherine Hart, who is a Partner at Digby Brown and a member of the Lawscot Wellbeing Steering Group, and Law Society Careers and Wellbeing Manager Lou Murphy. This session is specifically for Partners to help them consider their role in supporting the wellbeing of their employees. Discuss what you might need to be considering in your role as a people manager and resources that may help you create a wellbeing culture.
Join us to hear from our panel of superstar women working in law on what they see as the positives and challenges of being a women in the legal sector, along with possible future improvements. Law Society of Scotland President Sheila Webster will be joined by solicitors Nicola Rylatt and Laura Meldrum to share some of their own experiences along with what they’ve observed on positive employment practices and useful resources.
Are you a HR Manager or a member of the legal profession with a wellbeing or recruitment remit? We want to talk to you about our resources, what we can do to help and support the legal profession, and the results of two recent surveys, Profile of the Profession and our survey of Scots Law students. This informal session will discuss your concerns and offer the opportunity for peer reflection.
CPD
On-demand
An online module designed to help you develop your resilience by understanding key concepts such as a growth mindset and the importance of failure.
On-demand
Watch the discussion we hosted for Time To Talk Day 2023, when our panel discussed how can we make conversations about wellbeing at work feel normal and natural, and shared their own experiences of why it's so important.
CPD
On-demand
As you and your organisation adjust to new ways of working, please join our speakers to learn more about wellbeing and resilience during a crisis.
CPD
On-demand
Watch this free online webinar for discussions around mental health issues in the legal profession.
CPD
On-demand
This session looks at how a positive mindset and resilience can be essential tools for a competitive job market. Targeted at new lawyers, the session features a panel who share their own personal experience and advice following qualifying during the 2008 crash.
CPD
On-demand
To mark World Suicide Prevention day, the Lawscot Wellbeing Team caught up with Nicola Rylatt and James McFarlane who contributed to our 2022 sessions.
You can still view our session from 2022 below where you can hear from international experts in suicide prevention as well as powerful personal stories from those who have been affected by suicide.
CPD
On-demand
We hear about the Mindful Business Charter in this event, which is a workplace initiative designed to reduce stress by facilitating more open conversations about wellbeing between firms and clients. Find out from three organisations how the Charter has impacted their workplaces and relationships. This event originally ran as part of our May 2021 Mental Health Awareness Week series.
CPD
On-demand
Marco Gaudoin, Medical Director at GCRM Fertility, takes us through the facts about fertility. Perhaps often considered a private wellbeing matter, fertility concerns and issues and family planning can have a major impact on our lives, including at work. This event originally ran as part of our May 2021 Mental Health Awareness Week series.
CPD
On-demand
Catch up on this session with Clinical Psychologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist Dr Dimitri Gavriloff, to hear about how we can learn to get better sleep and why getting enough rest is essential for reducing stress. This event initially ran to mark International Stress Awareness Week 2022, by Lawscot Wellbeing.
CPD
On-demand
Our panel of speakers explore the role of a manager when it comes to supporting staff with their wellbeing. We learn what some organisations have implemented to increase the confidence and skills of managers and hear about what creates trusting relationships. This event originally ran as part of our May 2021 Mental Health Awareness Week series.
CPD
On-demand
An online module which defines lone working and lays out the basic health and safety principles employers and employees should be aware of.