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In our strategy, Leading Legal Excellence, we set out our ambition to secure a modern, flexible and enabling legislative framework. Find out more about what we do to protect the public through our regulation of Scottish solicitors and what we’re saying about the future regulation of legal services in Scotland.

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Our strategy for 2020-2022 sets outs how we will sustain and evolve as an organisation and how we will support our members to respond to post-pandemic challenges.

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We are working with partners in the Scottish legal sector and closely monitoring official advice and updates from Scottish Government and NHS to ensure that we are acting in accordance with the latest guidance to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees, members and stakeholders.
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Information in this section is separated into five categories: rules; guidance; forms and fees; advice and information; and alerts.

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The Journal online

The Journal online features the latest news and views from the Scottish legal profession.

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Public policy highlights

Law Society news 30th November 2021

Our policy committees have had a busy month analysing and responding to proposed changes in the law to positively influence the creation of a fairer and more just society.

Lawscot Foundation reruns festive "pass the parcel"

Legal news 1st December 2021

Fundraising campaign invites donors to nominate someone to do the same

Client experience and design-led thinking: what law can learn from tech

Blogs & opinions 24th November 2021

Following up her session at our Law & Tech Conference in October, Lauren Watson Director of Legal Partnerships at Legl discusses how tech can help firms become more client centric.

Introduction to Environmental Law in Scotland

Event 14th December 2021 11:00 - 12:30

Join our speaker Chala McKenna, Senior Solicitor at Davidson Chalmers Stewart, for our Introduction to Environmental Law; a complex and niche field which solicitors practicing in other areas such as commercial property, renewables, planning and corporate may encounter. This course will help you identify where environmental issues may be relevant and when to seek specialist advice. No prior knowledge is needed to attend this Webinar


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