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23 Jun 2017
The Debate - What the judges want
Victoria Lane is a senior solicitor at Brodies LLP and a part-time tutor at Edinburgh University. Victoria’s debating experience kicked off in the Donald Dewar Debate when she was still at school and continued throughout her university career. A judge in this year's tournament Victoria blogs about how debaters can give themselves the edge over the competition.
22 Jun 2017Clear targets needed to ensure child poverty ambitions stay on track
The Society has said that setting clear aims for the Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill is required to measure progress in eradicating child poverty.
22 Jun 2017The Debate - Three perspectives, one set of eyes
Sarah Sutton, our Digital Communications Specialist has enjoyed our annual Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament from different viewpoints. Read Sarah's blog about her experiences.
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02 Jun 2017
Hate crime video wins student competition
A video exploring the subject of hate crime won this year's annual student competition run by the Law Society of Scotland in partnership with the Scottish parliament.
18 May 2017First Minister and leading legal figures back LGBT+ workplace equality campaign
A campaign to promote LGBT+ equality in the workplace is being launched by the Law Society of Scotland and The Glass Network today, Thursday, 18 May.
05 Oct 2016Let's Talk Progression - Linda Urquhart
Linda Urquhart OBE WS, Chairman at Morton Fraser LLP, shares her career story.
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27 Jun 2017
New legislation on Scottish Partnerships
Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017
26 Jun 2017Anti-money laundering regulations - update
New anti-money laundering regulations come into effect
06 Jun 2017Wanted! Your views on our new app
We are looking for solicitors, paralegals and trainees to take part in a one-hour focus group in Edinburgh or Glasgow.
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