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26 May 2017
Graham Matthews takes up reins as Law Society president
Graham Matthews and Alison Atack are the Society's new president and vice president
25 May 2017Adrian Ward honoured and vote for PC freeze at AGM
Adrian Ward awarded honorary life membership and vote to freeze practising certificate fee for eighth consecutive year at 2017 AGM
23 May 2017New Law Society Council members for Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Banff, Peterhead and Stonehaven
Six new members join one familiar face on the Law Society of Scotland Council as representatives for two the constituencies of Aberdeen, Banff, Peterhead and Stonehaven and Edinburgh.
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18 May 2017
First 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.
12 Sep 2016Win legal work experience
Fancy winning three weeks' paid work experience at the Scottish Parliament PLUS £500 cold hard cash from the Law Society of Scotland? Enter the 2016/17 student competition.
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02 May 2017
In the spotlight: the UK Supreme Court
We are delighted to be hosting a free event in Edinburgh exclusively for our members to attend. This is your opportunity to hear from Justices of the UK Supreme Court: Lord Neuberger, Lady Hale, Lord Reed and Lord Hodge.
21 Apr 2017Coding and decoding
It seems a week cannot pass without an article about how robots are going to take our jobs away.
12 Apr 2017National risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing consultation
Help formulate our response to the UK Government's national risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing
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