The Law Society of Scotland has stressed that a joined-up approach across regulators will be essential to ensuring the success of major reforms to legal services, as part of its response to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) strategy consultation and its draft budget.

Emma Hamilton, 2025’s winner of the Paralegal of the Year Award at the Scottish Legal Awards, became a mum at 19 and decided to juggle motherhood and a career in law to provide for her daughter. Now she reflects on this chapter in her life and what the future of a paralegal career looks like.

Ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections on 7 May, we have brought together justice spokespeople from across the Scottish Parliament to debate the key challenges and priorities shaping Scotland’s legal sector and justice system.