Skills
Mark your calendars
The Annual Conference is fast approaching with an engaging agenda. Hear directly from the CPD team about why you should be attending.
Mediation matters in education
The advantages of mediation as a dispute resolution method are well-documented. Have you considered the impact it can have on students? As the use of mediation has increased, so too has the development of alternative dispute resolution degree programmes, as well as individual university modules on the same topic, at both undergraduate and master’s level.
Reverse mentoring raises retention
A concept created in the 1990s that is still used today, with data showing a 30% increase in staff fulfilment when these practices are adopted.
SPONSORED: CPD from Edinburgh Law Seminars
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Bridging skills, standards, and opportunities
There is a clear desire for higher education providers to engage with employers. So how can employers become more involved? One way is through a university law clinic. These clinics link academic training with practical experience, benefitting institutions and employers, and fundamentally advancing student skills.
Managing partner, managing relationships
We meet Brodies’ new managing partner Stephen Goldie to find out the skills and experiences that are needed to lead a £100m+ law firm.
Do you know a legal pioneer?
As part of its 75th anniversary celebrations, the Society has launched a new accolade designed to honour those who have made significant contributions to Scotland’s legal sector.
The importance of content
On 5th July, the Law Society of Scotland hosted an event on business development and marketing, aimed at helping legal professionals enhance their content strategies: ‘How to Create and Leverage Content’.
Criminal law career appetite remains
The Public Defence Solicitor’s Office has welcomed students to explore the opportunities available to them if they were to consider a career in legally aided criminal defence work.
From in-house trainee to counsel
We share the experience of someone who did just that, the benefits and challenges as well as the core skills developed as a result.
60 seconds with… an AML Risk Manager
Sophie Mcivor sat down with the Law Society’s AML Risk Manager to discuss all things AML (naturally!), plus further education and training opportunities.
ARCHIVE: Endless possibilities
It has been one year since the inaugural Festival of Legal Possibilities. The event highlighted the ever more varied legal career options and called for the legal sector to pick up the pace on diversity.
Will AI displace or empower legal teams?
With AI beginning to impact the more traditional contract management systems, it is argued that these tools help support and improve efficiencies if only they were adopted.
ARCHIVE: Law under lockdown
It’s March 2020 and the country begins to shut down, with the profession becoming agile overnight – what impact did it have back then, and how has that shaped the way we work now?
Don’t let scope creep up on you
Scope creep can be a real headache. Lockton share their top tips to help you avoid it or at the very least prevent work becoming substantially more onerous than planned.
Art imitating law
We speak to newly knighted Sir Alexander McCall Smith about how his legal background inspired his remarkable career as a novelist.
Lockton’s dabbling lowdown
In the era of management information and data-driven decision-making, the modern solicitor must be many things.
Are you a networking novice or ninja?
Reluctant and unconfident – two networking personality types that I meet on a regular basis.
Back by popular demand… Ask Ash!
You have just been promoted, how do you successfully navigate changing team dynamics and opinions?