Blogs & opinions
A guide to climate lawyering: How you can use your day job to save the planet
In honour of our 75th anniversary and Earth Day, Hannah L Moneagle showcases how you can use your skills and knowledge as a solicitor to save the planet.
Building an in-house community, one post at a time
In the wake of launching the in-house community platform, co-conveners of the In-house Lawyers Committee (ILC), Vlad Valiente and Sheekha Saha, share the inspiration for the platform and why bringing together the in-house community is so important.
Women's Health; Understanding endometriosis and adenomyosis
Nicola Rylatt, Solicitor and member of the Wellbeing Steering group talks about endometriosis and adenomyosis, the impact it can have on a woman’s life and ways employers can help.
Celebrating Vaisakhi
The major Sikh festival Vaisakhi takes place on 14 April this year. Kirndeep Kaur, a solicitor and member of our Equality and Diversity committee, explains its significance, how it is celebrated and the reflections it brings.
What Easter means to me
Holy Week, the last week of Lent leading up to Easter Sunday and most sacred time in the Christian calendar, begins on 24 March. As we approach Easter, Meya Phiri, a solicitor and member of our Equality and Diversity sub-committee, reflects on what it means to her.
Why is bullying still such a big issue for the legal sector?
LawCare Chief Executive Elizabeth Rimmer discusses why bullying is still an issue in the legal sector, what impact it makes, and how we can change this by working together.
International Women’s Day 2024: Inspiring inclusion
For International Women's Day 2024, our President Sheila Webster reflects on the women who have inspired her in her career and what we can all do to progress gender equality in the legal profession.
Chinese New Year 2024: Learning from the dragon
Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year and the Spring Festival, is on 10 February this year. As the auspicious Year of the Dragon begins, Ruth Medlock, a senior solicitor at Miller Samuel Hill Brown, reflects on the Zodiac calendar and the lessons we can all learn from its symbolism.
LGBT+ History Month: Words matter
For LGBT+ History Month, Gordon Lennox WS, Director at Macdonald Henderson and a Law Society Council member, reflects on his experience growing up gay in the 1970s and '80s, how times have changed for the LGBT+ community, and why 'coming out' needs to be consigned to history.
A Scottish perspective on the Post Office Horizon scandal
Stuart Munro, the Convener of our Criminal Law Committee, writes on the ongoing Post Office Horizon scandal and how Scotland is lagging in resolving mistreatment of subpostmasters.