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Student wellbeing: How I'm managing mine

24th March 2021 | New lawyers , Wellbeing
Glasgow University DPLP student Rachael Purvis discusses managing mental health at university and shares her top tips for maintaining positive mental wellbeing.

LinkedIn: Help or hindrance?

24th March 2021 | New lawyers
Anna Boyle, President of the University of Strathclyde's Law Society and third-year LLB student, looks at how our usage of social media has increased throughout the pandemic - but is this a good thing?

Exploring alternative careers: Ever thought about lecturing?

23rd March 2021 | New lawyers , Career growth
Emma Jackson and Jason Graham, who both lecture in law at City of Glasgow College, share their experiences of lecturing in further education and what it's really like. They offer their advice on how to get into this career and how they managed it themselves.

The Net-zero Journey: time to get off the merry-go-round?

16th March 2021 | Research and policy
Neil Amner, a member of the Society’s Environmental and Marine law sub-committees and the COP26 & Climate Change Working Group, writes about some of the challenges that will need to be addressed in our journey to net-zero carbon emissions.

International Women's Day 2021: What I've learned

12th March 2021 | Equality and diversity
Elaine MacGlone, our Equality & Diversity Manager and a solicitor, reflects on what she's learned from our series of blogs celebrating IWD 2021 and how even the smallest changes can make a difference.

Profile: Leslie Forsyth

11th March 2021 | Law Society news
Leslie Forsyth is a lay member of our Appeals and Reviews Committee, which is a Sub-Committee of the Regulatory Committee. Here, Leslie tells us about his experience as a committee member, what motivated him to join and what keeps him busy outside of work.

International Women's Day 2021: Inequality is everyone's issue

11th March 2021 | Equality and diversity
Professor Gillian Black, Chair of Scots Private Law at the University of Edinburgh Law School and Commissioner at the Scottish Law Commission, examines why ensuring women enter the profession has not been enough to create real change and lays down a challenge to male colleagues and friends.

Source of Funds and Source of Wealth: What you need to know

11th March 2021 | Regulation
In the third and final blog in our series on the updated AML guidance for the UK legal sector, our Head of AML Graham MacKenzie explores an issue at the heart of effective anti-money laundering control: Source of Funds and Source of Wealth.

Exploring alternative careers: Success and satisfaction outwith legal practice

10th March 2021 | New lawyers , Career growth
As part of our series of blogs exploring alternative career options, Kirstin Nee, Head of Scotland and Northern Ireland at DUAL Asset Underwriting, explores where her degree took her after graduating and deciding not to pursue a career as a solicitor.

International Women's Day 2021: My law is one that champions women

10th March 2021 | Equality and diversity
Claire Hawthorne, a trainee solicitor at Burness Paull LLP, discusses why her fears of entering a 'male-dominated' profession proved unfounded and the inspiring changes she has witnessed.

Journal editorial March 2021

9th March 2021
As we restart the economy after the pandemic, the disadvantaged must not be left behind

International Women's Day 2021: Goodbye Queen Bee

9th March 2021 | Equality and diversity
Charlotte Edgar, an associate at CMS and the New Lawyers Representative on our Council, argues it's time to ditch the Queen Bee Syndrome narrative in favour of collaboration and support, so that all women can benefit from the successes of each other.

International Women’s Day 2021: Choose to challenge and change

8th March 2021 | Equality and diversity
Naeema Sajid, solicitor, co-founder of SEMLA, and member of the Family Law Sub Committee, reflects on the enduring importance of International Women's Day, why gender equality remains an issue in the legal profession, and the promise she makes to her granddaughter.

Adapting to studying at home and how to make the most of it

1st March 2021 | New lawyers
Second year law student, Bethany Chisholm, shares her experience of adapting to studying from home and explains what she's doing to make the best of the situation.

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