Upcoming events

Watch our annual sole practitioner and high street firm conference returns to bring you a vital pool of information, delivered in an accessible manner to support you to stay abreast of current issues and benefit from insights on specialised practice points that are most relevant to the current work on your desk.

Watch our speakers forkey legal updates, strategic insight, and practical guidance on issues ranging from planning permissions; effective procurement strategies; effect of state subsidies on real estate; key considerations around data protection; confidentiality agreements and how to use them for best results for your clients.

Watch our In-house Best Practice Course 2022 On-demand. This course is specifically designed for those who have recently moved in-house in both the public and private sectors, and aims to support and guide new in-house solicitors or those going into a solo legal counsel role or a small in-house team.

In 2021, several important changes were made to the legal framework of defamation law in Scotland by the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021. In this on-demand seminar, our expert speakers will provide an update on the key legislative provisions; engage in discussion about defamation in the modern world of social media and share their expertise of dealing with defamation disputes.

Watch our speakers for the commercial property sector continues to recover from the turbulence of the past two years.

Watch our Introduction to Trust Law Seminar, the first of a two-part seminar series on the vast and complex area of trust law.

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Watch our speakers for our intermediate-level Trust Law: Governance and Compliance Seminar.

Online mandatory risk management CPD for private practice and in-house solicitors.

Whether you work in-house or in private practice, this seminar will guide you through the important issues and discuss the present and future impacts of ESG on the legal sector.

Watch our expert speakers introduce you to the leading principles of Legal Project Management. Over the session, they will identify tools and techniques which will aid delegates in improving and fine-tuning the delivery of their legal services. Our speakers will also share insights on how implementing project management can benefit their clients and firm.

On the 90th anniversary of the Donoghue v Stevenson we brough together lawyers from across the globe to discuss the impact of this foundational case.

Watch our speakers of COP26 in Scotland we will bring together lawyers from across the globe to discuss the role of the lawyer on environmental impact.

This online seminar analyses the many fundamental issues that are uncovered by the interplay between social housing, domestic abuse and human rights.

This recorded workshop delves into key changes introduced by the Children (Scotland) Act and how these are expected to affect the work of family law practitioners.

Join us for the guidance on emerging issues for your practice, and top tips on how to best advise your clients on related complex matters.

In this seminar our speakers offer practical guidance on identifying deprivation of liberty situations and the available remedies.

Watch our speakers deliver a deep-dive into the changing landscape around child welfare reporters in Scotland.

In this session we clarify exactly what the interpreter’s role is, examine best practice in working with them, and discuss some of the ethical and professional issues involved.

We are pleased to share with our members the content of the ‘Trauma awareness within criminal justice’ session that was recorded during Day 4 of our Annual Conference 2021. The below recording includes an interview capturing an incredibly powerful and moving personal story, followed by a panel discussion centred around the importance of adopting a trauma informed approach in the justice system.

Watch our In-house Annual Conference 2022 - On-demand

Catch up on this session with Clinical Psychologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist Dr Dimitri Gavriloff, to hear about how we can learn to get better sleep and why getting enough rest is essential for reducing stress. This event initially ran to mark International Stress Awareness Week 2022, by Lawscot Wellbeing.

To mark World Suicide Prevention day, the Lawscot Wellbeing Team caught up with Nicola Rylatt and James McFarlane who contributed to our 2022 sessions. You can still view our session from 2022 below where you can hear from international experts in suicide prevention as well as powerful personal stories from those who have been affected by suicide.

Online 15-minute micro-lessons to help busy lawyers win new clients online.