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Upcoming events

Our upcoming events are listed below including CPD & Training, sole practitioners networking meetings and dedicated events for students, trainees and newly qualified solicitors.

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Lawscot Members Forum - Falkirk

12th May 2025 12:30 - 14:00 Presidential tours
Join us in Falkirk for an opportunity to engage with your peers on topical legal issues. You will hear from our President Susan Murray and Interim Chief Executive and Executive Director of External Relations Kevin Lang, and Council Members Ken Dalling and John Mulholland.

Project Management for Legal Professionals

CPD
Live online
13th May 2025 11:00 - 13:00 CPD & training events, Professional skills courses, Management skills, Essential skills training
This course is designed to introduce you to the key principles of project planning and management and how these can be applied within the legal context.

Commercial Contract Law Conference 2025

CPD
Live online
13th May 2025 09:30 - 12:20 Conference, CPD & training events, High Street and General Practice|Commercial property, Competition, Contract & property disputes, Commercial litigation
Commercial contract law is continuously evolving, often making it challenging to stay up to date on all changes and developments. Join our conference where our expert speakers will bring you up to speed with all recent developments from the past year and equip you with the necessary skills to provide the best service for your clients.

Skill Development: How to Effectively Operate AI

CPD
Live online
15th May 2025 12:00 - 13:25 Law and technology, Live webinars, Technology, Webinar
Join us for a highly practical session aimed at teaching you how to most effectively cue AI for your benefit.

Plain English for Effective Communication

CPD
Live online
20th May 2025 09:30 - 12:30 Essential skills training|Personal injury, Disability, Discrimination, Criminal court work, Employment law, Family and relationships, Commercial property, Charities, Pensions (Company), Adjudication, Civil court work, Environment, Housing
This online workshop addresses some of the challenges facing the legal sector when writing and responding to letters, reports, and e-mails. Employing some of the principles discussed, on this workshop, participants will learn how to shorten their writing, communicate effectively, and reduce time for all parties involved.

Lawyers for Children Certification Course

CPD
Live online
21st May 2025 Certification courses|Children, Family and divorce
This course is designed for all solicitors interested in developing a child-centred practice, no matter their legal practice area, and is suitable for all levels of expertise.

A Review of Domestic Abuse in Scotland

CPD
Live online
21st May 2025 09:30 - 12:45 CPD & training events, Live webinars, Webinar|Adoption, Advice the elderly & powers of attorney, Children, Family and divorce, Criminal court work, Criminal legal aid, Human rights
Join our webinar dedicated to updating your knowledge of domestic abuse in Scotland.

The Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Act 2024 Update

CPD
Live online
22nd May 2025 12:00 - 13:00 Live webinars, CPD & training events, Webinar|Personal tax, Mental health, Debt management, Debt, Debt adjusting and debt counselling, Debt collecting
The 20th of January saw the remaining provisions of The Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Act 2024 come into force. In this hour-long webinar we will provide an in-depth overview of these new provisions and what they mean for you and your clients.

Wills, Trusts and Executries Conference 2025

CPD
Live online
27th May 2025 09:30 - 12:00 CPD & training events, Conference|Wills, executries and trusts, Civil court work
Join us this May for our annual Wills, Trusts and Executries Conference.

Embracing and Implementing AI in Your Organisations

CPD
Live online
29th May 2025 12:00 - 13:00 Live webinars, Law and technology, Technology, Webinar
In this webinar on AI and the Law, we invite you to join our panel of speakers for an hour to learn about how you can implement AI and utilise its potential in your organisations.

Mastering self-belief: Tackling imposter syndrome

3rd June 2025 12:00 - 13:00 Wellbeing, Wellbeing
Discover the hidden barriers to success and personal fulfilment with our insightful exploration of imposter syndrome. While people can experience imposter syndrome at any phase of your career, it can be particularly prevalent for those in a position of seniority in a team.

Essential Financial Skills Course

CPD
Live online
3rd June 2025 13:30 - 15:30 Professional skills courses, In-house lawyers, Essential skills training
This course breaks through financial jargon and helps to interpret account statements and balance sheets. We will also explain budget control and accurate forecasting, effective cost-management, how to understand company accounts and cash flow statements as well as how to make a business case for investment.

Termination of Commercial Leases - Update

CPD
Live online
3rd June 2025 12:00 - 13:20 Live webinars, CPD & training events, Webinar, High Street and General Practice|Houses, property and neighbours, Commercial litigation, Commercial property, Contract & property disputes
Following the introduction of the Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill to Parliament, we are hosting a refresher webinar on the termination of commercial leases.

Conveyancing Conference 2025

CPD
Live online
4th June 2025 09:30 - 17:00 CPD & training events, Conference|Housing, Civil court work, Alternative dispute resolution, Property litigation, Houses, property and neighbours, Environment
Join us to explore the contemporary challenges facing conveyancers in Scotland and discuss the latest developments in conveyancing law.

Developing a Trauma-Informed Practice

CPD
Live online
4th June 2025 Essential skills training, Live webinars
This course will help you understand the unique effects of trauma and why knowledge of this plays a crucial role in creating a fair and compassionate justice system.

Risk Management and Governance Certification Course

CPD
Live online
5th June 2025 Certification courses
The course does not require a risk management background and promotes an easily accessible approach to risk decision making. It is suitable for both in-house lawyers and those who manage risk in private practice.

Winning Work from New and Existing Clients

CPD
Live online
10th June 2025 12:00 - 15:00 Professional skills courses, Essential skills training
A practical session for legal professionals focused on winning new work and building profile through smarter, more targeted business development - avoiding outdated marketing and focusing on what delivers results.

AI, the Rule of Law, and Human Rights

CPD
Live online
10th June 2025 12:00 - 13:25 Law and technology, Live webinars, Webinar, Technology
Join us for a session covering some of the most pressing questions that arise in relation to AI regarding the Rule of Law and Human Rights.

Essential Advocacy Skills

CPD
Live online
11th June 2025 12:00 - 14:00 Essential skills training, CPD & training|Medical negligence, Personal injury, Professional negligence, Road traffic, Criminal court work, Criminal legal aid, Children, Family and divorce, Adjudication, Alternative dispute resolution, Civil court work, Civil legal aid
This training session will provide you with the skills necessary to conduct effective examination-in-chief, cross-examination and re-examination of witnesses.

Professional Ethics: When to Refuse or Withdraw

CPD
Live online
11th June 2025 12:00 - 13:00 Live webinars, CPD & training events, Webinar, In-house, High Street and General Practice|Regulation and compliance, Civil court work, Civil legal aid
Join us in June to reflect on the ethical challenges that can arise when acting for you client and discuss best practice guidance.

Scottish Mental Health First Aid Training

16th June 2025 09:00 - 16:00 Wellbeing, Business support, Career growth
As part of our commitment to improving the mental health and wellbeing in the Scottish legal profession we have teamed up with Macdonald Training to offer members the opportunity to undertake Scottish Mental Health First Aid Training free of charge.

Till Death Do Us Part : Comparing Succession Law in Scotland vs England & Wales

CPD
Live online
17th June 2025 12:00 - 13:00 CPD & training events, Live webinars, Webinar
Join us for an hour-long webinar providing an in-depth consideration of prescriptive servitudes in Scotland.

Advanced POA: A power of attorney for today… and tomorrow

CPD
Live online
18th June 2025 12:00 - 13:30 CPD & training events, Live webinars|Medical negligence, Children, Wills, executries and trusts, Mental health, Disability, Advice the elderly & powers of attorney
Join us in June for our advanced level webinar on Powers of Attorney which provides an in-depth look at how to create a POA that is not only clear and enforceable today but resilient to future legal and technological changes

Personal Injury Conference 2025

CPD
Live online
19th June 2025 09:30 - 13:15 CPD & training events, Conference, High Street and General Practice|Medical negligence, Personal injury, Road traffic, Public sector, Disability, Civil court work
Join us for updates and varied insights on personal injury law and practice, brought to you by legal practitioners and experts in the medical field.
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