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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A practical online workshop for legal professionals to manage priorities, boost productivity, and work smarter for sustainable success.
In the fifth session in our series highlighting the work we do to respond to potential changes in the law, representatives from the Rural Affairs Sub-Committee, Jamie Whittle and Stephen Cranston, set out how the Law Society has advocated for modernisation of crofting law and positive changes to legislation impacting rural Scotland.
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This webinar will explore the intersection of contract law, technology and risk management.
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This online training has been designed to support new applicants through the competency-based selection process used when making judicial appointments.
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The Sixth Edition of the Scottish Standard Clauses came into effect on 1st January 2025. Following a full year of practice, we are looking at the impact that this has had on conveyancing.
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This training course will help you to identify whether you are already a ‘Trusted Advisor’ to your clients and if not, how you can become one.
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By becoming a Tech-Informed Lawyer you will be equipped with the key skills and knowledge to better navigate technology in a rapidly changing business world.
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Join the Law Society of Scotland for a series of four half-day Business of Law Roadshow designed to support solicitors working in smaller practices across Scotland’s local legal communities.
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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.
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This session will provide practical, actionable insights into retaining top talent in today’s competitive job market.
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.
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Join this dynamic workshop that empowers leaders to balance empathy and high performance to build motivated, high‑achieving teams.
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The course assumes little or no previous knowledge of data protection and will emphasise practical aspects of compliance and cover, in a practical context, the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003.
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Whether it is contract creation, invoices, or client meetings every office has set procedures built into their systems that can easily be overlooked when assessing for risk. This webinar will highlight how risk often results from an amalgamation of small failures in these long-trusted systems rather than one large miss-step.
CPD
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Join the Law Society of Scotland for a series of four half-day Business of Law Roadshow designed to support solicitors working in smaller practices across Scotland’s local legal communities.
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The new Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 is updating large swathes of property law, more specifically those governing tenants and landlords. This one hour webinar will deep dive into these changes to ensure you are up to date as the new Act is enacted.
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Join us in person at our new Law Society of Scotland office for our Family Law Conference: Financial Provisions upon Separation and Divorce.
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The Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill has been the centre of attention due to its groundbreaking approach to empower local communities. This webinar will examine the purpose of the Bill and what the legal implications for local authorities and public bodies are.
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Complete this course to become certified in AML. Accelerate your career by learning through a variety of seminars, conferences, private study and assignment.
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Our In-House Annual conference returns in April 2026, free to attend for our members over the course of two mornings.
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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.
CPD
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Join us to explore the contemporary challenges facing conveyancers in Scotland and discuss the latest developments in conveyancing law.
CPD
In-person
Join the Law Society of Scotland for a series of four half-day Business of Law Roadshows designed to support solicitors working in smaller practices across Scotland’s local legal communities.
CPD
In-person
Join the Law Society of Scotland for a series of four half-day Business of Law Roadshows designed to support solicitors working in smaller practices across Scotland’s local legal communities.
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CPD & Training
Law Society of Scotland CPD & Training courses covering your practice area, boosting your business skills and keeping you compliant.