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Win tickets to see David Rudolf

30th August 2018 | Law Society news
Enter our Facebook competition to win tickets to see David Rudolf!

Judicial Factor appointed to Glasgow law firm

29th August 2018 | Regulation
The Law Society has successfully petitioned the Court of Session to appoint a Judicial Factor to a Glasgow law firm

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon tribute

23rd August 2018
Law Society President pays tribute to Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Writing for real people

15th August 2018 | Career growth , Professional support
Whether you are writing a report or a letter it’s important to keep in mind who you are writing for: real people! Hilary Phillips shares her top tips on remembering and writing for your audience.

Meet the in-house lawyers who protect Scotland's natural environment

13th August 2018 | In-house lawyers
Alison York, Head of Legal at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), discusses what it’s like to work as an in-house solicitor to protect the natural environment of Scotland.

Survey seeks to understand violence against the legal profession

13th August 2018 | Law Society news
Members of the Scottish legal profession are invited to take part in an anonymous survey and share incidents of violent or threatening behaviour experienced, in the course of their professional duties.

Registration fee payment by invoice closes 2 September 2018

13th August 2018 | Law Society news
If you carry out letting agency work in Scotland and prefer to pay your registration fee by invoice rather than online, you have until 2 September to submit your application

Secondment Island

9th August 2018 | In-house lawyers , New lawyers
What can you learn about successful secondments from Love Island? A suprising amount, Callum O’Brien discovers. Callum is currently on secondment working in-house at Scottish Power.

Add value not noise

7th August 2018 | Career growth
Social media consultant Annie Boyd blogs on how - even in a corporate world - you can harness the power of social media to deliver real results.

Autumn 2018 SOLAS classes

6th August 2018 | Career growth
Enrolment has now opened for the Society of Law Accountants in Scotland (SOLAS) classes commencing in Autumn 2018. The course focuses on the three key areas of cashroom accounting, executries and feeing.

Training to be a trainee

6th August 2018
Lottie White, trainee solicitor at Gilson Gray discusses preparing for the start of your traineeship

How to manage your millennials*

3rd August 2018 | Professional support , Career growth
Simon Allison, employment law partner at Blackadders, blogs on how to understand, manage and motivate the next generation of workers.

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