🤩What a lovely time we have had in #Inverness and #Stornoway for our #LawscotMembersForums .

Thank you for joining our President Sheila Webster and CEO @DianeMcGiffen! Next, we'll be in #Dunfermline , #Stirling and #online to round-up our 2023/24 visits👉 bit.ly/49uSHb0

📢ONE WEEK TO GO!

You have just one week left to submit your nomination to join our #Council .

⏳Applications close on 24 April. Find out more👇

👏Congratulations to Ann Stewart on her appointment to the Scottish Law Commission.

Ann is a Scottish solicitor and professional support lawyer specialising in commercial property.

Read more here 👉bit.ly/3W0hHmE

📣 Laura McBain, our Member Services Co-Ordinator, will be at the Scottish Paralegal Association conference next Thursday, 25 April. 👋Come say hello and find out more about the accreditation, our Paralegal Practice course with Robert Gordon University (RGU) and how we can help you! See you then 😍

💡Are you interested in how lawyers and law associations can tackle the climate crisis?

🌎Catch-up on the discussion we had with our Sustainability Committee, the International Bar Association, Net Zero Lawyers Alliance and The Law Society online now 👉 bit.ly/3TXIhua

A very happy Vaisakhi to all our Sikh members, friends and colleagues!

To mark this Sikh festival, solicitor Kirndeep Kaur, explains the significance of Vaisakhi. Read her blog here ▶️ bit.ly/49wLxCC

#Vaisakhi #Lawscot

📣 Last chance to register!

There is still time to sign up for our #LawscotMembersForum in #Inverness next week, on Thursday 18 April 👇

Sikhs will celebrate the major festival Vaisakhi on 14 April this year. Kirndeep Kaur, a solicitor and member of our Equality and Diversity committee, explains the festival's significance, how it is celebrated and the reflections it brings. Read more here: bit.ly/49wLxCC

📌 Don't forget to join us next week on Wednesday 17 April for our next #LawscotMembersForum in #Stornoway .

Join our President Sheila Webster and CEO Diane McGiffen in-person or online ⬇

Eid Mubarak! We wish all those celebrating the end of Ramadan today a blessed and happy Eid-al-fitr!

Congratulations to our colleague Michael Clancy, Director of Law Reform Law Society Scotland on becoming a Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh today, alongside leading legal figures Prof Fiona Leverick, Prof Nicole Busby and Laura Dunlop KC! 👏 👏lawscot.org.uk/news-and-event…

Are you looking to set-up an in-house legal department? 📝

Our guide, produced in partnership with LexisNexisUK, highlights practical steps on how to add value to your organisation and how you can measure it ➡️ bit.ly/4crWfNl

Interested in shaping the work of the Law Society? 📣 Nominations to join our governing Council are now open!

Find out more about how you can stand for Council to represent solicitors in your area - the deadline for nominations is 24 April➡️ bit.ly/3J1wh5V

We've made a submission on Scottish Government's proposal to prohibit conversion practices, including those related to sexual orientation and gender identity.

We support the policy's aims but are concerned that legitimate behaviour may be criminalised.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/49gpoYY

Friday's MSP report considering juryless rape trials confirms the plan is divisive and flawed, underlining why it should be scrapped.

We're also concerned by the report's position on the 'not proven' verdict and related balancing provisions.

Read more 👉bit.ly/3xkKt7o

Happy Easter to everyone celebrating this weekend and taking part in the festivities!

To mark this most important time in the Christian calendar, our E&D committee member Meya Phiri reflects on what Easter means to her. Check out her fantastic blog here: bit.ly/4a4Et12

📣 Our office will be closed for the Easter long weekend from 5pm on Thursday, 28 March until 9am on Tuesday, 2 April 2024.

Wishing you a restful break if you are having one! 🐤 🍫

📅 18 April |📍Inverness | #LawscotMembersForum

Following the session in Stornoway, join our President Sheila Webster and CEO @DianeMcGiffen in Inverness to discuss local issues, hear more about our future plans and connect with local practitioners 👉 bit.ly/3IX9hVi

Join our President Sheila Webster and CEO @DianeMcGiffen in #Stornoway on 17 April for our next #LawscotMembersForum .

Network with local practitioners, discuss topical issues and hear more about our future plans 👉 bit.ly/3x1U96r