Law Society of Scotland

2 weeks ago | lawscot.org.uk | Joshua King

The news the BBC has commissioned a high-octane legal drama set in the courtrooms of Glasgow got everybody talking - so what are the greatest legal dramas of all time, asks Joshua King. The Journal posted the question what is the best legal TV series and Scotland's legal profession responded with verve. It remains to be seen whether Counsels, the new series from Bryan Elsley (The Crow Road, Skins) and BBC Writers’ Drama Room graduate Gillian McCormack, will one day trouble this list.

Nov 4, 2024 | lawscot.org.uk | Olivia Moore

Six years after the Scottish Young Lawyers Association (SYLA) shone a light on stress in the legal profession, Careers and Wellbeing Manager Olivia Moore puts it back under the microscope for Stress Awareness Week to understand how far we’ve come and what’s left to do. In 2016 the SYLA wrote a groundbreaking article which made us all sit up and think about mental health in the law.

Aug 19, 2024 | lawscot.org.uk | Olivia Moore

Olivia Moore, Careers & Wellbeing Manager at the Law Society of Scotland, explores resilience and how much it's within our own ability to develop, or when it's unduly influenced by structural or cultural barriers at work. Does providing resilience training absolve employers from dealing with complicated workplace culture issues? Does it put the onus on the employee to resist intense pressure rather than dealing with that pressure at source?

Jun 25, 2024 | lawscot.org.uk | Emma Cairns

For our anti-money laundering (AML) blog series spotlighting key topics, our AML Risk Manager Emma Cairns looks at the requirements and benefits of AML / counter terrorist financing (CTF) training. Training is crucial for maintaining an effective AML compliance program and ensuring that all partners and staff are equipped to prevent, detect and report money laundering activities. Why should you train your partners and staff?

May 29, 2024 | lawscot.org.uk | Jim McKay

In the first of three blog posts, Head of Commercial Services at the Law Society, Jim Mckay, shares how we went from an idea – a university course for paralegals – to working with Robert Gordon University to bring the concept to life. First, a confession. I did not know what I was agreeing to when I committed to writing the first part of a three part series on the newly launched Paralegal Practice Cert HE course. My memories of 2020 are, like most people, probably a little hazy.