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The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association has proposed an amendment to the organisation's standing orders to allow its AGM to take place under social distancing measures. This general meeting will take place by Zoom on 27 April 2020 at 5pm. Any member of the association may, if they wish, dial in to t

Scottish Legal News was pleased to attend a recent event in Edinburgh organised by the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association and hosted by the Society of Solicitors of the Supreme Court in Scotland where we heard from current Supreme Court judicial assistant (JA), Francesca Ruddy and former

The European Young Bar Association's conference that was due to be held in Glasgow next month has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the hosts have announced. The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association said in a statement: "In light of the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Europe and glo

Judicial assistants from the Supreme Court will be visiting Edinburgh this month to talk about the coveted role to prospective applicants. The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) will be welcoming Chris Maile, head of HR at the court; current Scottish JA, Francesca Ruddy; and former JA, barri

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association is hosting its Women in Law seminar in Edinburgh next month. The annual event brings together a number of high-profile and inspiring women from the Scottish and English legal communities to share their personal experiences and address our members on issues suc

The SYLA recently published the results of a survey on retention issues within the legal profession. Well done them. Much needed and with the number of responses received totally statistically significant. Seventy-seven per cent of responses were from Glasgow and Edinburgh and 11 per cent from Dunde

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA), in conjunction with the Law Society of Scotland, is holding a roundtable discussion on the issues raised in the recent survey on retention of young lawyers in the Scottish legal profession. The survey found that over 60 per cent of young lawyers survey

A survey by the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) on changes to the admissions regulations for solicitors has received mixed responses. In November 2019 the Law Society of Scotland's admissions regulations were updated. One of the biggest changes affecting trainees is expected to be th

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) has launched a survey seeking to gauge opinion on changes to the admissions regulations for trainee solicitors. The Law Society of Scotland admissions regulations were updated in November 2019. Amongst the changes is a rule that trainees can now ap

Santa Claus has been found not guilty of various offences by a jury of the International Christmas Court.

Law students are the single group most in favour of abolishing court dress entirely, according to a survey conducted by the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA). Court dress for judges and lawyers appearing in the Outer House of the Court of Session has been abolished, except wh

If you want to gain a better understanding of how to make your money work harder from both a personal and client point of view then be sure to attend the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association event at Golden Square Wealth Management in Aberdeen tonight.

An opportunity has arisen on the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) committee for a non-executive member. The SYLA invites applications from any member of the organisation to fill the voluntary post.

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) is kicking off the new legal year with events at Hobbs in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Hobbs has kindly invited SYLA members along to an evening of discounts, drinks, nibbles and shopping for the second year running.

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) is kicking off the new legal year with launch parties in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The association is hosting a drinks and networking event in association with Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers on Friday 27 September at The Corinthian Club in Glasgow, fr