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The Law Society of Scotland is the professional governing body for Scottish
Scotland

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 solicitor
Solicitor

In the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers, and a law practitioner will usually only hold one title....
s, based in Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
. It was established by the Legal Aid & Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1949. The main aims of the Society are set out in the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980. The Society promotes the interests of the Solicitors profession in Scotland
Scotland

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 and more controversially, the interests of the public in relation to the profession.






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The Law Society of Scotland is the professional governing body for Scottish
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 solicitor
Solicitor

In the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers, and a law practitioner will usually only hold one title....
s, based in Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
. It was established by the Legal Aid & Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1949. The main aims of the Society are set out in the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980. The Society promotes the interests of the Solicitors profession in Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 and more controversially, the interests of the public in relation to the profession. Many Scots do not see this dual remit as at all congruent.

All practising solicitors in Scotland must be members of the Society and must hold a current Practising Certificate which is issued by the Society.

The current President of the Society is Richard Henderson.

See also

  • Law society
    Law society

    A Law Society in current and former Commonwealth of Nations jurisdictions is an association of solicitors which has a regulatory role which includes the right to supervise the training and qualifications of lawyers/solicitors....
  • Law Society of England and Wales
    Law Society of England and Wales

    The Law Society of England and Wales is the professional association that represents the solicitors' profession in England and Wales. It provides services and support to practising and training solicitors as well as serving as a sounding board for law reform....
  • Law Society of Northern Ireland
    Law Society of Northern Ireland

    The Law Society of Northern Ireland is a body established by Royal Charter granted on 10 July 1922 and whose powers and duties are to regulate the solicitors' profession in Northern Ireland with the aim of protecting the public....
  • Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers
    Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers

    Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers is a pressure group, registered as a List of political parties in Scotland, dedicated to exposing alleged corruption within the Scottish legal profession, and whose main aim is to end the system of self-regulation for solicitors in Scotland....


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