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News from the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association
At SYLA, the first half of 2014 has already been a busy period for our events programme, with the return of the Women in Law event in support of International Women's Day on 6 March, our Annual Lecture on 21 March and our hosting of the European Young Bar Association's Spring Conference from 13-15 March 2014. We continue to run our on-going event series - So You Want To Be a Lawyer and Beyond the Basics - along with a new event series for 2014 called "Spotlight on..." which will see sector experts address our members on issues relevant to particular industries.
Last year, we campaigned for fair access to the profession and are now continuing to work with the Law Society on their "fair access" review, including access from school, to university, to traineeship. We will be tackling new representation issues in 2014, and to that end, thank you to all who recently the Big SYLA Survey 2013, which raised great ideas for events and new issues to tackle in the near future. 2014 is a special year for SYLA - it marks its 40th anniversary. Set up in 1974, the SYLA has been educating, entertaining and representing young lawyers in Scotland for forty years, and we were delighted to celebrate this occasion by welcoming back former and current members, together with our supporters, for our 40th Birthday Party in May 2014. #sylaturns40 |
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European Young Bar Association - Spring Conference, 13-15 March 2014
We were delighted to host the European Young Bar Association's Spring Conference this year on 13 - 15 March in Edinburgh, which culminated in our annual spring ball. Young lawyers from across Europe - and even as far away as Canada and the USA - came to Scotland and enjoyed a fantastic event. Thank you to all participants and speakers and everyone else who made it happen!
SYLA and WS Society Writing Competition 2014
Congratulations to our 2014 writing competition winner Nick Kelly, a first year Trainee Solicitor at Blackwood Partners LLP in Aberdeen. His essay, "Europe - the golden goose or a dead duck? Does Europe have any relevance for Scottish young lawyers today? " will be published in the WS Society's summer edition of the Signet Magazine and will also be published on our website. Well done Nick!
Congratulations to our 2014 writing competition winner Nick Kelly, a first year Trainee Solicitor at Blackwood Partners LLP in Aberdeen. His essay, "Europe - the golden goose or a dead duck? Does Europe have any relevance for Scottish young lawyers today? " will be published in the WS Society's summer edition of the Signet Magazine and will also be published on our website. Well done Nick!
