SYLA - Scottish Young Layers Association

representing, educating and entertaining young lawyers in Scotland today

Sarah Miller

SarahMiller- SYLA Profile

Sarah graduated in 2005 from Glasgow University. She spent the third year of her law degree studying in Copenhagen as part of the Erasmus exchange scheme.  Sarah was involved in widening participation activities whilst at University, encouraging school pupils from non-traditional backgrounds to consider further education.  She completed her Diploma in Legal Practice at Glasgow Graduate School of Law in 2006, thereafter working in a legal firm in Inverness for one year.  She completed her traineeship with Simpson and Marwick in Edinburgh in August 2009. Sarah is now an assistant solicitor.

Sarah recently obtained the Thyne Scholarship from the English Speaking Union and spent a month researching diversity in the legal profession in the USA.

Sarah joined the SYLA Committee in April 2008 and was elected in the new post of Communications Co-ordinator in July 2009.  She has a particular interest in widening participation for future lawyers and is responsible for the database and website administration.