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Links 

Websites of other In-house Lawyer Organisations

Society of Local Authority Lawyers and Administrators in Scotland (SOLAR) - represents local authority solicitors in Scotland.

Solicitors in Local Government (formerly Local Government Group) - represents local government solicitors in England & Wales.

Commerce & Industry Group - represents solicitors working in commerce & industry in England & Wales.

Corporate and Public Services Committee, Law Society of Ireland - represents  the interests of solicitors employed in the corporate and public services sectors.

European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA) - the confederation of national associations of company lawyers in Europe. Their website provides information on ECLA itself and its member associations.

Commonwealth Association of Public Sector Lawyers (CAPSL) - The Commonwealth Association of Public Sector Lawyers exists to support lawyers in providing an efficient and professional service to governments, both national and local, and other public sector bodies throughout the Commonwealth for the benefit of the communities they serve. The In-House Lawyers Group is a member of this Association.

Other Useful Links

The Law Society of Scotland Directory of Expert Witnesses
This comprehensive and reliable source of expert witnesses in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland is published jointly between The Law Society of Scotland and W. Green. All expert witnesses on this site have provided two professional references from practising solicitors or advocates who have instructed them within the last three years.

Legal People
The aim is to foster closer links between law students and the profession and offer a quick and inexpensive way for employers to contact students looking for holiday placement and/or term work.

Scottish Competition Law Forum
The Forum, which is run in Scotland on a non profit-making basis, has been set up as a means of bringing together those with a Scottish perspective on competition law and policy for topical discussion and debate.

Scottish Young Lawyers Association
SYLA represents all lawyers in Scotland up to the level of 10 years qualified.

European Young Bar Association
Membership of the EYBA is open to any representative young lawyers association in a city or area within the geographical region of Europe, to associate members (i.e. stagiares, trainees) and to individuals. 
SYLA is a member.

Scottish Paralegal Association

Scottish Society of Computers and the Law

 

 

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