About the Law Society of Scotland
The Law Society of Scotland is the governing body for Scottish solicitors. It was established by the Legal Aid & Solicitors (Scotland) Act in 1949. The main aims of the Society are set out in the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980. In essence, the Society promotes the interests of the solicitors' profession in Scotland and the interests of the public in relation to the profession.
All practising solicitors in Scotland must be members of the Society and must hold a current Practising Certificate which is issued by the Society.
For an introduction to the services of The Law Society of Scotland see our new brochure "An Introduction to our services", downloadable as a .pdf on the right or click on the image.
For full details of the Society's accounts see the Financial Information page in this section.
