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Useful links for new lawyers

Organisations

The Scottish Young Lawyers Association (SYLA) is a non-profit organisation, which has been representing, educating, and entertaining young lawyers in Scotland since 1974. We are also a member of the European Young Bar Association (EYBA) and have strong links with young lawyers groups across the UK and worldwide. The term young lawyers means LLB students, Diploma students, trainees and those who have been qualified as solicitors for ten years or less.

We organise events and seminars which reflect the demands from new lawyers and we keep costs to a minimum (or run courses free) to enable people to attend. The SYLA also runs a diverse programme of social events. Our summer BBQ is a great opportunity to meet trainees and newly qualified lawyers, and to find out what it's really like to work in private practice, in-house, for the government or the Crown Office.

To be kept up to date with SYLA seminars and events, please visit www.syla.co.uk and become a member of SYLA online. Membership is free.

The Trainee and Newly Qualified Society, or TANQ, was set up with the threefold aim of: raising the profile of the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow among new entrants to the legal profession; providing a forum for education seminars particularly suited to the needs of trainee solicitors; and providing an opportunity for trainees to meet with their peers to share experiences in a social setting.

Attending TANQ events is not only a great way to meet new people, network and hear about what's happening in law firms in and around Glasgow, but it is also a good opportunity to increase your knowledge and understanding of different areas of law. If you are starting your legal career, TANQ is an invaluable way to learn from other people's experiences and to make contacts that may help you in the future - and it's free! We aim to put on five or six education seminars a year as well as several social events. The seminars qualify for one hours CPD for newly qualified solicitors or second-year trainees who hold a practising certificate. Law students and those completing their Diploma in Legal Practice are most welcome to attend these events and we could encourage you to come along.

To be kept up to date with TANQ seminars and events, visit the website.

The Young Mediators' Group is a new group, intended for young professionals (under the age of 35) with an interest in learning more about commercial mediation and promoting its use in all sectors.

Our aims and objectives are:

sharing ideas about mediation
promoting the use of mediation
improving our understanding of mediation in practice
participating in workshops, research projects and consultations on mediation in various sectors

The European Young Bar Association (EYBA) is a non-profit making, multi-national young lawyers' association founded in 1993 in Prague. The group now represents the interests of more than 200,000 young lawyers and is the world's largest young lawyers' group.

The group was established to encourage links between and to promote the interests and welfare of young lawyers throughout geographical Europe.