Lawscot Foundation

The Scottish law and tax publisher Bloomsbury has renewed its support of Lawscot Foundation bursary recipients by continuing its provision of textbooks for a third year. Through the partnership the publishing house supplies each student who is accepted into the Lawscot Foundation programme with 18 t

Dentons has joined the Lawscot Foundation’s family of sponsors, affirming its commitment to social mobility in the Scottish legal sector. Dentons has committed to a minimum three-year sponsorship to help fund the legal charity’s mission to support aspiring Scottish lawyers from less-adva

Scotland’s legal sector has shown its ongoing commitment to aspiring lawyers from disadvantaged backgrounds with the generous donations made at the Law Society of Scotland’s annual dinner.

The Lawscot Foundation has opened this year’s application window to endow new scholarships, including a new category so the charity can provide support to more aspiring lawyers from less-advantaged backgrounds. Pupils who meet the eligibility criteria, including having an offer to begin a Scot

The Lawscot Foundation has launched its annual Baublefest Christmas fundraising campaign and is branching out to raise additional money for disadvantaged aspiring Scottish solicitors. The charity has more than doubled its Christmas fundraising target to £5,500, and is for the first time inviti

The Lawscot Foundation has celebrated its ongoing success in supporting aspiring Scottish solicitors from less-advantaged backgrounds with a fundraising event in central Edinburgh. Around 60 people – including mentors, donors and corporate sponsors – attended the reception held to thank

The Lawscot Foundation has strengthened its capacity to help aspiring Scottish solicitors from disadvantaged backgrounds with the recruitment of five new members to its board of trustees. The new trustees will play a critical role in guiding the social mobility charity’s decisions and long-ter

Scottish solicitors are being encouraged to help shape the future of their profession by volunteering to support less-advantaged students through the Lawscot Foundation’s mentor programme.

Title insurance provider Westcor International has given its support to less-advantaged Scottish law students by becoming a Lawscot Foundation sponsor. Westcor International has made a donation to the Foundation which will cover the bursary grant for one Scottish LLB student for a year.

Lawscot Foundation students have shown off their legal and workplace skills in a contest across five major legal employers in Edinburgh. The Lawscot Challenge was held last week, with eight students in four teams across three year groups participating in the event’s first running since 2019.

Allan McDougall Solicitors has signed up as a new sponsor for the Lawscot Foundation, adding to the charity’s ability to support aspiring solicitors from less-advantaged backgrounds.

The Lawscot Foundation will be strengthening its support to future bursary recipients, thanks to a sponsorship agreement with Scottish law and tax publisher Bloomsbury Professional. Bloomsbury has agreed to supply each student who is accepted into the Lawscot Foundation programme from this year with

The Lawscot Foundation has opened applications for this year’s round of grants for academically talented students from less-advantaged backgrounds in Scotland to study law. Bursaries will be offered to aspiring solicitors who have an offer to start the LLB course at a Scottish university in th

Lawyers Patricia Taylor and Kerri Montgomery took part in The Kiltwalk on Sunday to raise funds for the Lawscot Foundation. The Lawscot Foundation is the Law Society of Scotland's social mobility charity. It promotes fair access to the legal profession and supports students from less advantaged back

Solicitors Patricia Taylor and Kerri Montgomery are taking part in The Kiltwalk this Sunday to raise funds for the Lawscot Foundation. The Lawscot Foundation is the Law Society of Scotland's social mobility charity. It promotes fair access to the legal profession and supports students from less adva