Lawscot Foundation

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

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has become the latest organisation to commit to supporting academically gifted Scottish students from less advantaged backgrounds access a career in law by signing up as a silver sponsor of the Lawscot Foundation. In a statement, the Foundation and Addleshaw

Six students of the Lawscot Foundation, the Law Society of Scotland's social mobility charity, are set to become its first ever law school graduates when they don their caps and gowns to graduate from universities across Scotland over the next week. The Lawscot Foundation students graduating this ye

A Scottish university student, who is on track to achieve her ambitions of becoming a lawyer after being awarded a Lawscot Foundation bursary, hopes more young people will be given the same opportunity. Chloe Fraser, a second year law student at the University of Edinburgh, shared her story as the L

The Lawscot Foundation today launches its festive fundraising campaign, inviting everyone to play its game of Pass the Parcel – with a twist! In this virtual, social media version of Pass the Parcel, participants will make a donation to the Lawscot Foundation, the social mobility charity of th

The deadline for applying to become a Lawscot Foundation mentor is looming. Lawscot Foundation mentors are solicitors or trainee solicitors who support, encourage and guide students – mentees – through their legal education journey as they make the transition from school to university, t

The Lawscot Foundation will benefit from cash raised by a London Marathon runner for the first time this year. Sarah Johnston, 39, is completing the 26.2 mile course to raise funds for the social mobility charity, which supports law students who have faced obstacles whilst growing up.