The Law Society of Scotland is the professional governing body for Scottish solicitors, based in Edinburgh. It was established by the Legal Aid & Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1949. The main aims of the Society are set out in the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980. 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.

The current President of the Society, Caroline Flanagan, is the first woman to hold that office.

See also

• Law society
• Law Society of England and Wales
• Law Society of Northern Ireland
• Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers

External links

• The Law Society of Scotland
• The Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman
• Injustice Scotland, a public campaign group
• Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers, which aims to bring independent regulation to the legal profession in Scotland
• Scottish Consumer Council, Scotland's consumer protection body, which has conducted surveys into the workings of Scottish solicitors and the Law Society of Scotland

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