Women in the legal profession: Career planning for your next milestone | ||||
![]() | Registration and refreshments | |||
![]() | Welcome remarks Alison Atack, Vice President, Law Society of Scotland and Partner, Lindsays | |||
![]() | Introduction from the Chair Session Chair: Val Dougan, Professional Support Lawyer & member of Law Society Equality and Diversity Committee, CMS Cameron McKenna | |||
![]() | Keynote: Career milestones: the skills required and benefits Lindy Patterson QC, arbitrator, adjudicator and dispute board member, 39 Essex Chambers
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![]() | Panel session: Partnership and setting up your own firm Session Chair: Val Dougan, Professional Support Lawyer & member of Law Society Equality and Diversity Committee, CMS Cameron McKenna Grace McGill, Principal , Grace McGill & Co Solicitors Anne Macdonald, Partner, Harper Macleod LLP Rachael Kelsey, Director , SKO Family Law
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![]() | Refreshments and networking | |||
![]() | Delegates can attend 2 out of 4 stream sessions | |||
![]() | Panel Stream Session A: External Boards: Boardroom ready? Session Chair: Alison Atack, Vice President, Law Society of Scotland and Partner, Lindsays Carolyn Jameson, Chief Legal Officer, Skyscanner David Watt, Executive Director, Institute of Directors Jennifer Young, Chairman, Ledingham Chalmers
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![]() | Panel Stream Session B: Worklife balance, patterns of work and retention Session Chair: Lindsey Cartwright, Partner & Accredited Specialist in Employment Law, Morton Fraser Angie D'Andrea, Practice Manager, TC Young Linda Urquhart OBE, Former Chairman of Morton Fraser and Portfolio Non- Executive Director, Morton Fraser Nicola Hogg, Managing Litigation Solicitor, West Lothian Council
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![]() | Transition | |||
![]() | Panel Stream Session C: Working In-house: Commercial, public and third sector Session Chair: Leigh Kirkpatrick, Senior Legal Counsel, RBS Legal Mhairi Maguire, Group Company Secretary, Enable Scotland Thembe McInnes, Legal Manager and member of the In House Lawyers Group, Whyte and Mackay Ltd Karen Wiles, Head of Legal, Aberdeenshire Council
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![]() | Panel Stream Session D: Academia and tutoring on the Diploma Session Chair: Val Dougan, Professional Support Lawyer & member of Law Society Equality and Diversity Committee, CMS Cameron McKenna Emma Greville Williams, Deputy Director (Learning & Teaching), Edinburgh Centre for Professional Legal Studies School of Law, The University of Edinburgh Sarah King, Lecturer, University of Dundee Kirsty Maciver, Professional Support Lawyer (Dickson Minto WS) & Tutor on the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (Edinburgh University)
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![]() | Lunch and networking | |||
![]() | Welcome to afternoon session Session Chair: Val Dougan, Professional Support Lawyer & member of Law Society Equality and Diversity Committee, CMS Cameron McKenna | |||
![]() | Keynote: Increasing your profile: Using digital and tech to your advantage Laura Irvine, Solicitor Advocate and Associate, BTO Solicitors
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![]() | Keynote: Route to the Judiciary Judge Shona Simon, President, Employment Tribunals (Scotland)
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![]() | Refreshments and networking | |||
![]() | Panel session: Increasing your earning potential: Specialist Accreditation and Solicitor Advocates Session Chair: Elaine MacGlone, Secretary, Specialist Accreditation Panels, The Law Society of Scotland Lynne Macfarlane, Solicitor Advocate & Partner, Clyde & Co (Scotland) LLP Christine O'Neill, Chairman, Brodies Caroline Kelly, Partner and Solicitor Advocate, Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law, Thorntons Law LLP
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![]() | Closing plenary address: Leadership and leaning in Davinia Cowden, Senior Associate, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP / Women in Law Forum | |||
![]() | Closing Remarks Session Chair: Val Dougan, Professional Support Lawyer & member of Law Society Equality and Diversity Committee, CMS Cameron McKenna |