EVENTS
Stress awareness in the legal profession
Thursday 28th November
1:00pm to 2:00pm
ONLINE
Why should the Scottish legal profession care about stress? ​
Last year's Profile of the Profession survey showed that nearly two out of three Scottish legal professionals have experienced mental health issues in the past five years. ​The survey also revealed that trainees and women under the age of 35 are most likely to be affected.
Many respondents identified negative impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic and the shift to remote and hybrid working. Among those surveyed, 36% said forming and maintaining close relationships with colleagues was easier pre-Covid, while 40% reported training trainees was better previously.
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All this makes for dim reading. But on a positive note, there is information and resources available for us all to raise awareness of and help find solution to recognise and combat work-related stress and what better place to start than attending this free, online event?
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With leading experts and mental health advocates we will be discussing:
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How to recognise the symptoms of stress
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How to combat stress
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What can employers do to improve wellbeing in the workplace
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Speakers include:
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Sarah Gilzean: Partner at Morton Fraser MacRoberts
Niamh Warnock: Engagement and Relationship manager at LawCare
Olivia Moore: Careers and Wellbeing manager at Law Society of Scotland
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More about the speakers/organisations:
Sarah Gilzean - Sarah is highly regarded in the sector as a discrimination lawyer and is Convener of the Law Society Equalities Law Reform Committee and a member of the Scottish Discrimination Law Association.
Sarah is also an accredited specialist in employment law and has particular expertise in equal pay and industrial relations. Sarah acts for a wide range of clients in the public and private sectors. Sarah also has particular expertise in the education sector and regularly advises independent schools in relation to accessibility, discrimination matters and parental complaints. She gives practical, easy to understand advice and is focused on achieving her clients' objectives at all times.
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She regularly advises clients in relation to senior exits, TUPE and redundancy, disciplinary and grievance, contractual disputes, whistleblowing, discrimination, equal pay and industrial relations. She appears on behalf of clients in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal and is regularly asked to speak at conferences and training seminars on employment law and discrimination topics.
Sarah is ranked by Chambers for Employment Law and as a notable practitioner in Education. She is also named as a Next Generation Partner by Legal 500.
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Niamh Warnock (LawCare) - Niamh Warnock is LawCare’s Engagement and Relationship Manager; she joined LawCare in 2022 after practising as a solicitor from 2010. Niamh initially took on the role of Support and Volunteer Coordinator with LawCare managing their team of volunteers and working on LawCare’s various support channels.
Niamh now works in the Engagement Team building and developing stakeholder relationships, raising awareness of LawCare’s services and delivering training. Niamh also assists the LawCare Support Services Team with the delivery of direct support channels to LawCare contacts and manages LawCare’s Champions programme.
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Olivia Moore - Olivia has worked at the Law Society of Scotland for eight years, latterly leading on the organisation’s wellbeing work. Lawscot Wellbeing is dedicated to supporting the Scottish legal profession with resources, insights, and practical tools to navigate the unique challenges of the profession which impact our mental health. Olivia has particular experience working with those at the earlier stages of their careers and takes a particular interest in how meaningful culture change can be achieved to ensure people can enjoy their working lives.
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Social media for law students: how to better market your potential
Tuesday 3rd December
6:00pm to 7:00pm
ONLINE
Join us to hear about the do’s and don’t’s of social media for law students from marketing expert Julie Hecht.
Julie will discuss how best to use social media platforms such as LinkedIn to elevate your potential, connect with decision makers and stand out from the crowd.
More about Julie:
Julie is a marketing and business development specialist with over 20 years experience. She established her own marketing consultancy, Pelo Marketing, in December 2013 to assist small to medium sized businesses maximise their full profit potential through effective marketing strategies.
As well as an honours degree in Marketing Management and a CIM post graduate degree in Marketing, Julie has 25 years practical experience. She has worked with a wide range of clients from a specialist recruitment consultancy to an innovative stem cells storage company, to spending 10 years working in-house at a UK commercial law firm, heading up their marketing team.
We encourage attendees to send us any questions for Julie to our email hello@diversityplus.info