EVENTS
The Do's and Don't of Social Media - with Julie Hecht
Tuesday 2nd December
6:00pm
Online
Calling all law students! Join us to learn how best to use social media to elevate your potential and connect with decision makers.
This year, we have decided to open a select few of our Diversity+ Law Academy events for external students to join and benefit from!
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First up, we are joined by marketing expert Julie Hecht as she discusses how to utilise social media as a law student and throughout your career as a networking tool. Julie will take us through the do’s and don’t’s of social media for law students, and 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.
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Disability History Month 2025: Disability, Life and Death
Monday 8th December
1:00 - 2:00 PM​
Online
Disability History Month takes place from 20th November to 20th December this year, focusing on the theme "Disability, Life and Death"
​In collaboration with Dr Rachael Wallace, we will highlight how attitudes and practices surrounding disability have impacted the lives of disabled people throughout history and today, with a particular focus on the Scottish legal profession.
The event will be split into two sections. First, we will hear from Rachael about her research, with a positive look at what improvement and change can achieve. Rachael will also provide an update on assisted suicide and its impact on people with disabilities - what’s happening in Scotland versus what is happening in England/Wales. The second half of the event will be an open Q and A including lived experience sharing in a safe setting.
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Certification Course for Leaders and Managers
TBC
ONLINE
We are delighted that, for the third time, we are running this EDI Certification Course for Leaders and Managers in collaboration with the Law Society of Scotland.
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Completed over two days and qualifying for 20 hours of CPD, this course will provide you the stepping stone you need to foster and promote a lasting culture of equality, diversity and inclusion to help you drive progress and help futureproof your firm.
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Practical discussions will be led by Naeema Yaqoob Sajid (Diversity+ Founder), other industry experts, and those with lived experience. Taking part in this certification course, you will gain:
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A clear understanding of the moral, legal and business imperatives to driving progress and action in the EDI field.
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Effective strategies for embedding EDI into your organisation.
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Enhanced understanding of how a leader uses their own personal insights and knowledge to drive and facilitate change within an organisation, including awareness, acceptance and use of power and privilege.
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Knowledge and comprehension of emotional and cultural intelligence to improve talent retention, innovation and business development.
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Understanding of the role leaders have in promoting and fostering a lasting culture of equality, diversity and inclusion to help future-proof workplaces
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A free demonstration of our first-of-its-kind Calculator of Privilege tool
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Reveal your Ally: Allyship in the Scottish Legal Sector
Postponed - TBC OCTOBER
Who is your ally and why?
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In collaboration with the Law Society of Scotland and the Edinburgh Foundation for Women in Law (University of Edinburgh), Diversity+ brings you this in-person event, celebrating women and their supportive allies, everywhere.
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This event is designed for us to embrace and reveal the allies in our lives that support us, personally or professionally - those key individuals we turn to for guidance, sense checks and support when we feel vulnerable and unsure or when we are looking to advance our careers.
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​Attendees are encouraged to bring ‘their plus one’ to this event and share first-hand how the power of allyship helps them reach their career goals.
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Registration will be announced via our newsletter - sign up here