EVENTS
Motherhood and Law - an SYLA Women in Law event
Wednesday 1st April
6:00 PM
Online
Scottish Young Lawyers Association are hosting an online panel discussion about balancing motherhood and a successful legal career. Many have succumbed to the notion that you can only excel at one or the other, and that in order to do both, compromises must be made. The panel will discuss the truth behind this by reflecting on their own experiences and will look to offer contextual advice to the SYLA membership on juggling parenthood and being a solicitor.
Panel speakers are:
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Ruth Charteris KC – Solicitor General for Scotland
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Dr Naeema Sajid – Founder of Diversity+
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Claire McCracken – Regional Office Head for Scotland and Partner at Weightmans
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Laura Meldrum – Senior Associate at Harper Macleod, Co-Chair of Women in Law Scotland
The session will consist of a panel discussion, with a Q&A at the end. Members are welcomed to submit questions in advance via email to mail@syla.co.uk.
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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
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