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Our Pupils & Lawyers programme sees individuals from
all areas of the profession offer young people insight
into how the legal system works.
Participants
are happy to visit local schools or in many cases, their
own former school, for Q&A sessions
with pupils.
The
atmosphere is always relaxed and the questions are general in nature
rather than on specific points of law.
All
of our participants have thoroughly enjoyed the visits.
The
programme originated in Scotland and is now being rolled
out to other parts of the UK.
For lawyers ..
For younger
lawyers, the Q&As offer a challenging but highly
rewarding opportunity to develop their communication
skills in an unusual and interesting situation. If
only all CPD was so satisfying!
Meanwhile
experienced senior staff enjoy helping
young people understand why respect for the law is important in a modern society.
Some
individuals, who were not educated in high-profile
schools, can also help raise confidence and aspirations
by returning for a Q&A with current pupils, so
illustrating there is no need to limit
their own ambitions on leaving school.
For schools ..
The visits
offer pupils an introduction to the legal system and an insight into the work lawyers do.
They also help break down the stereotypes and misconceptions
youngsters often hold about lawyers.
In some
cases, the visits offer young people from
disadvantaged areas an opportunity to meet members of the
legal profession for the first time.
How do I get involved?
We are very
happy to work with our members and their partner schools
to arrange Q&A visits.
If members
would like our Director, Patrick Gaffney, to facilitate
the event on the day, this can also be arranged.
We also carry a list of law firms that are not
currently members of the Schools Law Web but may be willing to participate in Q&As at nearby
schools. This list will be available shortly in
order that schools can check for firms in their local area.
Now what?
If your firm
would like to participate in a Q&A, or you are a teacher
who wishes to enquire about arranging a visit to your
school, please
contact the Project Director,
Patrick Gaffney.
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Construction & Engineering lawyer
Lindy
Patterson
of Dundas & Wilson
challenges some
stereotypes as she
answers questions from
senior
students
at Eyemouth High.
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Paul Hogarty
of Boyd Solicitors enjoyed the
challenge of
a Q&A at Boroughmuir High
School when he was
a trainee solicitor.
Michael
Clancy
(right), Director of Law Reform
at the
Law Society
of Scotland, joins Patrick Gaffney of the
Schools Law Web for a
Q&A
session at
Michael's former school,
St Bride's Primary in Cambuslang.
Diane Nicol
(rear, left), a partner at McGrigors, thoroughly enjoyed
a Q&A with the pupils and
meeting the staff of her former
primary school,
David Livingstone Memorial
PS, in Blantyre.
Childhood
friends and young lawyers, Collette
Paterson
and Marie Sime, were pleased to
answer
questions from S1 pupils at their
former
school, Turnbull High in Bishopbriggs.
David Smart
(right) of Graham & Finlayson in Crieff
enjoyed discussing a wide range of issues
with the S1 pupils of Morrison's Academy.
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Top corporate
lawyer, Eilidh Wiseman, enjoyed
working with senior pupils from her former,
school Stranraer Academy before presenting
the prizes at the school's 2011 award
ceremony.
David Preston
(right), former President of The
Law Society
of Scotland, joins Patrick Gaffney,
Director
of the Schools Law Web, in a Q&A
session at
David's former school,
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