The WS will be hosting its first Trainee Summer School on 18 August 2009 at The Signet Library... more
The WS has signed a new contract with Heritage Portfolio for events, hospitality and catering at The Signet Library... more
Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Minister for the Environment, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s WS/Crofting Law Association Conference... more
Office bearer David Hardie WS has been voted non-executive chairman of Dundas & Wilson... more
Welcome to The Signet Accreditation – recognising excellence in legal services
The Signet Accreditation is a formal qualification for Scottish solicitors signifying proficiency in an area of legal practice. It is an initiative of The Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet, Scotland's independent association for lawyers and one of the world's oldest independent professional bodies.
It is an entirely new approach to assessing and accrediting legal services in Scotland. The assessment methodology is cutting edge, offering practical benefit to both lawyers and users of their services by assessing client-focussed skills as well as legal knowledge.
Congratulations to the 21 newly accredited solicitors who were awarded accreditation at the award ceremony on 28 January 2009.
The assessment programme commenced in 2007. In 2008, assessment were offered in all practice areas:
To read more about the principles underpinning the scheme please see our aims.
To find out more about how to apply see How to become accredited.
Scotland's Children's Hearings system is to be reinforced to offer better local support for young people under proposed reforms now published.... more
The Scottish Government has announced further measures to help Scots who are struggling to deal with debt. ... more
The Intellectual Property Office has outlined proposals to improve copyright licensing and increase financial penalties for online infringers. ... more
The Scottish Parliament has passed a Bill establishing a one year time limit for human rights based claims, closing a loophole which has seen compensation being paid to thousands of prisoners.... more