Leading Legal Excellence: Succeeding at the heart of society
 
Leading Legal Excellence Programme
30/09/2016
8:30 am - 9:15 amRegistration, exhibition and refreshments
9:15 am - 9:20 amWelcome and Introduction
Convener: Austin Lafferty, Austin Lafferty Limited
9:20 am - 9:30 amPresident's Welcome
Eilidh Wiseman, President, Law Society of Scotland
9:30 am - 10:15 amKeynote session - The role of solicitors at the heart of Scottish society
Speaker: The Rt Hon Lady Dorrian, Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland
10:20 am - 11:05 amStream Session Stream Session Stream Session
Justice and the Rule of Law - Panel discussion - ECHR what next?
Session Chair: Michael Clancy OBE, Director of Law Reform, The Law Society of Scotland
Speaker: Joanna Cherry QC, Member of Parliament, Scottish National Party
Speaker: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Member of Scottish Parliament, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Speaker: John Finnie, Member of Scottish Parliament, Scottish Green Party
Speaker: Keir Starmer, QC, Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras
Speaker: Gordon Lindhurst, Member of Scottish Parliament, Conservative Party
Business - Changing trends for General Counsel and in-house teams
Session Chair: Graeme McWilliams, Convener, In-House Lawyers Committee, The Law Society of Scotland
Speaker: Maureen Burnside, Senior Legal Counsel, Müller UK & Ireland
Growth - Creating your own personal career strategy
Session Chair: Carole Ritchie, Director of Human Resources, Shepherd & Wedderburn
Speaker: Kim Walker, Managing Director, Advance Consultancy
11:05 am - 11:35 amRefreshments, exhibition and networking
11:35 am - 12:20 pmKeynote session - Law and Policy of Brexit
Keynote Speaker: David Allen Green, Solicitor, Preiskel & Co
12:20 pm - 1:20 pmLunch, exhibition and networking
1:20 pm - 2:05 pmKeynote session - Corporate Accountability – it’s tough at the top
Speaker: Laura Cameron, Partner and Head of the Risk Advisory Services Group, Pinsent Masons
2:10 pm - 3:10 pmStream Session Stream Session Stream Session
Justice and the Rule of Law - Panel discussion - European migration from several perspectives
Session Chair: Eilidh Wiseman, President, Law Society of Scotland
Speaker: Judith Robertson, Scottish Human Rights Commission
Speaker: Dr. Marsha Scott, Chief Executive, Scottish Women's Aid
Speaker: Rachel Moon, Senior Solicitor and Legal Services Manager, Govan Law Centre
Speaker: Mickaël Laurans, Head of Brussels Office, Law Society of Scotland
Speaker: RA Thomas Oberhäuser, European Immigration Lawyers Network
Business - Panel discussion - Firm success through strategy and leadership
Session Chair: Stephen Gold, Principal, Stephen Gold Consulting
Speaker: Bill Drummond, Managing Partner, Brodies
Speaker: Craig Nicol, Joint Managing Partner, Thorntons
Speaker: Grace McGill, Principal, Grace McGill & Co Solicitors
Growth - Panel discussion - Career journeys
Session Chair: Caroline Donaldson, Director, Kynesis
Speaker: Frank Mulholland QC
Speaker: Willie Finlayson, Director, FWB Park Brown
Speaker: Gillian Russell, Director for Safer Communities, Scottish Government
Speaker: Sheriff Aisha Anwar, Sheriff of Glasgow and Strathkelvin
3:10 pm - 3:40 pmRefreshments, exhibition and networking
3:40 pm - 4:25 pmStream Session Stream Session Stream Session
Justice and the Rule of Law - Impact of Brexit – How the tectonic plates have shifted the political landscape
Session Chair: Christine McLintock, Past President, The Law Society of Scotland
Speaker: Sir David Edward, Professor Emeritus at the School of Law, Edinburgh University
Business - Professional work allocation - Another tool to ensure Scotland reaches its full potential in global law
Session Chair: Naomi Pryde, Council Member for England & Wales, Law Society of Scotland
Speaker: Stephen Millar, Managing Partner, CMS
Speaker: Dave Cook, Managing Director, Mason & Cook
Growth - How leadership, mentoring and coaching skills help build successful law practices
Session Chair: Emma Boffey, Lawyer, CMS and Past President of the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association
Speaker: Jan Bowen-Nielsen, Coach & Trainer, Quiver Management
4:30 pm - 5:15 pmKeynote - Optimising the Performance of the Human Mind
Speaker: Professor Steve Peters, Chief Executive Officer, Chimp Management
5:15 pm - 5:30 pmClosing remarks
Lorna Jack, Chief Executive, The Law Society of Scotland