The modern WS Society supports legal careers and well-being. We aim to enrich life both inside the legal world and in outside interests, such as history, literature, arts, and culture. This is what it means to belong to a lawyers’ institution where law, history and culture converge.

We therefore encourage all members — from student to employment to retired — to join our Special Interest Group (SIG) initiative.

Each SIG takes the form of a regular meeting covering a specific interest, whether a legal or industry specialism, or a subject outside the law. Simply register via the links below for any meeting you would like to attend. An enthusiastic member will take responsibility for organising discussion and meeting dates. Most meetings will be by Zoom. 

For more information, see here. You can register via the links below.

CHARITY AND THIRD SECTOR

Lead: Sarah Brown WS

First meeting: Thursday 14 November, 12.30 – 13.30

Location: Zoom (click here to register).

BOOK CLUB

Lead: Caroline Docherty WS

First meeting: Tuesday 19 November, 17.30 – 19.00

First book: Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris

Location: Zoom (click here to register).

HISTORY

 Lead: James Hamilton

First meeting: Wednesday 27 November, 17.30 – 18.30

Topic:  The initial discussion will focus on shaping the Group’s initial direction and activities, but to get the historic ball rolling there will also be a short presentation of items from the Society‘s collection of Jacobite material and memorabilia. Some of this will be familiar to some members – the officer’s commission signed by Bonnie Prince Charlie, for instance – but much of it has never been shown in public before, including ballads, proclamations, prints, pamphlets, letters, engravings and unique manuscript material.

Location: Zoom (click here to register).

ART

Lead: Valerie Paterson WS

First meeting: Tuesday 3 December, 17.30 – 18.15

Location: Zoom (click here to register).

If you have any questions about the SIGs, please email Sarah Leask.