Scottish solicitor profession ‘increasingly diverse’
Diversity continues to grow across the Scottish solicitor profession, according to research by the Law Society of Scotland.
Data collected as part of solicitors’ annual practising certificate renewal process for 2025/26 - completed by two thirds of its more than 14,000 members - showed that solicitors from a minority ethnic background increased to 4.36%; compared to 4.01% in 2022/23.
The increase was greatest among solicitors aged 30 and under, rising from 5.23% in 2022/23 to 6.08% in 2025/26. Nationally, the 2022 Scottish Cen... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
