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"We need to make sure we are not just shaping AI with intelligence, but also with integrity"

🎤 Important insight from our opening keynote on Thriving with AI: Ethics, Equity & Empowerment at #LegalTechConf

That’s a wrap on our opening keynote at #LegalTechConf - and a lot to reflect on.

Some talking points included:
- Equity, ethics and inclusion must lead our approach to AI
- The risk of embedding bias when we exclude voices
- We must be intentional about inclusion from day one

See proposals for reforming civil legal aid in
@ScottishLegal These were given to the @SP_EHRCJ for its inquiry into the current civil system and what can be done to improve it. Article: bit.ly/3SnTmV0 Full details of the evidence submitted: bit.ly/4dJUL1Y

Great to hear from Margaret Totten on the significant opportunities and risks of AI for lawyers at today’s @lawscotcpd.bsky.social @lawscot.bsky.social legal tech conference in Edinburgh #legaltechconf #AI

Happy International Women's Day. Let's pause to honour the past and celebrate the present and then reaffirm our commitment to work together across the profession to change the future. Only together can we #AccelerateAction and #ChangeTheCulture.

This International Women's Day, our president Susan Murray, vice president Pat Thom, and CEO Diane McGiffen have shared why they believe #LegalAidMatters. Tell us why it matters to you: www.lawscot.org.uk/for-the-public/what-a-...

#IWD2025

New edition of Shared Parenting Scotland’s ‘Representing Yourself in a Scottish Family Court’ - Today's Family Lawyer Step by step through the labyrinth of procedures and protocols, the forms that have to be filled, and the obscure language that might trip

@sharedparentsco.bsky.social has published a revised and updated version of its Guide to ‘Representing Yourself in Scottish Family Court‘ for Party Litigants in child contact and residence cases.This edition includes a plain English flow diagram 👇🏻

#ScotsLaw

todaysfamilylawyer.co.uk/new-edition-...

Woman's divorce case was turned down by 116 legal aid lawyers A woman who was assaulted by her husband was unable to find a legal aid lawyer in Scotland to handle her case.

'A woman who was assaulted by her husband was unable to find a legal aid lawyer to handle her divorce – despite asking more than 116 law firms to take on the case.'

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#LegalNews #DomesticAbuse #WomensRights #Scotland

Steve Jobs, Connecting Dots, Ward’s Law and the Future of Climate Change Law in Scotland www.climatechangeblawg.com/2025/02/09/s... #climate #law #scotland This weekend's AI-enhanced legal blogging ^G 💚

Woman's divorce case was turned down by 116 legal aid lawyers A woman who was assaulted by her husband was unable to find a legal aid lawyer in Scotland to handle her case.

What legal aid crisis? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Great work @sabirzazai.bsky.social & Team.

Blue placard with white writing that reads 'Aye Welcome Refugees' in a window showing Glasgow city views and a clear blue sky

Hello Bluesky! We're proud to be building a better future with refugees in Scotland.

Looking forward to sharing news, views and good vibes, joining the discussion around refugee rights, and standing in solidarity with people seeking safety.

#AyeWelcomeRefugees

Thanks @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social for putting this together ^G

Seems like the new craze here is to make a starter pack. So, for those you trying to make sense of the hr/dem/rol landscape in Poland and lost as to how many Supreme Courts the country has, here are some quality people to begin with.

We all pay Companies House an increasing amount of money each year though to check this sort of stuff, right? @marklazarowicz.bsky.social #business #law

Thanks v much @marklazarowicz.bsky.social for bringing this one to our attention - in interests of international comity, worth following some of these great legal minds ^

🚨🚨 This is an excellent starting pack with some great EU politics/law nerds signed @euolifant.bsky.social . All accounts very worth following here. 👇
go.bsky.app/TYRVooK

go.bsky.app/GLk9LxK Ours Scots Law Starter Pack now includes not one but two of the leading Scots sets of Advocates - both @ampersandadvocates.bsky.social + @terrafirmachambers.bsky.social #ScotsLaw #LawSky #Scotland 🗡️ ⚖️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Terra Firma Chambers is here ^

Edinburgh's grey sky

Edinburgh's sky may be grey but Terra Firma say hello Bluesky!

I’ve heard those too. Very effective indeed and grateful for their support

@jay.bsky.team @rose.bsky.team 🦋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Not law related , but this is fantastic cc @scotlandswonder.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The flower of Scotland
Made with lots of tiny dots and patience.
Available in my store 🙂

+1 🩵

My first week as a trainee lawyer, the Ally McBeal of Scottish law, according to the @heraldscotland.bsky.social, tells me that’s what I was like ;-) Great art ^G

At 2am on Wednesday 8 February 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots wrote what is believed to be her last letter.

Her execution on the block at Fotheringhay Castle was a mere six hours away 👑

Image of the NLS main staircase, with a '100' sign at the top of the stairs

Image of archive documents congratulating the NLS on its opening in 1925

Delighted to be at the #NLS100 celebrations, celebrating 100 years of curation, cataloguing + making Scotland's precious collections accessible. From Byron to the Beano, from Mary Queen of Scots' final letter to football programmes, the @natlibscot.bsky.social collection has something for everyone

Have heard some Scots lawyers make some really good arguments against closure of libraries. Good luck to the future lawyers in Scotland who can help with the effort here 📚

Val McDermid and Damian Barr urge Scottish councils to halt library closures Authors say plan to shut more than 20 public libraries could have devastating effect on Scotland’s cultural future

Libraries and *librarians* didn’t just change my life - they saved it. Today I was honoured to be made a Centenary Champion for @natlibscot.bsky.social along with the great @valmcdermid.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...