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Stuart McWilliams David Hossack and Ellen Crofts provide support to Citizen's advice bureau on immigration, employment and family law issues. Support ranges from specialist advice to assisting with queries.

Sue Hunter does a monthly drop-in session with the Maggie's Centre in Edinburgh, and gives free legal advice there.

Suzanne Hardie provides legal advice under a reciprocal sponsorship arrangement to the Fruitmarket Gallery.

John Lunn is a Trustee of and honorary legal counsel for the South East Scotland Regional Executive Committee of the Scout Association. John has been involved with the Scouts since 2010, providing legal advice across property, contract, data protection, employment and health and safety matters on a pro-bono basis.

Robin Morton's team administer the Nancy Ovens Trust on a pro-bono basis.

Austin Flynn's team provide advice, free of charge, as part of a non-cash sponsorship arrangement with Scottish Institute for Enterprise ('SIE') which benefits Scotland's most innovative and entrepreneurial students. SIE’s Business and Innovation team works closely with students and new graduates in Scotland’s universities and colleges that are committed to developing strong and sustainable businesses. Identifying when entrepreneurs need professional advice, and supporting them through this, is a key focus and we provide expertise in helping high-growth entrepreneurial start-ups to ensure that Scotland's entrepreneurs set off on the right business footing.

Austin’s team provided bespoke guidance and training, through 1-2-1 clinics and workshops, for the 2018 cohort of the Strathclyde Entrepreneurial Network ('SEN') rising stars programme. This cohort, which was inducted in September 2018, runs for a period of six months and included five SEN-supported companies.

Austin's team provides support to University of Edinburgh entrepreneurs through LAUNCH ed.

Sarah Gilzean provides free initial advice to employer members of Equate Scotland and Scottish Training Federation. Equate Scotland is a Scottish Governments funded organisation that aims to improve the participation of women in the STEM industries. STF is the body which represents Scotland's training organisations and Sarah's work with them focuses on improving diversity amongst those undertaking apprenticeships in Scotland.

Alan Delaney is on the Board of Fathers Network Scotland Limited and on the Advisory Board of the award-winning Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC) run by Edinburgh University. This provides pro-bono advice to members of the public on a Monday evening. Alan also provides free employment law advice to Fathers Network Scotland Limited, a charity aimed at building a dad-friendly Scotland.

Amy Entwistle negotiated a new lease for office space at the Barracks in Stirling for Dyslexia Scotland.

Catherine MacPherson is on the board of Pilton Community Health Project (PCHP), Scotland's oldest health project. PCHP work in the North of Edinburgh with some of the most deprived communities in the city. Due to a cut in core funding the project may close. Catherine is providing strategic advice on keeping the charity and their services open.

The Association of Women in Property (WiP) welcomes members from across the property and construction industry. It's members include architects, engineers, surveyors, planners, lawyers, estate directors and environmental specialists to name a few. WiP hosts regular events including best practice workshops, CPD events, site visits and social and networking events. WiP also runs a successful mentoring programme. Over the past 10 years it has trained over 550 members and has an active talent pool of over 300 mentors/mentees in the UK. Given the breadth of WiP's membership, members greatly appreciate the opportunity to seek advice and gain a different perspective from people within different sectors of the property and construction industry. WiP also hosts regular networking and educational events with other industry bodies. Recent and upcoming joint events within Central Scotland include events with RICS, RICS Matrix, Young Professionals in Construction, BCO Next Gen and Women on Boards. Between WiP's existing membership and the joint events it hosts with other industry bodies, WiP's members have the opportunity to network and keep up to date with all aspects of the wider property industry. Women in Property is involved in a number of industry projects and campaigns. In recent years it has contributed to the Lord Davies Report seeking to grow the number of women in UK boardrooms and commented on the HS2 Growth Taskforce report. Most recently WiP has submitted its views to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women and Work on Returners, Disability and Recruitment Processes. Five Morton Fraser employees, including Emma Carmichael-Stewart are members of Women in Property. Committee members are responsible for organising all events and initiatives within the Branch and the day to day administration of the Branch and report quarterly to a national oversight Board..

Our Agricultural and Rural Property team provides legal services to our charity client, Scottish Wildlife Trust, at substantially discounted rates

Iain Meiklejohn gives pro bono legal advice to The INSP Foundation - the umbrella organisation for the worldwide network of street newspapers (in Scotland The Big Issue).

Alan Meek sits on audit and risk committee and the nominations and remunerations committee of ENABLE Scotland. One of Scotland's leading charities, working for an equal society for every person who has a learning disability, Alan's work on the committees is part of the corporate governance of the charity. As ENABLE is a large organisation, with many different services and workstreams, corporate governance is hugely important to the organisation

Morven Coulter is a trustee of the Children's University (Scotland). The University is a charity that aims to promote learning outside of the classroom. The work of the charity helps the Scottish Government achieve its pledge to narrow the attainment/ achievement gap.

Edward Isaacs is a member of the management board of Positive Action in Housing, which is a Scottish based charity providing advice to asylum seekers and refugees.

Keith Oliver is Chief Crook of Almost Modern Order of Purchasers; a small local charity that raises funds for other Local Charities.

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Fiona Sasan is a committee member of the Family Law Arbitration Group Scotland which is a non-profit making organisation which provides education and training to the profession and raises the profile of arbitration as a form of alternative dispute resolution in family law cases.

Karen Wylie is a committee member of the Family Law Association which is a non-profit making association which provides point of reference for the public and other organisations on family law issues, they promote the reform of family law and engage with Scottish Government consultations relevant to family law and provide education and training to the profession.

Marisa Cullen is a member of the Law Society of Scotland's family law sub-committee meeting. The subcommittee keep under review, and promote improvements in, family law and child law, practice and procedure.

Tania Hemming provided brand strategy sessions to the Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh culminating in the creation of 'Spaces for Voices', Edinburgh Foundation for Women in Law.

Ruth McCallister is working with a number of colleagues and contacts at the University of Edinburgh on The Edinburgh Foundation for Women in Law. The Foundation brings together senior women alumni at the Law School to share experience and best practice from the legal profession on creating the conditions for women to succeed within this field.

David Hossack assists with the Edinburgh and Glasgow Sheriff Court Mediation Project by acting as mediator in cases refereed by court and providing support for newly trained mediators.

Gail Watt is vice convenor of the Law Society of Scotland's Land Reform Sub-committee, a member of the Law Society of Scotland's Energy Law Committee; and chairwoman and co-founder of Women in Renewable Energy Scotland (WiRES). Gail is also a member of the newly formed Scottish Government Simplification Task Force established to advise on measures aimed at simplifying the farm and rural support system and processes.

Stuart McWilliams is the convenor of the Law Society of Scotland's Immigration and Asylum Law Sub-committee.

Emma Carmichael-Stewart currently sits on the committee for, and was previously chairman of, the central Scotland branch of the Association of Women in Property.

John Lunn is a member of the Scottish Law Commission's working group looking at reforming the law relating to heritable securities in Scotland. The group is chaired by the SLC and comprises representatives from UK Finance, a number of law firms, Counsel, and a number of university academics including Emeritus Professor George Gretton. The aim is to publish a draft Bill by 2020, following the publication of two discussion papers during 2019.

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