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Stay up-to-date on the news about our Edinburgh Law School alumni. 

Katherine Grainger with her boat in Old College Quad

2025

20 August 2025
Alumni profile - Maxime Bode

8 August 2025
Edinburgh Law School Alumni Newsletter - Summer 2025

23 July 2025
Empowering Students Through Alumni and Partner Support

1 July 2025
Professor David Garland Awarded Honorary Doctor of Laws

29 May 2025
Reflections on Alumni in Conversation: Slavery and the Scottish Enlightenment

19 May 2025
Lord Carloway reflects on his legal career with Professor Sharon Cowan

30 April 2025
Reflections of Lord Carloway

23 April 2025
Alumni In Conversation: Slavery and the Scottish Enlightenment

21 March 2025
Alumni Meet Up in Munich

14 March 2025
Alumni Meet Up in Berlin

12 March 2025
Why alumnus Michael Barron donates to Edinburgh Law School
Why alumna Laura Clement donates to Edinburgh Law School

3 March 2025
Alumni profile - Jordan Hatcher

25 February 2025
Alumni Meet Up - Brussels

7 February 2025
Alumni Insights: Careers in the EU

6 February 2025
Edinburgh Law School alumna launches Scotland’s first female graduate and young professional network

29 January 2025
Global Litigation in National Courts - The View from London

20 January 2025
Edinburgh Law School alumnus appointed as Lord President

2024

12 December 2024
Alumni profile - Aline Fuke Fachinetti

9 December 2024
Responsible AI: Law School alumna publishes new book

28 November 2024
Alumni Perspectives - Mariam Chaduneli

25 November 2024
Naeema Yaqoob Sajid receives Honorary Degree at Winter Graduation Ceremony

15 November 2024
Alumni Meet Up in Frankfurt

1 November 2024
Alumni Perspectives - Sir Charles Fraser

1 October 2024
Alumni Meet Up in Brussels

9 September 2024
Edinburgh Law School alumna’s essay included in a working paper published by the Global Citizenship Observatory

6 August 2024
Edinburgh Law School participates in the 2024 Sutton Trust Summer School programmes

5 July 2024
Edinburgh Law School Alumni Newsletter - Summer 2024

26 June 2024
Alumni Perspectives: Jacquelyn MacLennan, Former Partner at White & Case and Hon. Professor at the University of Edinburgh

24 June 2024
Alumni Profile - Charles Brichet

13 June 2024
Edinburgh Law School discusses EU law post Brexit at Brussels alumni event

30 May 2024
Edinburgh Law School Alumni Networking Lunch

29 May 2024
Alumni & Friends Discussion (Brussels): Do the fundamentals of EU law still matter?

18 May 2024
Edinburgh Law School Alumni Newsletter - Spring 2024

2 May 2024
Alumni profile - Mariam Chaduneli

27 February 2024
Alumni Insights: EU Careers

21 February 2024
Alumni profile - Handa Abidin

6 February 2024
Alumni & Friends Discussion (Paris) - Trust and Distrust in EU-UK Security Cooperation: Legal and Political Perspectives

11 January 2024
Professor Sir Alexander McCall Smith recognised in King’s 2024 New Year Honours List

11 January 2024
Edinburgh Law School Alumni Gathering: Toronto

2023

14 December 2023
Edinburgh Law School Alumni Newsletter - Winter 2023

28 November 2023
Rt Hon The Lord Reed of Allermuir awarded honorary LLD degree by the University of Edinburgh

30 October 2023
Edinburgh Law School Alumni Newsletter - Autumn 2023

27 September 2023
Opening of the Academic Year Alumni Lecture 2023

11 August 2023
Edinburgh Law School Alumni Newsletter - Summer 2023

17 July 2023
Law School alumna receives award from  Ontario Bar Association

10 May 2023
Alumni & Friends Discussion (London): Constitutional Unsettlement

3 May 2023
Alumni & Friends Discussion (Edinburgh): Constitutional Unsettlement

18 April 2023
Alumni Perspectives: Lungten Dubgyur, Attorney General of Bhutan

17 April 2023
Edinburgh Law School Alumni Newsletter - Spring 2023

21 March 2023
Law School professors and alumna elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh

3 March 2023
Alumni Perspectives: Colin Brown, Head of Unit, Legal Affairs, Directorate General for Trade, European Commission

20 February 2023
Edinburgh Law School Alumna elected as judge to European Court of Human Rights

2022

19 December 2022
Edinburgh Law School Alumni Newsletter - Winter 2022

14 November 2022
Inaugural Opening of the Academic Year Alumni Lecture reckons with reparations

28 October 2022
Alumni Perspectives: Niamh Hargan, Entertainment Lawyer

16 September 2022
Opening of the Academic Year Alumni Lecture

11 August 2022
Edinburgh Law School Alumni Summer Update 2022

9 June 2022
Alumni & Friends Discussion (Edinburgh): What are digital assets as things in the law of property?

6 June 2022
Alumni & Friends Discussion (London): What are digital assets as things in the law of property?

22 April 2022
Back to the islands: Law graduate Jennifer Sim on why her future lies in Shetland

31 March 2022
A generous legacy will support the success of students studying law

17 March 2022
Edinburgh Law School launches new advancement and alumni strategy

15 March 2022
Alumni Perspectives: Antoine Parry, Legal Assistant, Court of Justice of the European Union

28 January 2022
Judges of the Sir Charles Fraser Essay Competition announce winner and runner up

12 January 2022
Edinburgh Law School alumni appointed as part-time Sheriffs and Summary Sheriffs

2021

13 December 2021
Edinburgh Law School Alumni Newsletter - December 2021

16 November 2021
Edinburgh Law School ranked 11th in the world for Law

2 November 2021
Alumni Perspectives: Robbie McLaren, Partner, Latham & Watkins

26 October 2021
Sharing Things Blog - Kirsty: how I became a green energy lawyer

2 August 2021
Edinburgh Law School Summer Graduation 2021 - A virtual message from Law School staff

6 May 2021
Edinburgh Law School alumna, Natalie Imani, admitted to the Swedish Diplomatic Corps

14 April 2021
Edinburgh Law School alumnus awarded The Gold Medal for Best Overall Article in Cork Online Law Review

3 April 2021
Edinburgh Law School alumnus elected to the Supreme Court of Cyprus

19 March 2021
Edinburgh Law School alumnus Akhil Ennamsetty finalist for the Being Edinburgh 2021 award

2020

18 October 2020
Alumnus Keith Stewart QC confirmed as Scotland's new Advocate General

4 February 2020
Law School alumna Jenny Davis completes solo ski to South Pole

30 January 2020
Edinburgh Law School alumni appointed to top positions in UK Supreme Court

2019

20 November 2019
Alumna Karina McTeague to receive honorary degree at winter graduation ceremony

29 August 2019
Edinburgh Law School alumnus and lecturer co-author article for British Medical Journal

27 August 2019
Edinburgh Law School alumnus appointed Dean of the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University

25 July 2019
Law School alumnus Lord Reed to be president of the Supreme Court

23 July 2019
Law School alumna MP Joanna Cherry receives legal honour for work in Parliament

2 July 2019
Edinburgh Law School alumnus testifies at US Congressional House Judiciary Committee hearing

13 March 2019
Edinburgh Law School alumnus elected to Colorado House of Representatives

26 February 2019
In Memoriam: David Sellar 27 February 1941 – 26 January 2019

2018

25 April 2018
Alumni asked to judge Price Media Law Moot Court at the University of Oxford

2017

6 September 2017
Alumnus working with Law School academics and First Minister to promote workplace equality

24 May 2017
Alumnus Malcolm Mackay presented with Lifetime Achievement Award

2016

11 November 2016
Alumnus serves as counsel in Brexit case

15 August 2016
Alumna Katherine Grainger becomes most decorated British female Olympian

1 July 2016
Alumnus and former Law School Lecturer receives Honorary degree

30 May 2016
Edinburgh Law School alumna takes up Presidency of the Law Society of Scotland

2 March 2016
Pinsent Masons appoint alumnus Douglas Alexander as strategic adviser

23 February 2016
Alumna and research associate Dr Kath Murray writes for The Herald

25 January 2016
Church of Scotland appoints alumna Mary McLeod as Solicitor of the Church and Law Agent of the General Assembly

2015

27 October 2015
Class of 1955 reunite at Old College for 60th anniversary celebration

2 June 2015
Edinburgh law graduate appointed Advocate General for Scotland

2014

13 June 2014
Diploma students assist at the proof for winning case of ELS alumnus

11 February 2014
Alumnus, James Wolffe QC elected Dean of the Faculty of Advocates

2013

5 November 2013
Alumnus, Waqqas Ashraf wins Trainee Solicitor of the Year 2013 award