The Law Society of Scotland offer 3-4 insight days throughout the year. During the insight day, you will hear from four departments within the Law Society, getting an insight into their work and then have a chance to undertake a task relating to each department. The Insight Day is designed for you to learn more about the Law Society and its work within the legal industry.
Our next Insight Day will take place: TBC
If you are a school pupil or university or college law student and are interested in attending please contact careers@lawscot.org.uk.
Who can apply?
Our insight day programme is held via video conferencing system. It is designed primarily for school pupils and college students, however university law students are also welcome to attend.
We are looking for people who demonstrate a keen knowledge of and interest in what the Law Society do. We want you to show us how an insight day with us would benefit you in your career. We receive a lot of interest each year, so make sure you really think about how you can answer the questions fully and make yourself stand out.
If you think an Insight Day at the Law Society of Scotland is something which would benefit your career development please email: careers@lawscot.org.uk. In your email please outline the date of the Insight Day you are applying for along with if you are a pupil/university student.
If you require more information on our insight days, please contact our Careers and Outreach team directly at careers@lawscot.org.uk
What would I get up to on an insight day?
You will spend time with several different teams to gain a breadth of experience from across our organisation.
Read about our teams below to get a flavour for what the insight week is really like.
We want to make sure each of our insight day students gets the most out of working with us! Successful insight day applicants should have an interest in the law and a good knowledge of what we do at the Law Society of Scotland. Here are some examples of teams you could be find out more about.
Policy Team
Our policy team look after a range of committees which interact with the law, government and other industries so we can best understand policy standpoints. In the session you will get to understand how our Policy team advise on key themes such as the impact of Brexit on legal services in Scotland.
Research Team
Hear from our research team on how their work allows us to gather the views of the whole legal profession on a particular issue, which is essential for us to effectively represent our members. Participate in interactive activities which utilise your research and analytical skills.
Education, Training & Qualifications Team
Understand how we work to promote fair access to the legal profession, so anyone can become a solicitor who wants to. Help identify barriers to the legal profession for those at school or who are looking for a career change, or help us to gain intel on how we can better support law students and trainees as our future members.
Financial Compliance
Learn how we ensure the legal profession complies on anti-money laundering legislation. It’s part of our work to make sure our members know what’s expected of them and also, that we regulate our members to assure the high standards of the legal profession.