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Professional Support Lawyer - Employment , Glasgow
About your new roleOur market leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration team advises employers across the UK on all aspects of employment, pensions and immigration law. Our clients are some of the UK's largest and best known employers. We believe that the quality of our clients and strength of our relationships with our...
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Solicitor - Immigration/Employment – Lochgelly, Fife , Lochgelly, Fife
Are you a solicitor, committed to tackling social injustice, who has the experience and skills to join our small and dedicated staff team at Fife Law Centre, supporting those in our communities who face challenges in accessing conventional legal services? In particular do you have experience in handling immigration and employment problems?Fife Law...
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Administrator - Quality Assurance , Edinburgh
Administrator – Quality Assurance, £27,318pa, Permanent, 28 hours per weekIt is an exciting time to join the Law Society of Scotland. We have an opportunity within the Regulation Team for a Civil Legal Aid Quality Assurance Administrator. You would be joining the team that is responsible for regulating all Scottish solicitors.The...
Qualified Solicitor , Leith
We are looking for a qualified solicitor to join our busy criminal firm in Leith. Our work covers the Sheriff Court, Justice of the Peace Court and High Court of Justiciary.Experience in criminal law is preferred but not essential.Start date available immediately or as soon as possible. Salary: Commensurate to experience. To Apply:...
Meet the three new Sheriffs Appointed to the Sheriff Appeal Court
The Lord President, Lord Pentland, has announced three new appointments.
The end of the affair: Are partnerships no longer lawyers’ chosen corporate relationships?
Will the traditional partnership structure still appeal to lawyers in years to come? Peter Ranscombe reports.
New £1,000 student prize to find future star of Scotland’s legal sector
Budding lawyers across Scotland are poised to battle it out to win a prestigious £1,000 student prize and the chance to secure a legal traineeship at a historic firm.
Meet the five new Senators appointed to the College of Justice by His Majesty the King including former Lord Advocate
His Majesty the King, on the recommendation of First Minister John Swinney, has appointed five new Senators to the College of Justice, including a former Lord Advocate.
‘What is it like to launch a firm in a new city?’ Inside the challenges and opportunities
Andersonbain’s expansion into Glasgow is more than just new premises: it’s the opportunity to build a fresh new culture built on client relationships and the firm’s ethos, writes Dianne Ripoll.
Why Scotland’s solicitors are bullish about their own finances but wary of wider economy
Peter Ranscombe analyses the results of the Journal's salary survey, noting that optimism is riding high when it comes to personal finances – but lawyers aren’t so convinced about the wider economy.
Inside the new dealbreaker for lawyers: office days, not salary
Defined as workers having a say in where, when and how much they work, flexible working has rapidly established itself as a commonplace feature across the legal sector, writes Emma Newlands.
Women gain ground in Scottish law firms, but stark partnership pay gap persists
The Journal’s 2026 Employment & Salary Survey has found that a gender pay gap persists across the industry, reports Margaret Taylor.
Survey reveals 4% of solicitors facing severe stress without knowing where to seek help
How solicitors feel at work goes well beyond how much income they’re bringing home, writes Ellie Philpotts.
Are Scotland's solicitors truly happy at work?
Where do you fit into the Scottish legal market and, perhaps more importantly, how happy are you now you’re there, asks Ellie Philpotts?
Pay, progression and pressure: the new shape of Scotland’s legal market
Explore the Journal's 2026 Employment & Salary Survey with IDEX. Discover how Scottish legal talent decisions are evolving on pay, progression, leadership and retention.
Big picture — what the Journal’s 2026 Employment & Salary Survey reveals about life and pay for Scottish solicitors
The 2026 Journal Salary Survey paints a picture of a profession battling with the stresses of a robust but challenging legal landscape in Scotland, reports Joshua King, with general optimism for the year ahead, albeit in the context of a difficult global economic picture.
Vacation schemes and fair access: are we prioritising talent, or availability?
With summer upon us, many firms’ attention once again turns to placements, vacation schemes and the familiar rhythm of the legal recruitment cycle, writes Stuart Kelly, Deputy Head of the Law School at the University of Strathclyde.
Meet the new chair of the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal — first woman to hold the role
Beverley Atkinson has been appointed as Chair of the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal, becoming the first woman to hold the position.
'Award-winning' senior solicitor among abundance of promotions, hires and partnerships across Scottish legal sector
The latest list of partnerships, promotions, appointments and new hires includes a number of senior moves and appointments.
Scottish Legal Awards nominees list revealed — 73 names already on 2026 shortlist
The judges have whittled down scores of entries to the 2026 Scottish Legal Awards to reveal a shortlist.
How to build rapport in the legal profession without losing authority with clients
Clients rely on lawyers not only for technical expertise, but for reassurance, clarity and direction at moments that are often stressful or uncertain. Yet many lawyers face a quiet tension: how to build rapport without undermining their authority.
Should law be a mandatory subject in Scottish schools?
Engagement with justice at school can be a somewhat scattergun approach rather than a comprehensive teaching programme about the laws children need to know.
All change at the helm of Lawscot Foundation as co-founder Christine McLintock stands down
Lawscot Foundation co-founder Christine McLintock is stepping down after 10 years as inaugural Chair, with two experienced trustees to take over the charity’s leadership.
Firm's bumper crop of career next steps among latest list of partnerships, promotions and hires in Scottish legal sector
The latest list of partnerships, promotions, appointments and new hires includes a bumper crop of career next steps at one Scottish firm.
Lawscot Foundation applications open for law student support
The Lawscot Foundation has opened its 2026 round of applications offering financial and other forms of support to aspiring law students facing socioeconomic barriers.
Trainee solicitors could receive pay rise as Law Society of Scotland boosts recommended 2026 rates
The Law Society of Scotland has increased its recommended pay for trainee solicitors for 2026/27 in response to inflation and changes to the Real Living Wage.
SPONSORED: Patten & Prentice Solicitors, Greenock, announce two new partners
Patten & Prentice Solicitors, Greenock are pleased to announce that Melissa Magee and Ross O’Donnell have been assumed as partners.