Legal Trainee - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Scottish Government

Scottish Government

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview:

GLSS consists of a number of offices based in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London that provide legal services to central government in Scotland (in particular the Scottish Government and the UK Government).

We are recruiting for two-year traineeships commencing in September 2024.

Your training will involve high quality, often high profile, work covering a wide range of legal issues that impact our society in Scotland.

We advise on government policy, legislation and functions as well as on topics such as human rights, constitutional law and private law.

We represent the Scottish and UK governments at courts, tribunals and inquiries and play a key role in the implementation of new powers devolved to Scotland such as social security.

The legal work of GLSS is varied, topical, rewarding and much of it is unique.

There will be opportunities to work in a variety of GLSS offices, as well as the possibility of secondment in the second year to a private practice firm or to the Office of Solicitor to the Scottish Parliament.

The majority of seats are based in Edinburgh, with hybrid working in line with current Scottish Government policies, but seats in other locations are sometimes possible or required.

We're more than ambitious about diversity and inclusion. It's our people that make us great and we want them to reflect the make-up of modern Scotland.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and particularly from groups currently under-represented in Scottish Government and the legal profession in Scotland, including people with a disability, from minority ethnic communities or from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Visit our website for more detail on our commitment to diversity and our traineeships.

Responsibilities:

Legal research and analysis

Drafting skills

Assisting with instruction of counsel

Preparation of written legal notes

Working with policy colleagues

Supporting qualified legal staff in all of the above

Competencies
Analysis and Use of Evidence

Self-Awareness

Communications and Engagement

Improving Performance

We will also test, at assessment stage, the specialist skill of Legal Knowledge.

Essential Criteria & Qualifications:

Essential Criteria

Ability to organise and manage your own workload in a flexible way to respond to competing priorities.
Ability to make and clearly explain decisions based on your analysis of relevant evidence.
Strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills, with the ability to establish and build strong working relationships.

**Provisional Interview Dates
To be confirmed.

Additional Information
For further information on this vacancy please download and review the "Person Specification" which you will find below.

5359_Person_Specification

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