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CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
Legal Assistant
We are currently seeking a small number of legal assistants for fixed-term appointments of one year to work on our law reform projects. Appointments will start at the end of August 2026. For more details of the work involved, see the guide to life as a legal assistant.
Allocations of work to legal assistants may vary, depending on the Commission's priorities and on any new projects referred to the Commission. Subject to that, the work allocation to legal assistants may relate to the following areas of work:
- Aspects of family law – civil remedies for domestic abuse;
- Aspects of leases;
- Execution of documents;
- Executry;
- Heritable securities;
- Consolidation of nature conservation law.
The salary will be £34,936 per annum.
Applications are invited from those who can demonstrate that they have achieved very high academic standards in Scots law, and that they have excellent research skills and experience. The minimum criterion for applying is that an applicant must have obtained or expect to obtain by summer 2026 a First or Upper Second Class Honours LLB Degree (or a pass on the accelerated (graduate entry) LLB course) in Scots Law. Applications from other suitably qualified candidates who have relevant experience may exceptionally be considered.
Applicants should also meet nationality requirements for appointment to the civil service.
We accept applications by e-mail only. To download the forms and information, select the option below (the MS Word forms can be completed online, saved to your system and emailed to LARecruitment@scotlawcom.gov.uk).
- FORM 1 Personal Information monitoring Form
- FORM 2 Application Form
- Guide for Applicants
- Legal Assistant Profile
Please note we are not offering work experience placements at the Commission.
Closing date for receipt of applications: Thursday, 26 February 2026 at Noon.