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The Law Society of Scotland is seeking General Counsel to join the organisation at a pivotal time.  This is a new and exciting opportunity to join the Society in leading our Legal and Governance Team.

The General Counsel will be responsible for leading and managing the Society’s Legal and Governance team, providing expert advice and support across the organisation. As a trusted adviser to the CEO and other stakeholders, the role will safeguard the organisation’s interests, ensures compliance with legal requirements and help the Society deliver its strategic objectives with integrity and confidence.

Reporting to the CEO this role will provide strategic legal advice to a range of stakeholders as well as deliver guidance on corporate, legal, employment, and governance matters. The General Counsel will ensure organisational compliance with statutory, legal and governance requirements whilst working to evolve our governance structures. The role holder will monitor legal developments, lead on the identification and management of risks and manage disputes and litigation. 

The ideal candidate will be a qualified solicitor or advocate with a current unrestricted practising certificate and will have significant senior legal and leadership experience gained in-house or in private practice.  A proven ability to advise senior leaders and Board in corporate, commercial, regulatory and governance matters with expertise in managing complex risks is essential.  

As a senior position within the Society the candidate will embody our core values of Respect, Openness, Progress, Inclusion, and Integrity which drive our teams to deliver the best possible service for the legal sector.

What we offer our employees? 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support our colleague’s professional and personal needs. Some of these include:  

• A hybrid working environment. 

• Flexible working, to allow you to work around your lifestyle and commitments.  

• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays 

• A competitive pension provision scheme 

• Excellent family friendly benefits 

• Learning and Development opportunities to enhance your skills or through programmes leading to professional or academic qualification.  

• Private medical insurance including dental and optical. 
• Various health and wellbeing benefits such as confidential counselling services, bike to work scheme, eyecare, and offers on well-known brands through our Lifestyle savings offering. 

The Law Society of Scotland is proud to hold a Leaders in Diversity Award in recognition of our commitment to advance fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement both within our organisation and in the Scottish legal sector. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity page.  

We are always on the look for new talent to join our incredible workforce. If you are looking for a new opportunity within the society, we would love to hear from you! 

If this opportunity sounds like the one for you, click Apply now. 

This vacancy will close at 11:30am on Monday 3rd November 2025.  

Due to the volume of applications, we are unable to provide feedback to applicants who are not selected for interviews. 

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Job Description & Employee Specification

Guidance Notes

 

The Law Society of Scotland is seeking a strategic leader to fill the position of Executive Director of Member Experience. This is a prestigious opportunity to lead the Member Services and Engagement Directorate playing a pivotal role in supporting and delivering services to meet the needs of our members.

The Law Society of Scotland is the professional body and regulator for over 13,000 Scottish solicitors.  As a world class professional body, we regulate Scottish solicitors in the public interest and works to deliver legal excellence, serving the needs of our members and the public. The Executive Director of Member Experience will be responsible for providing strategic leadership in delivering the Society’s aims and objectives in relation to our Members experience.

Working closely with the CEO, Senior Leadership Team and wider stakeholders the Executive Director of Member Experience will develop a clear, evidence based, member value proposition to deliver the needs of our evolving membership.  The role holder will oversee the work of the Member Services and Engagement Directorate and drive forward a strategy to support members in a rapidly evolving profession.

The ideal candidate will develop a member value proposition to deliver the needs of our evolving membership and will ensure a clear strategy is developed to deliver on this.  The post holder will execute growth, and retention plans to deliver increased membership numbers and commercial outcomes.  Experience of working in a strategic leadership role in a membership or customer centric service environment is essential.  Exceptional stakeholder management with the ability to influence and motivate is crucial.

As a senior leader the candidate will embody our core values of Respect, Openness, Progress, Inclusion, and Integrity all of which drive our teams to deliver the best possible service for our members and the legal sector.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to the Law Society of Scotland on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference QBWVA. Alternatively email Belinda.beck@saxbam.com. Applications should be received by noon on Wednesday 5 November 2025.

The Law Society of Scotland is seeking a strategic leader to fill the position of Executive Director of Operations. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Society’s core operational functions of Finance, HR, IT and Facilities whilst driving forward the delivery and implementation of a comprehensive digital change programme to support the delivery of our services.

The Law Society of Scotland is the professional body and regulator for over 13,000 Scottish solicitors.  As a world class professional body, we regulate Scottish solicitors in the public interest and works to deliver legal excellence, serving the needs of our members and the public. The Executive Director of Operations is a key member of the Society’s Senior Leadership Team providing leadership to the Society’s core functions in our Operations Directorate.

Working closely with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team the Executive Director of Operations will lead a program of digital transformation to support delivery of our strategic ambitions and fulfil our vison to be a world-leading professional body. This role will also ensure the execution of our IT Strategy, People Strategy and the development of disciplined financial plans that drive our priorities, delivering efficiency and value for money for our members.

The ideal candidate will have strong leadership experience with a track record in leading digital change programmes and business improvement initiatives.  Strategic experience in leading relevant multi-disciplinary functions is essential.

As a senior leader the candidate will embody our core values of Respect, Openness, Progress, Inclusion, and Integrity all of which drive our teams to deliver the best possible service for our employees, members and the wider legal sector.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to the Law Society of Scotland on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference QBWVB. Alternatively email Belinda.beck@saxbam.com. Applications should be received by noon on Wednesday 5 November 2025.

Communications Executive – Digital, Temporary, 35 hours per week, £32,802 per annum

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced communications professional with a flair for all things digital to join the Law Society of Scotland to cover a period of maternity leave up to a period of 12 months.

We are the professional body for over 13,000 Scottish solicitors, setting standards for and regulating solicitors to ensure the provision of excellent legal services and confidence in Scotland’s legal profession. We work to influence the creation of a fairer and more just society through active engagement with the Scottish and United Kingdom governments, parliaments, wider stakeholders and our membership. We also provide wide-ranging support to help our members thrive at all stages of their career through our CPD programme and member services and engagement. 

At the centre of our organisation are the values of Respect, Openness, Progress, Inclusion, and Integrity which drive our teams to deliver the best possible service for the legal sector and beyond. 

 

Key Responsibilities for this role

The Digital Communications Executive plays a central role within our busy Communications Team which has a wide and varied remit. The team is responsible for maximising engagement with a range of audiences from colleagues, members and our governing Council and committees to the media, public and parliamentarians.

This role is key to ensuring that we get the best value from our digital channels by developing strategy and content, implementing communications plans, advising on best practice, and using data and insight to inform continuous improvement.

·       Work collaboratively across the communications team and across the organisation to develop and deliver high quality and effective member and stakeholder communications across all our digital channels – website, social media and email engagement.

·       Use data and insights to analyse plan, implement and evaluate activity and campaign outcomes in collaboration with Communications Team colleagues. Make and implement recommendations for continuous improvement.

·    Oversee scheduling and publication of social media content to ensure optimal engagement with key audiences.

·     Manage production, distribution and quality control on mass emails including our fortnightly newsletter.

 

Key Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

You will be a motivated and high performing team player, with an excellent communications and engagement track record.

·    Create and implement compelling, data-driven engagement and communications activities/campaigns across digital channels

·    Swiftly gather, assess and communicate sometimes complex information in an appropriate and understandable format to engage audiences using the most appropriate channels

·    Experience of managing social media, websites and email for a range of audiences

·    Experience of analysing and evaluating digital engagement and communications activity, reporting in a concise and action-orientated way

·     Ability to organise and prioritise work, manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines

 

What we offer our employees

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support our colleague’s professional and personal needs. Some of these include:

·       A hybrid working environment.

·       Flexible working, to allow you to work around your lifestyle and commitments.

·       30 days holiday plus bank holidays

·       A competitive pension provision scheme

·       Excellent family friendly benefits

·       Learning and Development opportunities to enhance your skills or through programmes leading to professional or academic qualification.

·    Private medical insurance including dental and optical.

·   Various health and wellbeing benefits such as confidential counselling services, bike to work scheme, eyecare, and offers on well-known brands through our Lifestyle savings offering.

 

The Law Society of Scotland is proud to hold a Leaders in Diversity Award in recognition of our commitment to advance fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement both within our organisation and in the Scottish legal sector. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity page.

We are always on the look for new talent to join our incredible workforce. If you are looking for a new opportunity within the society, we would love to hear from you!

If this opportunity sounds like the one for you, click Apply now.

This vacancy will close at 11.30am on Tuesday 11 November 2025.

We are unable to provide feedback to applicants who are not selected for interviews.

 

Apply Now

Job Description & Employee Specification

Guidance Notes