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Administrator – Interventions Team

Permanent role £27, 720 per annum, 35 hours per week

It is an exciting time to join the Law Society of Scotland and we have an opportunity within the Interventions Team for two Administrators.

The primary objectives of the Interventions team are to take on Judicial Factory appointments and Interventions into law firms under the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980. This role provides key administrative support to the Judicial Factor and Head of Interventions, and to the wider Interventions team, in the operation of these appointments. The bulk of the team’s work emanates from Court appointments made in the Judicial Factory cases, which have specific deadlines to be met and procedures to followed. Following a sustained upturn in the volume of work being carried out by the Interventions team, additional administrative support is now required.

This role plays an important part in protecting the public and maintaining confidence in the legal profession. You will deal with interesting work as we seek to protect and support the public when intervention is required into a law firm.

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

 

•           correspond with enquiries, written and verbal, from various parties
•           implement mandates for clients of ceased practices 
•       ingather documents to meet requests and production orders from Crown Office, Police and other third parties
•          assist in the processing of claims and in the recovery of debts with clients of closed firms
•          occasional work on-site in solicitor offices (Scotland wide) to secure and remove records and files.

Key Knowledge, Skills and  Experience:

 

•           paralegal qualification or equivalent would be advantageous
•           experience in the legal sector or equivalent
•          experience in a customer facing role
•          availability to travel anywhere in Scotland at short notice which may also involve some anti-social hours plus overnight stays

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 (this is primarily an office-based role, with the option of one day home-working each week).

·       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

·    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 offerings.

 

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!

You can find out more information about the law society and this role on our website. If this opportunity sounds like the one for you, click Apply now.

This vacancy will close at 11.30am on Monday 20 April 2026.

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

We are unable to accept CV’s. Please complete the application in full.

Apply Now

Job Description and Employee Specification

Guidance Notes

Administrator – Interventions Team

Temporary for a period of 12 months, £27,720 per annum. 

It is an exciting time to join the Law Society of Scotland and we have an opportunity within the Interventions Team for two Administrators.

The primary objectives of the Interventions team are to take on Judicial Factory appointments and Interventions into law firms under the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980. This role provides key administrative support to the Judicial Factor and Head of Interventions, and to the wider Interventions team, in the operation of these appointments. The bulk of the team’s work emanates from Court appointments made in the Judicial Factory cases, which have specific deadlines to be met and procedures to followed. Following a sustained upturn in the volume of work being carried out by the Interventions team, additional administrative support is now required.

This role plays an important part in protecting the public and maintaining confidence in the legal profession. You will deal with interesting work as we seek to protect and support the public when intervention is required into a law firm.

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

•           correspond with enquiries, written and verbal, from various parties
•           implement mandates for clients of ceased practices
•       ingather documents to meet requests and production orders from Crown Office, Police and other third parties
•           assist in the processing of claims and in the recovery of debts with clients of closed firms
•           occasional work on-site in solicitor offices (Scotland wide) to secure and remove records and files.

Key Knowledge, Skills and  Experience:

 

•           paralegal qualification or equivalent would be advantageous
•           experience in the legal sector or equivalent
•           experience in a customer facing role
•         availability to travel anywhere in Scotland at short notice which may also involve some anti-social hours plus overnight stays

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 (this is primarily an office-based role, with the option of one day home-working each week).
• 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
• 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 offerings.

 

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!

You can find out more information about the law society and this role on our website. If this opportunity sounds like the one for you, click Apply now.

This vacancy will close at 11.30am on Monday 20 April 2026.

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

We are unable to accept CV’s. Please complete the application in full.

Apply Now

Job Description and Employee Specification

Guidance Notes

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Reporter to the Professional Conduct Sub-Committee, 3 Fixed Term roles (up to 12 months), 35 hours per week, £55,297pa

It is an exciting time to join the Law Society of Scotland. Due to an increase in the volume of conduct complaints, we have an opportunity within the Professional Conduct Team for three Reporters.

You would be joining the team that is responsible for dealing with all eligible conduct complaints about Scottish qualified solicitors. This role involves investigating complaints about the conduct of Scottish solicitors and writing recommendations for the independent Professional Conduct Sub-committee to consider. You will be responsible for a varied caseload of interesting work that can be technical and high profile in nature. You will have an opportunity to use your communication skills to help parties understand the process as we seek to deal with conduct complaints robustly but fairly – respecting all parties involved in the process.   

The team do important and rewarding work. You will be busy and play a key role in public protection, maintaining confidence in the legal profession and upholding proper professional standards and conduct amongst solicitors. We want to get even better at what we do. You will have the opportunity to use your skills and experience to shape the role and how our work is done, to the benefit of the public and profession alike.  

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 
•    Manage a varied caseload of investigations about the conduct of Scottish solicitors, progressing cases effectively in accordance with procedures, standards, deadlines and key measures. 
•    Ensure investigations are dealt with in a timely manner by prioritising work independently, managing your own workload and using problem solving skills to balance competing demands. 
•    Conduct robust, proportionate and fair investigations through effective investigation planning and case management. 
•    Obtain, analyse and assess all relevant information required for the effective investigation, applying good attention to detail, awareness of the relevant legal framework and the wider regulatory environment. Identify and research relevant points of law that may be material to the determination of the complaint.  
•    Write well-reasoned recommendations which: clearly identify the issues; present the information obtained in a well-structured, clear and succinct way; and make recommendations about what action the PCSC should take in accordance with policies and previous cases.  
•    Ensure prompt responses are provided to communications from parties and parties are kept informed in accordance with our policies and service standards. Communicate sensitively, effectively and professionally with parties, witnesses and others. Identify where parties are vulnerable and may require additional support. 
•    Produce high-quality written correspondence and documents.  
•    Maintain accurate records and case information.  
•    Manage large volumes of sensitive information in accordance with data protection legislation and our data management policies and procedures. 
•    Develop improved ways of working and assist with the implementation of change within the team. 
•    Carry out any other reasonable duties that may be expected. 

Key Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
•    A Scottish solicitor with a current practising certificate
•    Experience of managing a varied investigation or complaints caseload in accordance with procedures and key measures
•    Experience of working under pressure in a busy and demanding environment, working independently and problem solving to manage competing deadlines and priorities 
•    Experience of communicating sensitively and professionally with a range of stakeholders with different interests and needs 
•    Experience of analysing high volumes of information and producing clear and succinct written reports or recommendations 
•    Experience of adapting and contributing to change in the workplace 
•    Experience of working across a range of business systems including Microsoft Office (including Teams), video conferencing applications and case management systems
•    High level of planning and organisational skills 
•    Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills 
•    Strong analytical skills and ability to understand and solve complex problems 

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.

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 21 April 2026.

We are unable to provide feedback to applicants who are not selected for interviews.
We are unable to accept CV’s. Please complete the application in full.

Apply Now

Job Description and Employee Specification

Guidance Notes

 

The Law Society of Scotland is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to take on the role of Head of Conduct and Standards. This is a significant opportunity to lead a critical regulatory function, ensuring high standards of professional conduct across the Scottish legal profession and helping to protect the public interest.

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 in the public interest, support our members, and promote legal excellence. The Head of Conduct and Standards will play a central role in upholding confidence in the profession by leading the Society’s approach to conduct complaints, investigations and disciplinary proceedings.

Working closely with the Executive Director of Regulation and as part of the Regulation Directorate’s senior management team, the Head of Conduct and Standards will lead the Professional Conduct Team, ensuring that complaints and disciplinary processes are managed efficiently, fairly and in line with best regulatory practice. The role will be pivotal in delivering regulatory transformation, including implementation of reforms arising from the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025, while driving robust decision-making, timely resolution, appropriate enforcement of sanctions, and continuous improvement in complaints handling and operational performance in support of the Society’s wider strategic objectives.

This role requires strong leadership and the ability to manage complex, high-profile and sensitive issues. The successful candidate will bring experience of operating within a regulatory or similarly complex environment, with a proven track record of leading teams, managing change and delivering performance improvement, alongside the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, committees and government. As a senior leader, the postholder will demonstrate sound judgement, resilience and a commitment to continuous improvement, and will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with significant external scrutiny while maintaining high standards of quality, integrity and professionalism.

The successful candidate will embody the Society’s core values of Respect, Openness, Progress, Inclusion and Integrity, helping to foster a culture of excellence and accountability while supporting the evolution of a modern and effective regulatory framework.

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 roles.saxbam.com using reference QBWVC. Alternatively email [email protected]. Applications should be received by noon on Thursday 14 May 2026.