Rewarding our colleagues
A range of fantastic benefits
We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package to support our colleagues’ professional and personal needs. Our package includes generous annual leave, flexi-time and a competitive pension provision.
In detail:
- competitive salary
- 35-hour week - our standard operating hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- contributory group personal pension plan with generous employer contributions
- financial assistance towards relevant studies (criteria apply)
- employee discount scheme
- flexi-time system allowing you to adjust your hours of work (not applicable for some posts)
- 30 days annual leave
- nine public holidays
- enhanced payment for family friendly policies after two years' service
- Employee Assistance Programme (offering confidential counselling and information services)
- childcare voucher scheme
- free life assurance scheme
- interest-free travel loan facility
- bike-to-work scheme
- generous sick pay scheme
Learning and Development
We believe that all our colleagues have the potential to grow, both in their work role and personally, and we endeavour to provide opportunities for this growth.
We offer a variety of training opportunities and encourage our colleagues to develop their skills and improve performance through the following:
These programmes include instructor-led or web based courses that provide:
- Technical training
- Specialised training to develop the skills that our employees require for their job
- Compliance based training
- People management training
- Health & Safety related training
We encourage our colleagues to pursue continuous professional development and where appropriate to gain further qualifications. To support our colleagues in achieving a professional or academic qualification we provide study leave and financial help through our sponsored training programme.
We will support courses of study such as the Higher National Certificate, Higher National Diplomas, Masters and professional qualifications.
Our awards
We believe that our awards are testament to our professional, hardworking and committed colleagues. Here are some of our achievements:
- We are committed to being a Living Wage employer
- Investors in People Gold Accreditation
- Leaders in Diversity Accreditation
We are proud to have been awarded the Gold Accreditation from IIP in 2024.
It was judged we ‘illustrate a forward thinking and expansive approach to cascading best practice through every level of the organisation. It demonstrates a progressive approach to business improvement through people.'
Our commitment to equality and inclusion is recognised through the Law Society of Scotland holding a prestigious Leaders in Diversity Award.
The accreditation from the National Centre for Diversity was granted in 2024 and built upon the Law Society’s initial award as an Investor in Diversity in 2022. It was awarded following a thorough process over a year, which included an in-depth assessment of the Law Society’s commitment to fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement (FREDIE).
Current vacancies
Vacancies at the Law Society of Scotland.