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Scottish Qualified Immigration Solicitor , Glasgow

 Join our specialist immigration practice undertaking both legal aid and privately funded work across asylum, immigration, nationality, human rights, deportation, business immigration, sponsor licence compliance and judicial review.Scottish Qualified Immigration SolicitorWe are seeking a Solicitor qualified in Scotland with experience in UK immigration, asylum and nationality law.We are primarily looking...

Immigration Paralegals (Two positions) , Glasgow

Join our specialist immigration practice undertaking both legal aid and privately funded work across asylum, immigration, nationality, human rights, deportation, business immigration, sponsor licence compliance and judicial review.Immigration Paralegals (Two positions)We are looking for motivated paralegals wishing to develop a long-term career in immigration law.Working alongside experienced solicitors, you will...

Senior Residential Conveyancing Solicitor - Glasgow West End , Glasgow West End

Overview:This role will suit a senior Residential Conveyancing Solicitor with 5+ years PQE, who hasstrong legal expertise, enjoys autonomy and is looking for long term progression, including partnership opportunities. The role offers an opportunity to shape a department, support junior colleagues, build client relationships and play a key role in the future direction of a highly respected Glasgow firm. What is on offer?Salary aligned...

Paralegal , Edinburgh, EH9 1SH

Fixed Term Contract for 2 YearsJoin a collaborative legal team at the heart of Scotland’s national heritage organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to build your legal career while supporting meaningful work that protects and promotes Scotland’s historic environment. If you enjoy variety, problem-solving, and working at pace, this role...

The end of the affair: Are partnerships no longer lawyers’ chosen corporate relationships?
3rd July 2026
Will the traditional partnership structure still appeal to lawyers in years to come? Peter Ranscombe reports.

New £1,000 student prize to find future star of Scotland’s legal sector
1st July 2026
Budding lawyers across Scotland are poised to battle it out to win a prestigious £1,000 student prize and the chance to secure a legal traineeship at a historic firm.

Meet the five new Senators appointed to the College of Justice by His Majesty the King including former Lord Advocate
30th June 2026
His Majesty the King, on the recommendation of First Minister John Swinney, has appointed five new Senators to the College of Justice, including a former Lord Advocate.

‘What is it like to launch a firm in a new city?’ Inside the challenges and opportunities

26th June 2026
Andersonbain’s expansion into Glasgow is more than just new premises: it’s the opportunity to build a fresh new culture built on client relationships and the firm’s ethos, writes Dianne Ripoll.

Why Scotland’s solicitors are bullish about their own finances but wary of wider economy
25th June 2026
Peter Ranscombe analyses the results of the Journal's salary survey, noting that optimism is riding high when it comes to personal finances – but lawyers aren’t so convinced about the wider economy.

Inside the new dealbreaker for lawyers: office days, not salary
25th June 2026
Defined as workers having a say in where, when and how much they work, flexible working has rapidly established itself as a commonplace feature across the legal sector, writes Emma Newlands.

Women gain ground in Scottish law firms, but stark partnership pay gap persists
25th June 2026
The Journal’s 2026 Employment & Salary Survey has found that a gender pay gap persists across the industry, reports Margaret Taylor.

Survey reveals 4% of solicitors facing severe stress without knowing where to seek help
25th June 2026
How solicitors feel at work goes well beyond how much income they’re bringing home, writes Ellie Philpotts.

Are Scotland's solicitors truly happy at work?
25th June 2026
Where do you fit into the Scottish legal market and, perhaps more importantly, how happy are you now you’re there, asks Ellie Philpotts?

Pay, progression and pressure: the new shape of Scotland’s legal market
25th June 2026
Explore the Journal's 2026 Employment & Salary Survey with IDEX. Discover how Scottish legal talent decisions are evolving on pay, progression, leadership and retention.

Big picture — what the Journal’s 2026 Employment & Salary Survey reveals about life and pay for Scottish solicitors

25th June 2026
The 2026 Journal Salary Survey paints a picture of a profession battling with the stresses of a robust but challenging legal landscape in Scotland, reports Joshua King, with general optimism for the year ahead, albeit in the context of a difficult global economic picture.

Vacation schemes and fair access: are we prioritising talent, or availability?
24th June 2026
With summer upon us, many firms’ attention once again turns to placements, vacation schemes and the familiar rhythm of the legal recruitment cycle, writes Stuart Kelly, Deputy Head of the Law School at the University of Strathclyde.

Meet the new chair of the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal — first woman to hold the role
17th June 2026
Beverley Atkinson has been appointed as Chair of the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal, becoming the first woman to hold the position.

'Award-winning' senior solicitor among abundance of promotions, hires and partnerships across Scottish legal sector
12th June 2026
The latest list of partnerships, promotions, appointments and new hires includes a number of senior moves and appointments.

Scottish Legal Awards nominees list revealed — 73 names already on 2026 shortlist
11th June 2026
The judges have whittled down scores of entries to the 2026 Scottish Legal Awards to reveal a shortlist.

How to build rapport in the legal profession without losing authority with clients
10th June 2026
Clients rely on lawyers not only for technical expertise, but for reassurance, clarity and direction at moments that are often stressful or uncertain. Yet many lawyers face a quiet tension: how to build rapport without undermining their authority.

Should law be a mandatory subject in Scottish schools?
14th May 2026
Engagement with justice at school can be a somewhat scattergun approach rather than a comprehensive teaching programme about the laws children need to know.

All change at the helm of Lawscot Foundation as co-founder Christine McLintock stands down
13th May 2026
Lawscot Foundation co-founder Christine McLintock is stepping down after 10 years as inaugural Chair, with two experienced trustees to take over the charity’s leadership.

Firm's bumper crop of career next steps among latest list of partnerships, promotions and hires in Scottish legal sector
1st May 2026
The latest list of partnerships, promotions, appointments and new hires includes a bumper crop of career next steps at one Scottish firm.

Lawscot Foundation applications open for law student support
30th April 2026
The Lawscot Foundation has opened its 2026 round of applications offering financial and other forms of support to aspiring law students facing socioeconomic barriers.

Trainee solicitors could receive pay rise as Law Society of Scotland boosts recommended 2026 rates
29th April 2026
The Law Society of Scotland has increased its recommended pay for trainee solicitors for 2026/27 in response to inflation and changes to the Real Living Wage.

SPONSORED: Patten & Prentice Solicitors, Greenock, announce two new partners
27th April 2026
Patten & Prentice Solicitors, Greenock are pleased to announce that Melissa Magee and Ross O’Donnell have been assumed as partners.

Meet the two trainees named as In-house Rising Stars 2026
23rd April 2026
A local government trainee and an early career solicitor working in finance have been crowned the Law Society of Scotland’s 2026 In-house Rising Stars.

Practical PR for solicitors — 10 basic rules for writing legal news releases

16th April 2026
Communications consultant Stewart Argo on how to write releases that journalists will want to use.