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Dispute Resolution Solicitor, 5+ PQE , Edinburgh

Due to continuing growth and significant client appointments, we are recruiting for an experienced solicitor (minimum 5 years PQE) to join Harper Macleod's highly acclaimed Dispute Resolution team.We are one of the largest litigation teams in the country, representing clients Scotland-wide and routinely instructed in some of the highest-profile cases in the Scottish Courts. The team and many of our individual practitioners...

Legal Assessor , Edinburgh / Online

 Closing date: 7 April 2026 - 9:00 amAppointment: The appointment term is 4 yearsCommitment: There is no minimum time commitment or guarantee of a minimum number of days that you will attend. The frequency of attendance will depend on our caseload . You will be expected to provide a reasonable level of availability and flexibility in order to facilitate the hearing/meeting...

Commercial Property Solicitor / Associate / Senior Associate (3yrs+ PQE) , Dunfermline (Flexible)

We are a commercially focussed business law firm based in Fife serving clients primarily in the SME market throughout the UK, as well as international clients with interests here.  We have an exciting opportunity for a solicitor with 3yrs plus PQE to join our Commercial Property team in our Dunfermline...

Private Client Solicitors , Aberdeen

 James & George Collie are a full-service law firm, well established and recognised in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, with expertise across a wide spectrum of the law.We are looking for two Private Client Solicitors to join our long established busy Private Client department. The successful candidates will handle a wide variety...

SPONSORED: CPD from Edinburgh Law Seminars

16th September 2024
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Rebellion, restoration, revolution

13th September 2024
Baroness Hale of Richmond, academic, former president of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, ‘soft feminist’, author and lover of history. During BookFest24, she shared how history is intricately associated with legal principles and how it saddens her that British history today does not include the 17th century and how it is the foundation of our current democratic system.

Could you be the next Lord President?

10th September 2024
Applications are invited for this rare opportunity to become the next Lord President. You have until midnight on 30th September to apply.

Bridging skills, standards, and opportunities

9th September 2024
There is a clear desire for higher education providers to engage with employers. So how can employers become more involved? One way is through a university law clinic. These clinics link academic training with practical experience, benefitting institutions and employers, and fundamentally advancing student skills.

Celebrating your June achievements

3rd July 2024
The Journal loves sharing your award wins, office expansions, promotions, job movers and more. So please keep sending them in to be included.

Studying law today

4th June 2024
How has the pandemic shaped Scotland’s educational landscape? The shift to online classes, while challenging, taught lessons in time management and self-discipline. Now, with the return to in-person learning, has the value of face-to-face interactions been reaffirmed?

Considering a new role?

13th May 2024
The Scottish Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal are recruiting for a new clerk. You have until 31st May 2024 to apply.

Flying the flag for flexibility

7th May 2024
With more employees seeking different working patterns, we speak to solicitor Scott Stevenson about how he introduced a system of flexible working at his firm.

Criminal law career appetite remains

19th April 2024
The Public Defence Solicitor’s Office has welcomed students to explore the opportunities available to them if they were to consider a career in legally aided criminal defence work.

When the stakes are no longer moot (part 2)

9th April 2024
Back with the second instalment of ‘When the stakes are no longer moot, we discover what this final-year law student got up to on day 2 in court.

Team dynamic impacts risk management

5th April 2024
Did you know a firm’s culture can determine how it responds to claims, complaints, and problems? Trust at team level is crucial.

ARCHIVE: Facing the lean years

5th April 2024
In a post-Covid world and existing in the latest cost of living crisis, let’s revisit advice following the recession — with tips on how to navigate challenges and make it out the other side.

ARCHIVE: Stories from the other side of the desk

28th March 2024
Do former lawyers make successful business owners? It appears that the last 10 years have shown just that, with more solicitors leaving the world of law behind to run their own non-law-related companies.

From in-house trainee to counsel

22nd March 2024
We share the experience of someone who did just that, the benefits and challenges as well as the core skills developed as a result.

60 seconds with… an AML Risk Manager

20th March 2024
Sophie Mcivor sat down with the Law Society’s AML Risk Manager to discuss all things AML (naturally!), plus further education and training opportunities.

When the stakes are no longer moot

12th March 2024
Work experience is a rite of passage for any aspiring solicitor or advocate. This diary entry showcases the observations made from inside a courtroom.

SPONSORED: The Clark Foundation

8th March 2024
The Foundation’s trustees have invited applications for grants and scholarships to both post-grad and under-grad students, as well as those already practising law to support studies as well as purchasing equipment.

Lockton’s dabbling lowdown

13th February 2024
In the era of management information and data-driven decision-making, the modern solicitor must be many things.

Are you a networking novice or ninja?

5th February 2024
Reluctant and unconfident – two networking personality types that I meet on a regular basis.

ARCHIVE - Tomorrow's lawyers

26th January 2024
We’ll be revisiting popular Journal articles, updating, and adding contemporary commentary.

Back by popular demand… Ask Ash!

18th January 2024
You have just been promoted, how do you successfully navigate changing team dynamics and opinions?
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