Education, Training and Qualifications Administrator

Law Society of Scotland

Hours
35 hours per week

About the Organisation

We are the professional body for over 14,000 Scottish solicitors. As well as setting standards for and regulating solicitors to ensure the provision of excellent legal services and that the public can have 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 through our CPD programme, member services, and engagement. We engage with schools through our Street Law and Scotland-wide school debating tournament, and engage with law students throughout their legal education journey.

About the role

It is an exciting time to join the Law Society of Scotland. We have an opportunity within the Education, Training and Qualifications team for an Administrator. This role is varied but exists principally to provide administrative support for processes that regulate trainee and qualified solicitors. The role involves administering the process for solicitors to complete their admission as a Notary Public. This includes managing a schedule of appointments and ensuring that associated documents are uploaded to solicitors’ records, as well as responding to questions about the process.

The role also involves assisting with processes relating to the regulation of trainee solicitors.  This includes regular contact with solicitors, trainee solicitors and students, explaining the stages of the regulatory process to them, processing online applications and updating their records. The role holder will also assist with processes relating to solicitors qualifying as Solicitor Advocates.

The wider work of the Education, Training and Qualifications team is varied and includes setting standards for the route to qualification; regulation of and support for trainee solicitors; schools outreach; engagement with students, trainees and newly qualified solicitors; equality and diversity; and career development accreditations and qualifications. 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. 

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer the process for solicitors to complete their admission as a notary public.
• Assist with processes relating to the regulation of trainee solicitors.
• To assist with processes relating to solicitors qualifying as solicitor advocates
• Assist with general enquiries received by telephone and email.
• To carry out any other reasonable duties that may be expected by the Executive Director of Education, Training and Qualifications.

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

Experience

• Previous experience in a customer-focused environment
• Previous administration experience

Knowledge & Skills:

• Competence in the use of Microsoft Office products
• Effective communication skills
• Able to read, understand, communicate and act on complex sets of information

Competencies & Values:

• Respectful
• Openness
• Progressive
• Inclusive
• Integrity
• Flexibility
• Approachable
• Empathetic
• Enthusiastic

Desirable:

• Formal administration qualification
• Previous experience in administering online processes
• Previous experience with databases

Required Qualifications

• National Grade 5 English, and equivalent
• National 4 Grade Maths, and equivalent

Compensation & Benefits

• 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, and through programmes leading to professional and academic qualifications
• A hybrid working environment
• Private medical insurance, including dental and optical
• Various health and well-being benefits, such as confidential counselling services, bike to work scheme, eye care, and offers on well-known brands through our Lifestyle savings offering

Working locations

• Edinburgh, United Kingdom

How to apply

• If this opportunity sounds like the one for you, apply now. We are unable to accept CVs. Please complete the application in full. The application deadline is at 11.30 am on Tuesday, 11th May 2026.

Interviews

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

Policies

As an organisation, our values are respect, openness, progress, inclusion and integrity. We strive to embed these in all our interactions with colleagues, members, stakeholders and members of the public. The Law Society of Scotland is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We hold a Leaders in Diversity Award in recognition of our commitment to advance fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement within our organisation and the Scottish legal sector. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity

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