Law Society
City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Area, EH1, Scotland, UK
Listed on 2026-10-16
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Law/Legal
It is an exciting time to join the Law Society of Scotland and we have an opportunity within the Interventions Team for an Administrator.
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.
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.
This vacancy will close m on Tuesday 27 October 2026.
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