Legal Researcher Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
Do you have an inquisitive mind? Does finding creative ways to develop the skills of others excite you? Would researching ideas, people, themes and developments in law spark your interest? If the answer is yes, then we have a fantastic opportunity to join our innovative and successful CPD & Training Team as a Legal Researcher, salary £27,500pa.
The team are looking for 2 CPD Legal Researchers to join our growing legal training business. We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate their ability to research often complex subject areas and use knowledge to create compelling, thoughtful and balanced CPD conference and seminar agendas.
This is also a great opportunity to join a developing, ambitious team offering an excellent working environment. We value the supportive and progressive culture of our team and the Society more widely, which we invest time and resources into as well as benchmarking our progress.
We take a values centric approach to working and offer flexibility between working from home or our office in Edinburgh. This role does require some travel to other venues from time to time but we largely allow our people to have autonomy over their pattern of work.
The Role:
The successful applicant will have responsibility for developing educational training programmes across black letter law subject areas. We have a clear idea of subject areas that we will cover and of deliverable outcomes but we also want to hear your thoughts and ideas on how to develop our CPD programme. Our audiences are subject matter experts, therefore as a CPD Legal Researcher you will need to quickly grasp key issues and exercise sound judgement when choosing topics and expert speakers.
Applications are encouraged to apply if you are someone intellectually curious, solutions focused and capable of independent thinking. Additionally, the role is fast-paced and the successful candidate must be able to work to tight deadlines and under both scrutiny and pressure. You’ll need to demonstrate research skills, as well as able to be or become up-to-date with the legal profession and its training needs.
This role requires someone with proven critical thinking skills, the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and the commercial acumen to ensure Law Society of Scotland CPD and Training is market-leading. You will also be expected to work as a part of the team in ensuring that the delivery of our CPD training is of the highest standard and market-leading.
We are seeking to fill two full time posts and are open to part time and job share applications.
What will I receive in return?
- A hybrid working environment.
- Flexible working, to allow you to work around your lifestyle and commitments.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days holiday a year after 5 years’ service
- 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.
- Various health and wellbeing benefits such as confidential counselling services, bike to work scheme, eyecare, and offers on well-known brands through Edenred.
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.
Please note that only applications submitted in the correct format will be considered. No CVs or Agencies please.
This vacancy will close at 12 noon on Tuesday 12th September 2023. It is anticipated that interviews will be held during the following two weeks via Teams.
Apply now at the link below:
https://www.lawscot.org.uk/about-us/work-with-us/current-vacancies/
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £27,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Edinburgh
Reference ID: CPD Legal Researcher
