Legal Traineeship National Scotland
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COPFS is offering a number of Legal Traineeships with anticipated start dates commencing September 2024 and March 2025.
Job description
The COPFS Legal Traineeship offers a wide range of experience and opportunities in the public prosecution service in Scotland. You will have the chance to work at Crown Office, which is COPFS’ Headquarters. The traineeship will also involve successful candidates undertaking a range of responsibilities within the Procurator Fiscal’s offices throughout Scotland, including the preparation and presentation of cases in the Summery courts. If you successfully complete the traineeship you may enrol as a qualified solicitor in Scotland.
Trainees will have the opportunity to work in Procurator Fiscal’s offices throughout Scotland on rotation, flexibility around location is sought. You may also spend a proportion of the traineeship working within another government agency.
Person specification
- A Scots Law LLB (or an equivalent Honours Degree in other subjects, combined with a degree in Scots Law)
- A valid Diploma in Legal Practice from a Scottish University,
- An Entrance Certificate from the Law Society of Scotland.
Benefits
We offer an excellent range of benefits which include:
- Generous Civil Service Pension employer contribution, on average over 26% of your pay.
- 25 days paid holiday + 11.5 public and privilege holidays (rising to 30 days paid holiday after 4 years).
- Flexible working hours and family friendly approach to work.
- Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loans.
- Employee Wellbeing Support with Mental Health First Aiders and access to an Employee Assistance Programme
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Candidates will be required to demonstrate judgement and competence throughout the assessment process. This will include a presentation at the interview stage.
Full information on this post is available in the application pack.
Applications must be submitted by 11.55pm on 2nd April 2023.
Please also see our full application pack for the behavioural competences which are required for this role. Application packs are available to download from our website. http://www.copfs.gov.uk/careers.
Selection will be competency based.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
If you require further information please email [email protected]
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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