Emma Caldwell Public Inquiry Assistant Solicitor
6 days ago
Do you want to use your legal expertise to help shape one of Scotland’s most significant and high-profile Public Inquiries?
We have opportunities for solicitors to join the legal team of the Inquiry. The Assistant Solicitor will play an important role in the inquiry, working as part of the legal team to investigate the evidence and identify witnesses as well as working closely with members of the team to support the Chair in delivering the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference.
We will not consider applications from anyone who has worked for the Crown Office or Police Scotland.
This is a Fixed Term Appointment for 47 months.
Responsibility for redaction and disclosure of evidence in line with Inquiry policies and protocols.
Providing legal advice to the Chair when required.
Drafting of, and ensuring compliance with, the Inquiry’s procedure/protocol documents.
GDPR compliance.
Provision of practical and legal assistance to the Chair and Counsel during hearing sessions as well as producing summaries of evidence following on from oral hearing sessions.
You must be a solicitor or advocate entitled to practise in Scotland (Please confirm in your CV or Personal Statement that you hold this qualification) .
Ability to conduct sound legal analysis taking account of multiple sources of information and data.
Strong legal skills applicable, or transferable, to public law in Scotland.
Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 1000 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the skills, experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above. Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.
Assessments are scheduled for w/c 5 January 2026 however this may be subject to change.
The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. We have responsibility for a wide range of key policy areas including: education, health, the economy, justice, housing and transport. Our staff are part of the UK Civil Service , working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland.
As part of the UK Civil Service, we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules .
The Inquiry will have two bases, one in Edinburgh for the administration, and one in Glasgow for the oral hearings. The postholder will be required to travel regularly between the sites. While virtual & hybrid working may be feasible at some points, there is an expectation that the will be present in Glasgow for the duration of the inquiry hearings.
Due to the nature of delivering public hearings annual leave and flexible working hours will be restricted at times during this post. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).
You can find out more about BPSS on the UK Government website , or read about the different levels of security checks in our Candidate Guide .
We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.
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