SLAB trainee solicitors embark on new-look Civil-Criminal traineeships
3 February 2025
Our CLS Directorate have today welcomed three trainee solicitors who will be the first intake to benefit from a new traineeship in both civil and criminal law
General
Website maintenance being carried out on Monday 3 February
30 January 2025
Our website is being moved to a new server on Monday to improve performance, reliability and its ability to handle increased demands
General
Edinburgh office closed Friday 24 January
23 January 2025
Our Edinburgh head office Thistle House will be closed on Friday 24 January due to a Met Office Red Weather Warning for Storm Éowyn
Civil
Policy and decision-makers’ guidance (DMG) published for assessing financial eligibility for Civil Legal Aid
23 January 2025
Applications in representative, fiduciary, official or other capacity; Reg12 (Deprivation or conversion of resources); computation period for disposable capital
Vacancies
Vacancy: Solicitor – Inverness
22 January 2025
Seeking a Grade 6 civil litigation solicitor to serve the island communities covered by our CLAO Highlands & Islands office on a fixed term 12-month contract.
Vacancies
Vacancies: Policy Development Officer
15 January 2025
Seeking skilled Policy Officers to shape the strategic direction of legal assistance, advise Scottish Ministers & drive reforms to enhance access to justice.
Vacancies
Vacancy: Solicitor (Civil and Children’s Legal Assistance)
15 January 2025
Seeking a solicitor to provide expert legal knowledge to support legal aid applications across civil and children’s legal assistance. Deadline 2 February 2025.
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LAOL downtime scheduled: Friday 3 January, 5.30pm
27 December 2024
Access to Legal Aid Online (LAOL) will be unavailable Friday 3 January from 5.30pm until 8am on Saturday 4 January for essential maintenance and upgrades.
Vacancies
Vacancy: Solicitor
13 December 2024
Seeking a solicitor (fixed-term, six-months, part time) to provide legal support to individuals in police custody. Deadline for applications 9 January 2025.
Civil
LAOL: webinars to support implementation of Start and Stop times
5 December 2024
Webinars have been arranged to support the implementation on 17 December of Start and Stop times on Legal Aid Online for Civil and Children’s accounts
