Lay member wanted for Civil Legal Aid Quality Assurance Sub-Committee (QAC)

The QAC was created as part of the Quality Assurance Scheme in 2003 and is responsible for monitoring the work carried out by firms offering Civil Legal Assistance. Since that time, the Committee has established and supervised the peer review process on behalf of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland.

It is a joint operation of the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Legal Aid Board, governed by the Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations.

Applicants should:

  • demonstrate an interest in and/or experience of quality assurance and/or Scots Law
  • have basic knowledge of the Civil Legal Assistance Quality Assurance Scheme
  • have an understanding of the twin duties owed to profession and public
  • have excellent communications skills and interpersonal skills
  • have confidence to challenge and test decisions
  • have previous experience of committee work, in either the private or public sector would also be advantageous.

Full information about the background to the sub-committee, the role and applicant requirements, remuneration and retention period, as well as application, is available on the Law Society of Scotland’s Committee vacancies page (external link).

Deadline for applications is 12 noon, Tuesday 24 September 2024.

There is also a Committee recruitment drop-in lunchtime Teams session on Thursday 12 September 2024 for an opportunity to find out more.

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