Lindsays are looking to recruit a trainee to undertake a two-year fixed seat traineeship in their Dispute Resolution & Litigation team for the Edinburgh office.  This position will commence on 1 August 2013, and the deadline for submitting your application is noon on Monday 13 May 2013. Interviews will be held in June. You can find the application form and more details here: http://www.lindsays.co.uk/careers/traineeships/application-process/

Opportunities for summer 2013 and beyond will be on offer at this event - from exhibitors representing a variety of companies, postgraduate institutions and voluntary/charitable organisations, including Baker Tilly, Bloomberg and the Scottish Government. As well as meeting over 60 exhibitors you can also attend one of the talks we run, or have a short consultation with a careers adviser at the drop-in careers advice/CV feedback clinic.
Find out more at: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/careers/using-careers-service/events/careers-fairs/grad-fair/overview

The City of Edinburgh Council is running a Summer Placement Scheme within its Legal Services team during June 2013. It is open to Diploma students. There are two placements available, each lasting for two weeks. The placements are not remunerated.

You will have the opportunity to engage with a cross section of Council employees. The tasks given to you will include drafting, research, proof-reading and attending at Court with solicitors. Each week will be spent in one of the following departments:

Commercial Practice; Litigation; Property and Planning; or Employment.

Closing date is 5pm on Friday 16th April 2013. Applications on the required application form will be accepted by e-mail at lizzie.mccabe@edinburgh.gov.uk

Murray Donald are looking for a graduate to undertake a commercial-only traineeship.  This is an opportunity to join a Fife-based firm with the breadth of corporate, IP, commercial property and employment work generally only found in a city. Clients include university spin-outs; technology SMEs; renewable energy companies and high profile businesses in the golf market.  To apply, please send your CV (maximum 2 pages) to Sheila Rogers, Practice Manager, SRogers@murraydonald.co.uk, by 25 March 2013.

Weds 27 Feb 2013, 4 - 5 pm, in the Moot Court Room, Old College. Two representatives from Standard Life are coming in to the Law School to talk about 'uncovering hidden legal and tax careers'. Sign up via Eventbrite.

Blackadders have just advertised 2 traineeships available with the firm, within the Conveyancing and Tax, Trusts and Care/Guardianships Departments. Should anyone be interested please go to their website – www.blackadders.co.uk/careers. Closing date for applications is 8th March 2013.

Run by Barbri, a New York & Californian State Bar Exam Programme Open Evening / Informative Session is being run at the University of Strathclyde (McCance Building - Room MC301) in Glasgow on Wednesday 27th Feb 2013 at 6pm to 7.30pm. 

Interested Law Undergraduates, Postgraduates, and Alumni are all invited to attend this event. Registration may be made by either calling 0131 463 8405 or emailing admin@barbri.co.uk

Two more Drop-Ins left this semester, as additional opportunities to talk to a Careers Adviser about anything from CV feedback to finding suummer work experience or jobs outwith Law. Dates: Thurs March 7th & April 18th, 1-3pm, Ken Mason Suite. No appointment necessary.  Don't forget you can arrange to speak to an Adviser at any time by booking a 20 minute appointment in the Careers Service on the day you would like it.  See here for how...

At least 15 major London and international law firms will be present at this year's Careers Fair, including such names as Allen & Overy, Freshfields, Hogan Lovells, Linklaters and Slaughter & May. It's a great chance to find out about a large number of potential career opportunities, and to meet employers, beyond the Scots law landscape, who are keen to recruit Edinburgh students and graduates. There will be over 100 organisations exhibiting at the fair in total - different ones each day.
DATE: Tues 9th & Weds 10th October
TIME: 1.30pm - 6.30pm each day
VENUE: Adam House, Chambers Street
You can plan your visit(s) in advance using our online Fair guide. Don't forget, many firms also host presentations and networking events on and around campus during semester; a great way to get even more up-close-and-personal with a potential recruiter! For full details of the packed employer programme check here.

Lunchtime Careers Talks

Where? Centre for Professional Legal Studies (CPLS), 7 Bristo Square
When?
Oct 2nd - Effective Legal Applications (LT1)
Oct 30th - Effective Legal Interviews (LT1)
Nov 6th - Finding Vacation Work (LT3)
Nov 13th - Careers beyond Law (LT3)

Talks run 1.05 – 1.50pm. All law students welcome; no sign-up required

Careers Adviser Drop-Ins

Where? Ken Mason Suite, Old College
When? Thursdays, 1 - 3pm
on 27th Sept, 4th & 25th Oct, 8th & 22nd Nov
How? Just turn up and speak with the Adviser
Why? CV feedback, job hunting, interview tips & more!

Don’t forget you can arrange to speak to a Careers Adviser at any time…Check how at www.ed.ac.uk/careers

On SAGE @ the Careers Service right now, you'll find more than twenty Scots Law Traineeships for 2014 already advertised (plus one - Burness - for 2013!), including opportunities with Brodies, Maclay Murray & Spens, Pinsent Masons, DLA Piper, HBJ Gateley, Shepherd & Wedderburn, Dickson Minto (2 types) and Gillespie Macandrew. Early birds should note that the closing date for Turcan Connell's vacancies is as soon as Sept 25th, Morton Fraser Sept 27th, with several other firms urging candidates to apply as soon as possible. More traineeship vacancies will go live on SAGE in the coming weeks, so do keep checking back, and make sure you take time to chat and make yourself known to as many of your target firms as possible at this year's Law Fair!...

Talking of which, the Scots Law Fair brings together the larger Scottish law firms which have upcoming traineeship closing dates, usually for starting two years hence, plus a variety of other organisations who can provide valuable information about working in the Scottish legal profession. Exhibitors' details are posted here, so why not plan your aftenoon, in terms of who you want to meet and what questions to ask them, in advance.
DATE: Weds 26 September 2012
TIME: 1pm - 4pm
VENUE: Playfair Library, Old College

Glasgow City Council are advertising a traineeship position, which closes on 9 May 2012.
"Applications for a legal traineeship are invited from graduates in Scots Law who have or will have a Diploma in Legal Practice (preferably including Public Administration) from a Scottish University before the start of the traineeship. Training will include litigation, commercial, property, licensing and committee work. Standard Disclosure Scotland check will be required on taking up appointment. These posts are fixed-term for a period of 2 years."

For more information and an application form, click here 

TSIS offers students an opportunity to gain meaningful paid work experience with voluntary organisations, charities, community groups and social enterprises.
They are currently recruiting for a range of opportunities including:
- Marketing and Communications Intern with ASH SCOTLAND
- Social Impact Research Intern with COMMUNITY ENERGY SCOTLAND
- Communications Development Intern with THE BOYS' BRIGADE SCOTLAND
- Campaign Intern with PROJECTSCOTLAND
- Business Development Intern with ELGIN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Find all of these opportunities and more on SAGE
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/careers/looking-for-work/graduate-jobs/finding-advertised/sage-database

City of Edinburgh Council have advised that they plan to advertise 4 traineeships shortly. Two will commence in August 2012 and two in August 2013. These are likely to be advertised shortly on the myjobscotland website only: www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/home/

The 2012 ‘online PEAT 1 fair’, hosted by the Law Society of Scotland, is now live and accessible. This is the link: http://www.acareerforme.co.uk/fairs/law_society_of_scotland1

This online portal allows you to research providers offering the Professional Education and Training Stage 1 course (also known as Diploma in Professional Legal Practice). There are 6 providers in Scotland. You can find detailed information on these providers, including course description, course structure/timetable and contact details, by visiting their stands in this virtual Fair. Closing date for applications is 16th April 2012.

The Scottish Law Commission are now recruiting a small number of law graduates for fixed-term paid appointments of one year, to work as legal assistants on their current and planned law reform projects. Appointments will start in Sept 2012.  They are inviting applications from those who have obtained or expect to obtain, by summer 2012, a First or Upper Second Class Honours Degree in Scots Law or any other similar academic qualification. For more details click here.  Deadline is 24th Feb 2012.

The SLC are also offering a limited number of short (unpaid) placements to 3rd and 4th year law students and to those studying for the accelerated LLB or the Diploma in Legal Practice. Follow this link for more information.

Consult the latest Law Society of Scotland statistics on traineeships to get a feel for what is happening in legal recruitment.

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service are offering Legal Traineeships commencing in August 2013.  The COPFS traineeship offers a wide range of experiences and opportunities within the public prosecution service in Scotland. Trainees have the chance to explore the work of Divisions and Units within the Crown Office, which is the Headquarters of COPFS, as well as experiencing a range of the responsibilities of a prosecutor in a Procurator Fiscal's office, including the preparation and presentation of the prosecution case in court.

This traineeship would particularly suit candidates with knowledge/experience in criminal law.

Closing date Feb 3rd 2012.  You can find all the details on SAGE or go direct to http://www.copfs.gov.uk/

Closing on Feb 10th, Standard Life have opened their applications for 2013 traineeship places. Their in-house lawyers play a key role in advising the business, and provide legal insight in a commercial setting, working across disciplines including pensions, life, commercial, international, dispute resolution and investments. For more details follow this link: http://www.standardlife.com/careers/graduates/grad_legal.html

2nd and 3rd year law students as well as those studying the accelerated LLB are eligible to apply for Turcan Connell internships, Turcan Connell are a leading private client firm, advising on trusts and tax, land and property, charity law, family law, employment law, litigation and asset management.  If you complete an internship, then decide to apply for a traineeship, you will be guaranteed an interview.
 
The closing date for applications is Friday 20th January 2012. For more details click here: http://www.turcanconnell.com/careers/turcan-connell-summer-internships/

Seeking a paid internship in entertainment law? The Legal and Business Affairs Department at Working Title Films consists of a barrister, two qualified solicitors, a trainee solicitor and three assistants. The department deals with every legal and business aspect of developing, producing, distributing and marketing a feature film. 

Successful applicants for the ACTION! Legal Scheme can expect to assist on all aspects of the work conducted by the Legal department, including preparing contract and deal summaries, checklists, helping on clearance, researching legal and other issues and general administrative duties.  The ACTION! Legal Scheme should provide a great insight into the legal workings of a successful British film company.

For more information and details on how to apply click here for the information sheet.

Hogan Lovells is a leading global law firm, with 2,500 lawyers working in over 40 offices in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the US. The firm is running an Application and Interview Skills Workshop on Thurs 2 February from 1pm - 2pm in the Careers Service, Main Library Building, George Square. The graduate recruitment team will be leading a workshop on application and interview skills for vacation scheme and training contract applications. For more details and sign up instructions, click here.

Law students interested in the Human Rights agenda can seize the opportunity to hear first hand from a high-profile speaker in the field. Shami Chakrabarti, Director of 'Liberty' speaks on 'Common Values: The Human Rights Act - all we have to lose' at Glasgow Caledonian University on Wed Jan 25, from 2 to 4:30pm. You can register online here: http://gcu-law.eventbrite.com/ and attendance is free and open to all.