Career opportunities

Edinburgh Law School works closely with a number of leading law firms through membership of the Programme for the Future of the Study of Law and the Legal Profession to provide skills development and career opportunities for Edinburgh Law School students.

Student in the Quad

Edinburgh Law School Career Insight Events 2022-23

Career Insight Events

Do not miss out on hearing about the range of opportunities and various career paths on offer to graduates of Edinburgh Law School.

Addleshaw Goddard

Addleshaw Goddard opportunities

Addleshaw Goddard are a premium business law firm and provide a full range of commercial legal services to businesses.

Brodies LLP

Brodies opportunities

UK law firm Brodies LLP is the largest law firm headquartered in Scotland measured by income, directory rankings, and lawyer numbers.

Burness Paull opportunities

Burness Paull is an award-winning independent commercial law firm in Scotland.

Dickson Minto opportunities

Dickson Minto is a unique law firm that specialises in corporate matters.

Drummond Miller opportunities

Drummond Miller is a leading firm of solicitors with offices in 5 locations throughout central Scotland.

Herbert Smith Freehills opportunities

Herbert Smith Freehills is a leading, full-service international law firm.

Latham & Watkins opportunities

With more than 3,000 lawyers across offices in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia, the opportunities at Latham & Watkins are boundless.

MacRoberts opportunities

MacRoberts is one of Scotland’s leading law firms with a history and heritage tracing back over 150 years.

Morton Fraser Lawyers

Morton Fraser opportunities

Morton Fraser is one of the top 20 Law Firms to Work for in the UK and the only one in Scotland as decided by The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to work for.

Pinsent Masons opportunities

Pinsent Masons is a purpose-led professional services business with law at the core.

Shepherd and Wedderburn opportunities

Shepherd and Wedderburn is a leading Scottish-headquartered UK law firm.

Sidley

Sidley Austin opportunities

Sidley Austin LLP is a premier law firm with a practice highly attuned to the ever changing international landscape.

Slaughter and May

Slaughter and May opportunities

Slaughter and May advises on high-profile and often landmark international transactions.

Thorntons Law LLP

Thorntons opportunities

Thorntons is one of Scotland’s top four independent law firms.

White & Case opportunities

White & Case is a global law firm of more than 2,500 lawyers worldwide.

Careers fair in Adam House

Careers Service

The Careers Service offers information, education, advice and guidance through a range of provision, activities and 1:1 support to matriculated students of the University of Edinburgh and its graduates for up to 2 years after graduation.