Trainee Solicitor - (Temporary) - (Re-advertisement) - GLA13982
| Posting date: | 25 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,751.95 to £33,585.88 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 August 2025 |
| Location: | Glasgow Central, G1 1JL |
| Company: | GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | GLA13982 |
Summary
Job Description
Based within the Corporate and Property Law Team, you will undertake a traineeship that will primarily focus on providing a range of legal advice and assistance to the Council’s internal Digital Services.
This is an exciting opportunity to gain valuable experience in commercial contract drafting within an in-house IT setting, as well as advising on and supporting the Council’s transition from a single supplier model to a multi-supplier framework for all its IT and Digital Services. You will work within a dynamic and supportive in-house legal team and will have the opportunity for exposure to other areas of legal work.
Applications are invited from graduates in Scots Law who hold, or will hold prior to September 2025, a Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (preferably including a Public Administration elective) from a Scottish University. It is anticipated that the training contract will commencing in October 2025.
Hybrid working is available for this role. If you are shortlisted for the post, we look forward to telling you more about our approach to ensuring the needs of the business are met along with flexibility to manage and maintain your work life balance
All applicants will be required to undertake a Standard Disclosure Scotland check.
We welcome job applications from everyone, and they are considered on the person's ability to do the job. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and Disabled candidates who we would like to see better represented in our workforce.
This post is temporary for a period up to 2 years.
Please note this is a re advertisement and previous applicants should not re-apply.
Application Packs
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Further Information
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