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There has been a growing trend over the last twenty years for large corporations, companies and public bodies to employ “in-house” solicitors or legal advisors. Good career opportunities exist for solicitors who wish to enter this field. The ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to judge what is best done in or out of house is very important.
The scope for working in a variety of organisations is immense as can be seen from the opportunities listed below:.
Banking and Financial Institutions – all the major Scottish banks and some
merchant banks have legal departments employing inhouse solicitors. Opportunities also exist for lawyers in the legal departments of Building Societies and other finance houses.
Central Government – those employed are involved in the provision of a wide range of legal services for the Scottish Parliament and other Government departments and bodies.
Construction Industry – several large construction, private house building and
property development companies have their own inhouse legal departments.
Insurance Companies – the large Scottish insurance companies employ an increasing number of in-house lawyers.
Lecturing and Tutoring – opportunities exist for solicitors to teach law in universities and colleges of further education on a full time or part-time basis.
Local Government – each authority is a big business in its own right and a major employer in its area affecting all aspects of life and with large business
budgets.
Miscellaneous Bodies – organisations such as the Church of Scotland and the Scottish Legal Aid Board employ in-house solicitors. Opportunities also exist within the CBI, Scottish Consumer Council, Law Centres, Citizens Advice Bureaux and Law Publishers.
Oil Industry – multi-national oil companies with offices in Aberdeen or London employ lawyers in their legal or commercial services departments.
Procurator Fiscal Service – part of the Government Legal Service, the Crown Office in Edinburgh is the department responsible for the Procurator Fiscal Service. Procurators Fiscal are responsible for the investigation and prosecution
of crime and the investigation of all sudden, unexplained and suspicious deaths.
Public Utilities – employ inhouse solicitors to deal with the whole range of services required of a large utility.
The Armed Forces – opportunities exist for Scottish lawyers in the Armed Forces, notably the Army Legal Services, but most of these posts will be outwith Scotland
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