Clerk to the Professional Conduct Sub Committee

Job Description

Clerk to the Professional Conduct Sub-Committee, Permanent, 35 hours per week, £55,298pa

It is an exciting time to join the Law Society of Scotland. We have an opportunity within the Professional Conduct Team (PCT) for a Clerk to the Professional Conduct Sub-Committee who must be a Scottish solicitor holding an unrestricted practising certificate.

The PCT do important and rewarding work. You will be busy and play a key role in public protection, maintaining confidence in the legal profession and upholding proper professional standards and conduct amongst solicitors. You will have the opportunity to use your skills and experience to shape how our work is done, to the benefit of the public and profession alike.  You will need an agile approach as the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025 is implemented.

At the centre of our organisation are the values of Respect, Openness, Progress, Inclusion, and Integrity which drive our teams to deliver the best possible service. 

Key Responsibilities for this role

• To organise, advise and minute meetings of the Professional Conduct Sub-Committee (PCSC).
• To issue decisions about professional conduct on behalf of the PCSC.
• To maintain a knowledge base for the PCT and PCSC.
• To provide general advice, information and support to PCSC.
• To instruct prosecutions before the Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal (SSDT).
• To advise the PCSC on relevant law, policies, procedures and precedents.
• To report outcomes of PCSC meetings to the PCT with a view to improvement and consistency.
• To issue determinations about professional conduct on behalf of PCSC in accordance with required timescales.
• To ensure compliance by practitioners with determinations of Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct; to include taking enforcement action.
• To instruct the Society’s fiscals and ad hoc fiscals to prosecute solicitors before the SSDT. Attendance at hearings of SSDT and giving evidence may be required.
• To ensure the Society’s regulatory objectives are maintained in relation to appeals taken against decisions of PCSC and the SSDT and to issue instructions accordingly.
• To maintain and develop a knowledge base of law, policies, practices, procedures and precedents applicable to all PCSC work.
• To advise, inform and train all relevant stakeholders in relation to that knowledge base and ensure there is a feedback loop to PCSC in light of SSDT decisions and fiscal advice.
• To ensure that complaints are handled in accordance with the regulatory objectives as set out in the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 and, once in force, the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025.
• To communicate sensitively, effectively and professionally with all interested parties within agreed timescales.
• To produce high-quality, accurate written correspondence, records, minutes and other documents.
• To maintain accurate and up to date records and case information.
• To manage large volumes of sensitive information in accordance with data protection legislation, our data management policies and procedures and our publication policy.
• To develop improved ways of working and assist with the implementation of change within the team.
• To carry out any other reasonable duties that may be expected.

Key Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• A Scottish solicitor with a current practising certificate.
• Committee Secretary experience.
• Experience of managing a varied workload in accordance with procedures and key measures.
• Experience of working under pressure in a busy and demanding environment, working independently and problem solving to manage competing deadlines and priorities. 
• Experience of communicating sensitively and professionally with all interested parties within agreed timescales.
• Experience of producing high quality accurate written work. 
• Experience of adapting and contributing to change in the workplace. 
• Experience of working across a range of business systems including Microsoft Office (including Teams), video conferencing applications and case management systems.
• High level of planning and organisational skills. 
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills. 
• Strong analytical skills and ability to understand and solve complex problems.
• Experience in matters of professional regulation and discipline. 

What we offer our employees?

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support our colleague’s professional and personal needs. Some of these include:

• A hybrid working environment.
• Flexible working, to allow you to work around your lifestyle and commitments.
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• A competitive pension provision scheme.
• Excellent family friendly benefits.
• Learning and Development opportunities to enhance your skills or through programmes leading to professional or academic qualification.
• Private medical insurance including dental and optical.
• Various health and wellbeing benefits such as confidential counselling services, bike to work scheme, eyecare, and offers on well-known brands through our Lifestyle savings offering.

We are always on the look for new talent to join our incredible workforce. If you are looking for a new opportunity within the society, we would love to hear from you!

If this opportunity sounds like the one for you, click Apply now.

This vacancy will close at 11:30am on 3 November 2026.

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