Trainee Solicitor

Job Description

Castle Water is seeking to appoint a Trainee Solicitor to join our thriving in-house legal team to contribute to our continued growth and success. 

Castle Water is one of the fastest growing and most successful companies in the utilities sector. We are a disruptive new entrant and the largest independent water retailer in the market. The business water market is worth c. £3 billion per annum; our market share is c. 20%. 

Our head office is based in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, recently voted the No. 1 Most Welcoming Region on Earth and Blairgowrie & Rattray as the No. 1 Location in Scotland for Wellbeing, and the overall No. 2 place to live in the whole of Scotland.

Our trainee salary for first year trainees is £26,000 per annum, and we can offer a degree of hybrid working model where roles can be undertaken through a combination of home and office working. We would be looking for the trainee to start in July 2026 but we are willing to be flexible to accommodate the successful candidate.

This role will include work in our recoveries team, including all work prior to, during, and on conclusion of litigation. You will be offered the opportunity to experience litigation at all stages, as well as alternative forms of dispute resolution, as well as challenging both your own colleagues and water wholesalers on issues facing customers.

The role would also include work across the wider business, including commercial contract work, employment law-related matters, data protection issues, and dealing with the legal work related to the general commercial, financial and operational needs of the business.

We can promise you a hardworking and dynamic environment working directly with an experienced team of solicitors, and with the wider legal team. You can expect to be part of a collegiate and supportive team, with a strong emphasis on knowledge-sharing, continuous learning, mutual respect, and personal development. 

When we offer you a traineeship, we will help and support you in all aspects of your training to achieve the skills necessary to become a successful solicitor. We will expect hard work, diligence, and the confidence to take on work independently at an early stage. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing focussed and commercial legal advice on all aspects of our debt recovery;
• Supporting the recoveries team in all pre-litigation matters, including examining customer accounts, pre-litigation checks, particularising claims, and challenging market information;
• Answering legal queries on property titles, contractual interpretation and application, the regulatory framework of the water industry, and the application of legislation;
• Managing and/or undertaking litigation and other disputes, including preparation for and attendance at mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution;
• Assisting on disputes with the water industry regulator and consumer bodies, as well as on disputes, litigation, and arbitration with water wholesalers;
• Assisting with all legal work involving the department, including employment law-related work and data protection issues;
• Reporting and working directly with the General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel and wider legal team on recoveries;
• Liaising with and managing external legal service providers;
• Advising management on legal and risk matters; and
• Working continuously to business KPIs and agreed targets. 

 Essential Skills & Experience

• Degree in Scots Law and current Diploma in Legal Practice (we will also consider candidates currently undertaking the Diploma and due to complete in May/June 2026);
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Excellent attention to detail and highly organised;
• Flexible, with a positive attitude, and ability to work both collaboratively and autonomously;
• Ability to work in a challenging and fast-paced environment, and to tight deadlines; and 
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.

Closing Date for applications:  27 March 2026

Please apply for this role through the application form found at https://careers.castlewater.co.uk/

About the Company

Castle Water is one of the fastest growing and most successful companies in the utilities sector. Our customers include some of the largest companies and public sector bodies in the UK.

Castle Water aims to deliver the best customer service in the sector. Creating positive interactions in the workplace and between our employees and our customers will help ensure our company continues to draw new and retain existing customers.  Not only have we just achieved our 20,000th 5* Trust Pilot review, but we are also winners of the recent Customer Service Excellence Award for the Perthshire Chamber of Commerce Business Star Awards. 

Castle Water has a track record of providing excellent customer service, and of developing innovative approaches to utility supply. We have more 5* reviews on Trustpilot than all other water retailers combined. We pride ourselves on being transparent and treating customers fairly.

Our head office is based in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, within easy commuting distance of both Perth and Dundee. We are embedded in the local community and participate in many local events and activities.   We also have offices in Ayr, Ayrshire, and in Brentford, London.