Vacancy: Solicitor – Edinburgh

We’re looking for a committed and capable Solicitor to join our expert and supportive team.

The successful candidate will handle a varied civil legal aid caseload, delivering legal advice and representation predominantly in housing (evictions, disrepair, mortgage repossessions) and homelessness law.

Key responsibilities include:

• managing a mixed and complex caseload
• providing appropriate, timely, and independent advice and representation
• supporting managers and colleagues to ensure the delivery of casework services across the CLAO network
• providing training, guidance, information, and opinions both internally and externally
• forming effective links and referral mechanisms with solicitors in private practice and partner agencies
• participating in duty solicitor schemes, CLAO helplines, and second-tier advice rotas
• contributing to policy development on delivery of civil legal assistance.

About Civil Legal Assistance Office (CLAO)

CLAO is a network of publicly funded court solicitors and support staff employed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) who help people with their civil law problems by providing advice and representation to legally aided clients within core areas of work. In addition, CLAO operates a referral service to other providers of legal assistance and offer second tier support and training to advice organisations, developing partnership links and project work with local and national organisations operating within the geographical areas we cover.

CLAO is part of SLAB’s Client Legal Services Directorate, alongside the Public Defence Solicitors’ Office (PDSO) and Solicitor Contact Line (SCL), making them Scotland’s largest multi-disciplinary legal aid practice and a unique place to work.

How to apply

Full details about the role and online application are available on our recruitment portal (external link).