Assistant Solicitor

Scottish Development International

Join the Emma Caldwell Inquiry's legal team as an Assistant Solicitor, focusing on evidence analysis and legal support. Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure a fair investigation process.

Posted 6/18/2026full-time🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £62,111 - £77,439 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identifying and recovering evidence, including engagement with external stakeholders.
Reviewing and analysing any recovered evidence, assessing its relevance to the Terms of Reference and producing summaries and thematic reports on the evidence for use by counsel.
Using recovered evidence to identify further lines of inquiry and witnesses as well contribute to the Inquiry’s list of issues.
Responsibility for redaction and disclosure of evidence in line with Inquiry policies and protocols.
Instructing, liaising and working collaboratively with Counsel on a regular basis.
Providing legal advice to the Chair when required.
Liaison with the solicitors representing the core participants and assisting the facilitation of witness statements from their clients.
Assisting counsel with the identification of expert witnesses and their instruction where appropriate.
Drafting of, and ensuring compliance with, the Inquiry’s procedure/protocol documents.
GDPR compliance.
Provision of practical and legal assistance to the Chair and Counsel during hearing sessions as well as producing summaries of evidence following on from oral hearing sessions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You must be a solicitor or advocate qualified to practise in Scotland but applications from other jurisdictions will be considered.
Ability to conduct sound legal analysis taking account of multiple sources of information and data
Complex legal casework or investigation, involving large volumes of sensitive evidence

Benefits

Comp & perks

supportive and inclusive working environment
wide range of employee benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

legal analysisevidence recoveryredactiondisclosuredraftingGDPR compliancecaseworkinvestigation

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationorganizational skillsadvisory skills

Certifications

solicitor qualificationadvocate qualification