The Role

What you will do

You will operationally manage and plan the fitness to teach casework, ensuring team performance and productivity, case throughput, as well as compliance throughout with associated rules, policy and process/procedures.

What you will need to be successful

• You are a qualified solicitor and holder of (or entitled to hold) a full and unrestricted Law Society of Scotland practising certificate
• You have role qualifying experience as a solicitor in a relevant sector and evidence of effective legal decision-making and advice
• You have leadership skills and experience in regulatory casework (or equivalent) and in the effective management of people
• You understand effective legal/regulatory casework planning, management and operations
• You have high quality written, research and analytical skills.
• You are an excellent communicator with strong influencing and advocacy skills.

We don’t expect perfection. If you don’t meet 100% of the requirements but you share our values and you believe you have the potential to be successful in the role, we encourage you to still apply.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team where people can bring their whole selves to work. We want to hire the best person for the role, irrespective of their background. We use a recruitment platform which aims to reduce any unconscious bias.

Working Hours / Pattern

We see this role being based on full time working hours of 35 hours per week, however we would still like to hear from you if you are interested in the role but have alternative needs in relation to working hours or pattern.

Application and Selection Process

1. Apply via the Applied platform by the closing date of 9.00am on Monday 20 May 2024.

2. Invites to interview issued by Wednesday 29 May 2024.

3. Interviews will take place on Wednesday 5 June 2024. We advise you to hold this date in your diary.

If you have a medical condition or other individual need which you believe may affect our interview / assessment arrangements, or your ability to be at your best, please let us know so we can discuss how we can support you and make any adjustments that may be required.

If you have any questions about the role or about the application process please contact recruitment@gtcs.org.uk