Organisations who have confirmed attendance at this year's Legal Recruitment Fair

Find out what discipline the organisations are recruiting for and what vacancies they have available.

Any discipline

Dundee Independent Advocacy Support (DIAS)

  • Vacancies: Volunteer advocacy workers
  • Dundee Independent Advocacy Support (DIAS) is an independent charity for people who experience disadvantage, disability, and social exclusion within the Dundee area to express their needs and wishes around their health and wellbeing. DIAS promotes, protects, and safeguards the individual's rights and strengthens voices by using trained staff and volunteers.
  • Contact DIAS by email

DWF

  • Vacancies: Vacation Scheme 2025. Training contract 2027
  • DWF is a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services. We listen to our clients and there is a growing desire for legal and business services to be delivered in an easier and more efficient way. So, we've built our business and designed our range of services on this principle. We have three offerings - Legal Services, Legal Operations and Business Services.
  • Contact DWF by email

Any Law

Aberdein Considine

  • Vacancies: Summer placements for 2025 and Traineeships for 2026.
  • Aberdein Considine is an award-winning law firm with 79 offices across Scotland and the north of England and more than 450 staff. Our specialist lawyers, independent financial advisers and property experts act for thousands of private and commercial clients across the country.
  • Contact Aberdein Considine by email

Blackadders

  • Vacancies: Trainee solicitor
  • Blackadders are a firm at the forefront of innovation and working practices and are recognised in the legal field as such. The core ethos of Blackadders centres on placing the client at the heart of everything we do. Our lawyers boast a range of experience ensuring our clients' requirements are met with the knowledge and the ability to generate advantageous results.
  • Contact Blackadders by email

Brodies LLP

  • Vacancies: Summer placements and traineeships
  • Top 50 UK law firm Brodies LLP is the largest law firm headquartered in Scotland measured by income, directory rankings, and lawyer numbers.
  • Contact Brodies LLP by email

CMS

  • Vacancies: Insight Programme (open to 2nd year LLB and 1st year accelerated LLB), direct Training Contract (open to 3rd year LLB and 1st year accelerated and above).
  • CMS is a future facing firm that pushes boundaries in an ever-changing world. With offices across the globe, we combine deep local market understanding with a global overview, giving us the ability not only to see what's coming, but to shape it.
  • Contact CMS by email

Dentons

  • Vacancies: Open Day, Central Belt Vacation Scheme, Central Belt Training Contract.
  • Dentons is the world's largest law firm. That's 12,500+ lawyers working across 200+ locations in over 80 countries. Each and every individual who works here brings their own unique attributes to our rich culture.
  • Contact Dentons by email

DWF

  • Vacancies: Vacation Scheme 2025. Training contract 2027
  • DWF is a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services. We listen to our clients and there is a growing desire for legal and business services to be delivered in an easier and more efficient way. So, we've built our business and designed our range of services on this principle. We have three offerings - Legal Services, Legal Operations and Business Services.
  • Contact DWF by email

Gateley PLC

  • Vacancies: Trainee solicitor
  • Recognising an opportunity to adopt a business structure that would support and enhance growth, Gateley was the first commercial law firm in the UK to list on the London Stock Exchange's growth market, AIM, in 2015. Our purpose is to deliver results that delight our clients, inspire our people and support our communities.
  • Applications for Gateley (NI) LLP close on Friday 18 October 2024, applications for Gateley PLC close on Friday 31 January 2025.
  • Contact Gateley PLC by email

Pinsent Masons

  • Vacancies: We recruit c. 90 Vacation Placement students and 68 UK-based trainees per year
  • At Pinsent Masons we are a purpose-led professional services business with law at its core. We recognise that our clients rarely have legal problems; they have commercial challenges and opportunities. That's why we combine legal expertise with a wide range of complementary professional disciplines - enabled by process and technology- to address our clients' most pressing needs.
  • Contact Pinsent Masons by email

Shepherd and Wedderburn

  • Vacancies: Work Shadow Days/Summer Placements/Traineeships
  • Shepherd and Wedderburn is a leading Scottish-headquartered UK law firm, with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, London and Dublin.
  • Establishing long-standing relationships of trust, rooted in legal advice and client service of the highest quality, is our hallmark.
  • Contact Shepherd and Wedderburn by email

Shoosmiths

  • Vacancies: Traineeship
  • With 1,650 employees across the UK and a recent £206 million turnover, Shoosmiths shows you don't have to have offices all over the world to make a big impact. Lawyers are passionate about their work, as they are working with a variety of household names, and feel respected no matter where they are based. The firm specialises in a number of different sectors, including private wealth, business and consumer, so you'll be working with something new everyday.
  • Contact Shoosmith by email

Stronachs LLP

  • Vacancies: Traineeships across our areas of speciality
  • Stronachs LLP is a leading independent law firm with offices in Aberdeen and Inverness. For more than 750 years, we have provided generations of people, businesses, and their owners, with the highest standard of advice in every area of legal practice.
  • The firm is prominent in energy, commercial property, corporate, general commercial work, commercial dispute resolution, employment law and agricultural and rural law. Our private client department offers particular expertise in estate planning, executries and trusts.
  • Contact Stronachs LLP by email

TLT

  • Vacancies: Traineeships and Summer Placements
  • TLT is a full-service commercial law firm with proven and award-winning expertise working in the clean energy; financial services; retail and consumer goods; digital; leisure, food and drink; public sector; and real estate sectors for a range of start-ups through to high-profile clients.
  • Contact TLT by email

Turcan Connell

  • Vacancies: Traineeships and Summer Internships
  • Turcan Connell is the largest private client firm in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK, with offices based in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London. We focus exclusively on providing legal and tax advice to private individuals, servicing the personal and commercial needs of individuals as Landowners, Farmers, Business owners, Entrepreneurs, Philanthropists and Trustees.
  • Contact Turcan Connell by email

University of Dundee Law Clinic

  • Vacancies: Volunteers for law clinic and community legal education projects
  • The University of Dundee Law Clinic serves Dundee and the wider community and aims to offer free legal support to those in need. Students across the Law School are welcome to volunteer and gain hands-on legal experience through a range of projects and there are opportunities to choose from a range of credit bearing Law Clinic modules in their 3rd and 4th years.
  • Contact Law Clinic by email

Weightmans LLP

  • Vacancies: Traineeships
  • Weightmans LLP are a top 40 UK law firm with over 1400 people working from our offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Newcastle. We offer 746 recognised specialisms and 453 experts listed in key legal directories. For 77 years running we have secured Top Employer status. Our purpose to 'See the Possibility' flows through every aspect of how we do business and treat our people.
  • Contact Weightmans by email

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP

  • Vacancies: Traineeships and summer placements
  • Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP are commercially focused, business aware and strive to do the right thing for our clients, and colleagues, at all times. We except the same level of commitment from our trainees as from our qualified staff in helping clients. Disciplines required: Law - Private Client, Corporate, Commercial Property, CRG.
  • Contact Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie by email

English / Northern Ireland Law

Gillespie Macandrew LLP

  • Vacancies: Traineeships - September 2026
  • Gillespie Macandrew LLP are a leading Scottish law firm with a strong reputation for our work in Land & Rural Business; Private Client; Energy and Commercial real estate sectors. We have offices across Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth.
  • Contact Gillespie Macandrew LLP by email

Scots Law or Dual Qualification

Blackadders

  • Vacancies: Trainee solicitor
  • Blackadders is a full service, Scottish Law Firm involved in transactions throughout the whole of Scotland for both national and international clients. We have offices in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh & Glasgow. This enables us to provide clients with an extremely adaptable service which is complemented by our excellent communication links across our locations.
  • Contact Blackadders by email

Brodies LLP

  • Vacancies: Summer placements and traineeships
  • Top 50 UK law firm Brodies LLP is the largest law firm headquartered in Scotland measured by income, directory rankings, and lawyer numbers.
  • Contact Brodies LLP by email

Burness Paull

  • Vacancies: Summer vacation scheme
  • Burness Paull is a top-tier commercial law firm. Two things make us tick: delivering results and being easy to deal with.
  • We offer a range of law programmes, from summer placements for university students to legal traineeships for law graduates looking to kickstart their careers.
  • Contact Burness Paull by email

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Dickson Minto

  • Vacancies: Summer placements 2025 and traineeships 2026
  • Dickson Minto is a niche law firm based in Edinburgh specialising in corporate transactions. Trainee recruitment is the backbone of our business and we offer both corporate and commercial property traineeships.
  • Contact Dickson Minto by email

Gillespie Macandrew LLP

  • Vacancies: Traineeships - September 2026
  • Gillespie Macandrew LLP are a leading Scottish law firm with a strong reputation for our work in Land & Rural Business; Private Client; Energy and Commercial real estate sectors. We have offices across Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth.
  • Contact Gillespie Macandrew LLP by email

Gilson Gray

  • Vacancies:  Gilson Gray Traineeship 2026.
  • Having celebrated our 10th anniversary just earlier this year, we are proud to be a part of one of the most prominent and modern legal firms in Scotland. We are Gilson Gray. Based across Scotland in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, North Berwick and more recently across England, with over 400 staff, we focus on ensuring we provide the highest level of advice and ongoing service to our clients both internal and external. Our partner-led teams of accredited specialists and award-winning individuals are committed to helping our clients achieve their goals in every area of the law.
  • Please contact us by email.

Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP

  • Vacancies: Summer placements and traineeship
  • Morton Fraser MacRoberts firm provides clients with unparalleled access to one of the largest legal resources in Scotland. With a team of over 250 lawyers, we seamlessly integrate business acumen with innovative approaches, guaranteeing exceptional client service and unrivalled expertise.
  • Contact Morton Fraser MacRoberts by email

Scottish Legal Aid Board - Client Legal Services Directorate

  • Vacancies: Recruitment plans to be confirmed
  • Client Legal Services (CLS) is Scotland's largest multi-disciplinary legal aid practice with a network of publicly funded solicitors and support staff employed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB). Our aim is to deliver high quality criminal and civil advice, assistance and representation services that improve outcomes for our clients and service users.
  • Contact Scottish Legal Aid Board by email

Stronachs LLP

  • Vacancies: Traineeships across our areas of speciality.
  • Stronachs LLP is a leading independent law firm with offices in Aberdeen and Inverness. For more than 750 years, we have provided generations of people, businesses, and their owners, with the highest standard of advice in every area of legal practice.
  • Contact Stronachs LLP by email

The Scottish Government

  • Vacancies: Legal traineeships
  • The GLSS is a partnership of government offices in Scotland. This means our lawyers are legal advisers to a range of governmental bodies.
  • Contact GLSS by email

Thorntons Law LLP

  • Vacancies: Traineeships
  • At Thorntons we've being doing what's right for our clients and communities for over 150 years. As one of Scotland's largest and most respected full-service legal and property firms, we deliver high quality practical advice with exceptional levels of client care.
  • Contact Thorntons by email

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP

  • Vacancies: Traineeships and summer placements
  • Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP are a full service law firm with offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Dunblane and Dunfermline. We have 34 partners and over 700 staff. We pride ourselves on building trusted relationships with our clients. We are commercially focused, business aware and strive to do the right thing for our clients, and colleagues, at all times. We except the same level of commitment from our trainees as from our qualified staff in helping clients.
  • Contact Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP by email

There will also be education providers, professional bodies, advice services and student societies attending the fair.

Education providers

  • Barbri
    • BARBRI is an online legal educator specialising in innovative testing and learning technology to help law graduates and lawyers succeed in achieving their legal qualification with a particular emphasis on agile and flexible learning.
  • Chambers Student
    • Covering everything from application advice to training contract reviews, our site is the most useful guide a student can get. Our aim is to empower students by giving them the best information they can access.
  • The Law Society of Scotland
    • We can provide information on how to become a solicitor in Scotland, traineeships and volunteering opportunities.
  • The University of Law
    • We are one of the UK's longest-established specialist providers of legal education. We deliver the LPC, SQE & BPC courses for students wanting to follow the pathway to becoming a solicitor & barrister. We also deliver conversion courses so if your degree isn't in law you can still qualify and practise as a lawyer!
  • University of Dundee Law Clinic
    • The University of Dundee Law Clinic serves Dundee and the wider community and aims to offer free legal support to those in need.

Professional bodies

  • The Faculty of Advocates
    • Representatives from the Faculty of Advocates will be able to give information with regards to the entry requirements to become a practicing Advocate, as well as some insight into what a career as an Advocate is like.
  • LawCareers.Net (LCN)
    • LawCareers.Net (LCN) is the number one legal careers resource with information and advice about qualifying as a lawyer in England and Wales. Our website contains a directory of every firms' training contract and vacation scheme deadlines, as well as barrister chambers' pupillage information.

University of Dundee advice services

  • Careers Service
    • Our friendly Careers Advisers will be on hand to answer any career-related questions you may have.
  • Centre for Entrepreneurship
    • We create opportunities for University students, staff and recent graduates to develop their enterprise skills and support new business ventures with funding and mentoring. We will be promoting the Enterprise Challenge, Venture Competition and Masterclasses.
  • International Student Advice
    • We will be on hand to provide immigration advice to students.
  • University of Dundee Law Clinic
    • Will talk about what the Law Clinic is and offer leaflets explaining more about the work we do.

Student societies

  • Dundee International Law Society
    • DILS is a student led society made up of current and former Dundee University students, faculty members as well as scholars and friends from across the wider legal and academic community. We will be engaging with students and answering their questions about DILS/encouraging them to get involved.
  • Dundee University Law Society
    • DULS is a student-run law society that aims to offer support and social opportunities to law students while they are studying at the University of Dundee. Opportunities to sign-up to the society and insights on what we offer.