2028 Traineeships for Scots Law Students

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2028 Traineeships for Scots Law Students

Full time Edinburgh

Please note successful candidateswill be invited to attend our Trainee Recruitment Day for 2028 Traineeships for Scots Law Students, which will take place on Thursday 1st October 2026.

Applications close at 12pm on Friday11th September 2026.

Successful recruits will have a Scottish Law Degree at uppersecond or above or an accelerated ordinary LLB following an upper second orabove in their first degree. Our traineeships arestructured over two years and cover four six-month seats in various areas ofthe firm. All trainees spend time in our largest departments – Tax and Succession and Land and Property, these are compulsory traineeseats and there may be an opportunity to spend time in our other departments: Charities , Employmentand Dispute Resolution, Divorce andFamily and Family andPrivate Businesses . The traineeship is mostly based in ourEdinburgh office with some opportunities to work in Glasgow.

Our trainees benefit from a structured mentoringprogramme and each have their own mentor assigned to them. They are expected totake a high degree of personal responsibility for their career from the start.On-the-job training is complemented by regular internal seminars, continuingprofessional development and Partner-led quarterly reviews. It is a continuoustwo-way process with regular feedback and communication.

About Turcan Connell

TurcanConnell will provide you with the opportunity to build on your career andrealise your ambitions in an environment with an unrivalled reputation, and acommitment to our colleagues as individuals. We invest in the development ofour talent and provide outstanding training opportunities within a congenialworking environment. We have a very strong team across the Firm, and many ofour colleagues have chosen to invest their whole career at the Firm. Throughliving our Firm’s values, we make you feel looked after throughout your careerwith us.