TRAINEE INFO CENTRE

This page has been set up to keep students and trainees informed about the Diploma in Legal Practice and about the Scots Law Traineeship. The aim is to facilitate greater access to information thereby enabling students and trainees to be better informed about their education and training.

General Links:

• Law Society of Scotland
• Law Society Education and Training Department
• Guide to the Training Regime (Law Society)

Diploma & Student Links:

• Diploma Schools
  • Aberdeen
  • Dundee
  • Edinburgh
  • GGSL
• Scots Universities
• UK Universities
• Guide to Getting a Traineeship
• Guide to Getting Work Experience
• Getting a Job in Something Else
• Scottish Law Firm Directory

Trainee Links:

• Guidance on Logbooks and Training Reviews (Law Society)
  Logbooks should be completed weekly and are a mandatory part of the traineeship.
• Training Review Forms Login (Law Society)
  It is now possible to submit your review form online. This should be done quarterly. If late, forms must be posted.

Institutions offering the PCC:

Glasgow Graduate School of Law (GGSL)

Voice Your Concerns:
If you are concerned about any matters affecting the Diploma or the Traineeship then raise them in the Trainee section of the Bulletin Board. If you wish your concerns to be raised with the Law Society then contact the Student/Trainee Liaison Committee Rep in your area. (Details will hopefully be posted here soon.) Alternatively, you can also contact the Education and Training Department directly by any of the following means:

Postal: The Legal Education Department, The Law Society of Scotland, 26 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh EH3 7YR
Telephone: 0131 476 8126/8155/8173
E-mail: legaleduc@lawscot.org.uk