2028 Traineeships for Scots Law Students Edinburgh

Turcan Connell Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Turcan Connell Group invites applications for the 2028 Traineeships for Scots Law Students. The programme runs over two years with four six-month seats in key departments, primarily based in Edinburgh with some opportunities to rotate to Glasgow.

Successful recruits will possess a Scottish Law Degree at upper second or above (or an accelerated ordinary LLB). Trainees benefit from mentoring and regular reviews, preparing for a professional career within Scotland's leading independent law firm.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Scottish Law Degree at upper second class (2:1) or an accelerated ordinary LLB following an upper second.

Responsibilities

• Traineeship structured over two years with four six-month seats across firm departments.
• Spend time in the Tax and Succession and Land and Property departments as compulsory seats.
• Possible opportunities to work in other departments including Charities, Employment and Dispute Resolution, Divorce and Family and Private Businesses.

Education

Scottish Law Degree (Upper Second or above)

Job description

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 Friday 11th 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 mentoring programme and each have their own mentor assigned to them. They are expected to take a high degree of personal responsibility for their career from the start. On-the-job training is complemented by regular internal seminars, continuing professional development and Partner-led quarterly reviews. It is a continuous two-way process with regular feedback and communication.

About Turcan Connell

We’re Scotland’s leading independent law firm that acts for individuals. We are trusted by esteemed entrepreneurs, families, landowners, business owners and philanthropists through the decisions that define their lives. Succession and estate planning, wealth protection, family law, high-value property and philanthropy. Complex, high-stakes work that demands technical excellence alongside instinct, empathy and care.

Our relationships run deep. Many span years, decades, generations within families.

Around 270 people work here across Edinburgh, Glasgow and London. Everyone is known, valued and genuinely supported. Partners are accessible. Knowledge is shared openly. Standards are held collectively and raised together.

Most of our partners started here as trainees. That’s not a coincidence, it’s our culture. If you’re ambitious, empathetic and uncompromisingly professional, you’ll feel at home here.