Education, Training & Qualifications Administrator

Consortium; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working

30 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension provision

Family friendly benefits

Learning & Development opportunities

Private medical insurance

Job summary

The Law Society of Scotland in Edinburgh is seeking an Education, Training & Qualifications Administrator on a two-year fixed-term contract. The role focuses on administering Admissions Ceremonies and managing training contracts for trainee solicitors, with responsibility for updating member records and answering inquiries.

This 35-hour-per-week role offers hybrid working, a £26,350 annual salary, and benefits including private medical insurance, learning and development opportunities, and a

Qualifications

• Previous experience of a customer focused environment.
• Previous administration experience.
• Strong competence in the use of Microsoft Office products.
• Effective communication skills.
• Able to read, understand, communicate and act on complex sets of information.
• National Grade 5 English or equivalent.
• National 4 Grade Maths or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Administer Admissions Ceremonies: issue invitations, book venue, arrange photographer, orders of service, arrange attendance of Office Bearers and speakers.
• Register training contracts: acknowledge receipt, send to Registers of Scotland, update member records.
• Assist with delivery and administration of the LSS exams.
• Respond to general enquiries by telephone and email.
• Carry out any other duties as required by the Executive Director.

Skills

Customer service

Administration experience

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Reading & comprehension

English level 5

Math level 4

Education

National English Grade 5

National Maths Grade 4

Job description

Education, Training & Qualifications Administrator

Location: Edinburgh EH3 8EX, UK

Job Type: Temporary, Full-time

Pay: 26, 350

Highlighted points for this job

Temporary, full-time role for 35 hours per week.

Annual salary of £26,350.

Position within the Education, Training and Qualifications team.

Role involves organising Admission Ceremonies and managing trainee solicitors’ training contracts.

Previous administration and customer service experience required.

Opportunity to join the Law Society of Scotland for two years.

Comprehensive benefits including hybrid working, private medical insurance, and learning and development opportunities.

Education Training & Qualifications Administrator, Temporary, Full time 35 hours per week, £26,350 per annum.

It is an exciting time to join the Law Society of Scotland. We have an opportunity within the Education, Training and Qualifications team for an Administrator. This role is a two year, fixed term contract.

The role is a varied one but exists principally to provide administrative support for processes that regulate trainee and qualified solicitors.

The role holder will principally be responsible for organising Admission Ceremonies for newly qualified solicitors and for certain administrative aspect of the regulation of trainee solicitors’ training contracts, including updating member records.

The successful candidate will one of a team who are the first point of contact for trainee solicitors and solicitors enquiring about various traineeship matters.

The wider work of the Education, Training and Qualifications team is varied and includes:

• setting standards for the route to qualification;
• regulation of and support for trainee solicitors;
• schools outreach;
• engagement with students, trainees and newly qualified solicitors;
• equality and diversity;
• career development accreditations and qualifications.

At the centre of our organisation are the values of Respect, Openness, Progress, Inclusion, and Integrity which drive our teams to deliver the best possible service for the legal sector and beyond.

Key Responsibilities for this role

• To administer our Admissions Ceremonies, including:
  • o issuing invitations to members and managing the responses,
  • o booking the venue,
  • o organising the photographer,
  • o ordering the ceremony orders of service, and
  • o arranging for Office Bearers and speakers to attend.
• To be responsible for the registration of training contracts, including:
  • o acknowledging receipt of training contracts that are sent to us,
  • o sending them on to the Registers of Scotland, and
  • o updating members’ records.
• To assist with the delivery and administration of the LSS exams,
• As part of a team, to assist with responding to general enquiries received by telephone and email,
• To carry out any other reasonable duties that may be expected by the Executive Director of Education, Training and Qualifications.

Key Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Previous experience of a customer focused environment
• Previous administration experience
• Strong competence in the use of Microsoft Office products
• Effective communication skills
• Able to read, understand, communicate and act on complex sets of information.
• National Grade 5 English or equivalent
• National 4 Grade Maths or equivalent

What we offer our employees?

• A hybrid working environment.
• Flexible working, to allow you to work around your lifestyle and commitments.
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• A competitive pension provision scheme
• Excellent family friendly benefits
• Learning and Development opportunities to enhance your skills or through programmes leading to professional or academic qualification.
• Private medical insurance including dental and optical.
• Various health and wellbeing benefits such as confidential counselling services, bike to work scheme, eyecare, and offers on well-known brands through our Lifestyle savings offering.

This vacancy will close at 11.30am on Monday 9 November 2026.

We are unable to provide feedback to applicants who are not selected for interviews.