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Be part of building Scotland’s future
Scottish Enterprise is Scotland's national and international economic development agency. We work to transform the Scottish economy by helping businesses to innovate and scale. Our work is critical to the Scottish Government’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET) and its goals of creating high-value jobs, boosting productivity, and growing national wealth.
Find out from our CEO what makes Scottish Enterprise a unique place to work.
The Opportunity
Now’s the ideal time to join Scottish Enterprise’s Graduate Development Programme as part of our Legal team. It’s from here that high-quality legal advice, assurance and leadership are provided to enable Scottish Enterprise to continue its missions strategy and delivery. Our team works across multiple projects – delivering a responsive and exceptional legal service focused on outcomes, prioritisation, productivity, innovation and collaborative working.
The role
In this rare and unique opportunity to join us as a graduate Legal Operations Specialist, you’ll help us provide the operational, budgetary and project management support that drives Scotland’s economic growth. This means you’ll need a blend of technical and people skills to help you understand and analyse needs, identify problems and share in the development of solutions. You’ll also be able to study as part of a training programme to become an accredited paralegal.
Your responsibilities will include:
Who we’re looking for
To make a success of your time within our multi-disciplinary team, you’ll need to be comfortable working in a fast-paced and challenging environment where innovation is strongly encouraged. Multiple projects will mean having to frequently re-prioritise your workload to meet expectations. In addition, you’ll:
Ideally, but not essentially, you’ll also have:
Life at Scottish Enterprise
As one of Scotland’s Top 10 Flexible Employers, we pride ourselves on empowering our colleagues to work when and where they can best deliver their role in support of our corporate plan. Learn more about working with us
How to apply
If you're interested in this role, complete your application form by the 8th May 2024.
Interview dates
Assessment Centres will be held in Glasgow & Edinburgh w/c 11th-14th June 2024, with a start date of September 2024.
Our values
Being part of Scottish Enterprise means being open to new ideas and trying different ways of working. We support each other to reach our full potential. We celebrate shared success and learn together when things don’t go so well. And we always treat each other fairly, with respect and understanding. Together, we are the difference.
At Scottish Enterprise, we’re proud to celebrate difference. Diversity of experience and thought is vital to the success of our vision for the future of every community across Scotland. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applicants from a wide range of individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender identity and expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
We commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required, not only during the application and assessment process but throughout employment with us.
We have the following networks which are open to all colleagues to help drive inclusion, Disability Positive, Gender Balanced, Multi-cultural, Multi-Generational and Pride (LGBTQ+).
Apply now to build your future with us.