Appointment of Standing Junior Counsel and Second Standing Junior to the Advocate General For Scotland

The Advocate General for Scotland invites application from interested junior Counsel for appointment to a panel of Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General for Scotland. This panel will include a number of Counsel appointed as Standing Juniors to the Department for Work and Pensions, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the Ministry of Defence and the Secretary of State for the Home Department, as well as a general panel to deal with work not only for the foregoing, but for all other UK Government Departments and Agencies as required. Both advisory and litigation work will be required, however availability for appearance work is an essential requirement.

We are introducing the new post of Second Standing Junior Counsel. The successful applicant to that post will be expected to work alongside the First Standing Junior Counsel who is Chris Pirie but to undertake specific functions relative to the well-being of our panel of Standing Junior Counsel and liaising with the Office of the Advocate General for Scotland (OAG) in relation to the provision of training and the sharing of information and legal developments.

Appointment as Standing Junior Counsel is open to any member of the junior Scottish Bar, including Solicitor Advocates, other than Counsel holding appointment as an Advocate Depute, or as Standing Junior Counsel to the Scottish Government.

Appointment as Second Standing Junior Counsel is open to those who are eligible and are applying for appointment as Standing Junior Counsel.

Information for applicants explaining the arrangements and criteria for appointments, together with a copy of the application forms and the forms to be completed by referees, can be obtained from the website of the Office of the Advocate General at: Office of the Advocate General for Scotland - GOV.UK.

Our Privacy Notice and Data Protection Policy which set out how your personal information will be processed by us are also on our website.

Applications should be submitted in accordance with the instructions set out in the Information for Applicants by no later than midnight on Sunday 15th August 2021.