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Job Profile: Legal - overview

Scotland has its own legal system that is different from England and Wales. For instance, there is no separate probation service; youth crime and offending is dealt through the Children’s Panel.

  • About one and a half per cent of all Scottish jobs are in the custodial industry. (34,000)
  • The majority of jobs are in the public sector.
  • There are an increasing number of private sector firms working in the sector.
  • Most solicitors work with private firms.
  • The industry exists in all parts of Scotland.

Areas included

The role of the custodial or justice sector is to provide a safe and low crime environment to live in. It includes the following sub-sectors and activities:

  • Community justice
  • Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
  • Custodial care (prisons)
  • Policing
  • Scottish Court Service

The legal services sector provides a range of services for clients needing legal help. A solicitor is the first point of contact for clients; advocates represent clients in the courts on the instruction of solicitors.

  • In the custodial sector, 70% of the jobs are with the eight Scottish Police Forces.
  • There are just over 4,500 staff employed in the 15 Scottish prisons; managed by the Scottish Prison Service.
  • Jobs in legal services are not always easy to get. (460 advocates and 9,100 solicitors in Scotland)

For a full list of jobs in custodial and legal services see below.

What’s it like working in the Custodial and Legal Services Industry?


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