Location: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee or Hybrid – work from home
Contract type: Fixed term until 31st March 2026
Salary: £42,697 per annum
Hours:​37.5 hours per week 
Closing date: Sunday 8th June, 23:30

Are you a qualified Solicitor who is passionate about standing up for people’s rights and committed to achieving positive outcomes for clients?

Then join Shelter as a Solicitor and you could soon be playing a vital role at the heart of our Legal team in Scotland.

About the role

Solicitor within the Shelter Scottish Housing Law Service, where you will have the opportunity to work closely with Shelter Scotland’s digital, online and community advice services on a range of legal projects.

Role specifics

Qualified as a Solicitor, you will have housing law knowledge and the ability to manage your own caseload and conduct litigation. Strong communication and writing skills are essential, as is a commitment to developing your skills and knowledge to improve performance.

You’ll need to have strong case management skills and know what needs to be prioritised. You’ll need to be able to analyse legislation and case authority.

If you have experience of handling housing cases in the public or private sector, and knowledge of housing and homelessness law we’d love to hear about it. But we are most interested in your passion and ability to make a difference to our clients and our fight for a fairer housing system.

About the team

Shelter Scotland’s Housing Law Service provides direct legal advice and representation to individual clients as well as second tier advice. We support Shelter’s priorities of policy and campaigning on housing law and access to justice issues. A key part of this is strategic litigation.

How to Apply

You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement. Please head to: Job Specification for details on how to apply.