Lisa Rae & Co Court Solicitors

Are recruiting an Apprentice Paralegal an exciting opportunity to start a legal career with a busy child and family law firm in Edinburgh city centre. Lisa Rae & Co have an excellent opportunity for a school leaver or young person with an interest in a career in the legal sector. They are a small, dedicated, and busy team based in Edinburgh city centre. Who have a particular focus on child and family law, including Childre’s Hearing cases. They are seeking to take on an apprentice to train as a paralegal with a specialism in civil litigation. The apprentice will receive in house training and assist the team of qualified solicitors with administrative tasks and client care. This will include typing, telephone calls, arranging appointments, communication with third party agencies, taking statements, drafting basic legal documents and general administrative tasks to support the team. The apprentice will also receive external paralegal training involving a commitment of 2 hours training per week by distance learning. Upon completion they will be awarded a national paralegal qualification by Skills for Justice, recognised under the Law Society of Scotland Accredited Paralegal scheme. The position requires effective verbal and written communication skills, good organisation abilities, and IT competency. The successful candidate will require to be enthusiastic, reliable, and committed to learning Prior legal experience is not necessary however a genuine interest in this field is essential. Competitive apprenticeship salary plus paralegal training and qualification. Applications will be treated in confidence. Please send your CV and covering email to lt@lisaraeandco.co.uk

Undergraduate Open Evening

Monday 1st December 2025, 16:00 - 19:00

Join our Open Evening where prospective students and their parents, guardians and supporters can explore our compact city centre campus, meet lecturers, and get a taste of university life. Click here to register: Undergraduate Open Evening - December 2025 | University of Dundee, UK

Job Vacancies - East Lothian Council 

Apprenticeship Opportunities

East Lothian Council Opportunities -   www.myjobscotland.gov.uk 

Skills Development Scotland

Please remember our colleagues at Skills Development Scotland are on hand to support your children with their career plans.  If your young person would like some support finding and applying for a job or training programme then please call 0131 665 3120 to get professional help and advice from qualified careers advisers across East Lothian.  

Our Skills Development Scotland advisor in school is Jenny Goodacre.  Students can make appointments with Jenny by contacting the school office.

You can now find us in the following locations:

Monday 10am to 5pm – Pennypit Community Centre, Double Dykes, Rope Walk, Prestonpans

Tuesday 11am to 4pm – Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre, Haddington Road, Musselburgh. Drop in every week from 2-3pm.

Tuesday 12pm to 4pm – Volunteer Centre East Lothian, 56 High Street, Tranent.

Wednesday 1pm to 5pm – Bleachingfields Centre, Countess Crescent, Dunbar.

Thursday 1pm to 5pm – Citizens Advice Bureau, 46 Court Street, Haddington.

Every 2nd Friday 9:30am to 12:30pm – Job Centre Plus, Eskmills Park, Musselburgh.

Please call us on 0131 665 3120 to make an appointment with one of our advisers

Chemical engineering - University of Strathclyde 

MA Liberal Arts - University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow has six new Liberal Arts MA programmes, launching in September 2026 www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/liberal-arts/#tab=degrees:

• Liberal Arts with Comparative Literature, UCAS code LA21

• Liberal Arts with English Literature, LA31

• Liberal Arts with Film & Television Studies, LA41

• Liberal Arts with History, LA51

• Liberal Arts with Philosophy, LA61

• Liberal Arts with Theatre Studies, LA71

Designed for students with wide-ranging curiosity, these programmes offer a flexible, and interdisciplinary path through the arts and humanities. Dr Greg Kerr, Senior Lecturer at UofG shares his insights into the new degrees: “Liberal Arts at Glasgow is a highly flexible degree, allowing students to take options based on their interests from across a very wide breadth of subjects in the College of Arts and Humanities. Unlike conventional degree structures, the breadth of available options increases as students’ progress through the programme. Liberal Arts is also interdisciplinary. It encourages students to experiment with methodologies and insights from different subjects, and to think across disciplinary boundaries. Finally, Liberal Arts at Glasgow engages contemporary questions of global concern and social responsibility. With core courses on themes such as the environment, migration, social justice, intercultural awareness and wellbeing, it offers an authentically twenty-first century approach to the arts and humanities.”

Modern Languages sessions in schools

As well as the new Liberal Arts degrees, the School of Modern Languages & Cultures Glasgow offer a wide range of Modern Languages options and Professor Ninan Parish is keen to spread the word about the value of modern language study with schools in Scotland. If you wish to enquire about the option of a Modern Languages session in your school, please contact Nina.Parish@glasgow.ac.uk directly.

www.gla.ac.uk/schools/mlc/study/undergraduate/

Supported Study 2025/2026 

Extra-Curricular Clubs 2025/2026 

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