## Solicitor* Shelter Scotland* Full time* £44,323* Hybrid: Edinburgh/ Glasgow/Dundee/Aberdeen* Closing 11th June 2026------* Advertised from 28th May 2026* 35 hours per week. Fixed term until 31 March 2027#### RoleAre you a qualified Solicitor who is passionate about standing up for people’s rights and committed to achievingpositive outcomes for clients? Then join Shelter as a Solicitor and you could soon be playing a vital role atthe heart of our Legal team in Scotland.**About the role**You will work exclusively within our Scottish Legal Aid Board administered Early Resolution and Advice Programmegrant funded project. Our solicitors play a fundamental role in increasing access to justice for people who areat risk of losing their home across the Borders and Tayside. You will attend Courts on a weekly basis to provideexpert representation to clients facing heritable court eviction and mortgage repossession actions as a resultof experiencing debt issues. You will have opportunity to test the law and advance equalities defences ineviction actions. Our Project Solicitors play a crucial role in preventing homelessness across the Borders andTayside.**Role specifics**We’re looking for a qualified solicitor with a current practising certificate from the Law Society of Scotland andexperience of court or tribunal litigation.. Working collaboratively with colleagues across our Early Resolution& Advice Partnership project, you’ll provide high-quality legal advice and representation, including in theSheriff Court, Sheriff Appeal Court and First Tier Tribunal. You’ll have excellent case management andcommunication skills, a strong understanding of legal analysis and interpretation, and a passion for socialjustice, housing rights and delivering meaningful change for people facing the housing emergency.**Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.****Benefits**We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension andinterest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle towork scheme and an employee assistance programme.We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourselfand achieve success based only on your merit.**About the team**Scotland needs a housing system that puts people before profit, delivers a new generation of social homes, andupholds and strengthens housing rights rather than undermining them. Shelter Scotland Housing Law Service workscollaboratively with colleagues, partner organisations, and communities to deliver that change.Our legal team prioritises tackling the root causes of the housing emergency through legal intervention and strategiclitigation, that brings about systemic change. We engage in policy and campaigning on housing law and access tojustice issues. The team has a strong focus on advancing equalities law and adopts a human rights-based approachin everything that we do.**About Shelter Scotland**Shelter Scotland is Scotland’s national housing and homelessness charity. Our vision is of a home for everyone inScotland. For over 50 years, the way we drive change has remained the same. We advise and support people inhousing need today and use the insight we gain to inform our campaigns to change tomorrow. We also raiseprofessional standards for those working in Scotland’s housing and homelessness sector by offering a broad rangeof training courses.Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday thousands of people are being devastatedby the housing emergency.We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we arestriving to achieve.Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must berepresentative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our peopledecisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racismboth within and outside Shelter Scotland. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.#### Application notesFor further information and to apply, please visit our website.
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