Faculty of Advocates & Faculty Services Limited

Faculty of Advocates

The Faculty of Advocates is a body of independent lawyers who have been admitted to practise as Advocates before the Courts of Scotland. Faculty Records date as far back as 1532 when the College of Justice was established by an Act of the Scottish Parliament, though its origins are believed to predate that event.

Faculty Services Limited

Faculty Services Limited, set up by the Faculty of Advocates in 1971, provides subscribers with a comprehensive range of facilities and services to assist with the administration of their practices. A limited liability company, financed by commission from fee income, Faculty Services Limited operates on a non-profit making basis. All Members of Faculty have the option of subscribing to the company, but this is by no means compulsory and some choose to make private arrangements in relation to administrative matters.

Working with the Faculty and Faculty Services Limited

• the Dean
• the Vice-Dean
• the Treasurer
• the Clerk of Faculty
• the Keeper of the Library
• the Chairman of Faculty Services Limited

Faculty Council - A Faculty Council consisting of the office bearers, three elected senior members (Queen's Counsel), six elected junior members and one non-practising member has been established to take over at least some of the functions of the voting membership at large.

Day-to-day Management - The control of day-to-day management rests with the office bearers but the Council meets once every month and, amongst other things, is intended to be an important policy making body assisting the office bearers in the running of the Faculty.

Board of Directors - Faculty Services Limited has a Board of Directors consisting of two office bearers (the Chairman and the Treasurer), 11 Stable Directors and 2 members of the junior bar. The Chief Executive Officer is accountable to the Chairman of Faculty Services Limited for the day to day running of the Company including Clerking Services, Data Operations and Fee Collection, Finance, Human Resources and Communications services.

Faculty Services Limited Departments:

• Clerking
• Data Operations
• Telecom
• Fee Collection

Corporate Departments across both the Faculty of Advocates and Faculty Services Limited:

• Information Technology
• Finance
• HR

Each of these areas has a functional head responsibility to the Treasurer of Faculty and the Chief Executive Officer.

Faculty Departments:

• Facilities Management
• Library Services
• Membership Records
• Public Affairs
• Training and Education

Together the functional heads from both Faculty of Advocates and Faculty Services Limited form the Management Team and collaborate in respect of Faculty and Faculty Services Limited operations.

The two organisations have in excess of 160 employees.

Application Form

The Faculty welcomes applications on the prescribed application form by post. This document can be printed, completed and returned to the following address:

Recruitment (INSERT Post Applied for & Ref No / )
Human Resources Department
17 George IV Bridge Edinburgh
EH1 1EE

Application Form (.pdf - 197KB)

Data Protection Policy

Please complete the Data Protection Policy form and the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form and return them to the HR Department along with your form.

 Data Protection (.pdf - 192KB)

 Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (.pdf - 183KB)