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Legal Scots-law Traineeship September 2025

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abrdn

18d ago

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Legal
  • Edinburgh
  • 14hrs left

AI generated summary

  • You must have completed the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice, possess strong communication and teamwork skills, show integrity, prioritize tasks effectively, pay attention to detail, and demonstrate analytical problem-solving abilities.
  • You will rotate through legal teams, work on contracts and corporate transactions, gain asset management knowledge, and participate in training and networking events.

Requirements

  • We are looking for motivated candidates with a commercial attitude who will have completed the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice by the start date and demonstrate:
  • Communication skills: Clear and effective written and verbal communication.
  • Team Work: Collaboration and breaking down boundaries when working with others.
  • Trust & Integrity: Work delivered with integrity and to high ethical standards.
  • Planning & Prioritising: Proactive and takes initiative. Accomplish tasks efficiently, prioritising objectives based on relative value, importance, and urgency.
  • Attention to detail: Accuracy, consistency and organisation in work.
  • Analytical: Collection and analysis of information to facilitate and support decisions. Problem Solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • There is an opportunity to join the Edinburgh Legal, Secretariat and Public Affairs team at abrdn in September 2025 for a two-year, Scots-law traineeship.
  • Our Legal, Secretariat and Public Affairs team supports all of our businesses - Investments, Adviser and interactive investor - while playing a role in helping the company reach its strategic aims, protecting our reputation and looking after our clients' and customers' needs.
  • Not only will trainees develop technical knowledge of asset management, but they will have a breadth of opportunity across many different kinds of legal work, including contracts for services, private & public company obligations, corporate transactions, and funds.
  • From the day you join, we expect to give you the opportunity to be involved in a range of projects with seasoned professionals across all growth vectors.
  • The trainee programme normally includes a total of approximately three trainees across both trainee years, combining secondees from principal legal advisers and our in-house trainee team.
  • Trainees rotate through four six-month seats, working flexibly across teams to meet our business partners' needs.
  • During your traineeship, you will work towards your entry qualification to the Law Society of Scotland.
  • We will provide access to mandatory training under the PEAT 2 programme through one of our external firms and other providers, giving our trainees the ability to network more broadly in the Scottish legal community.
  • There will also be talks and workshops from other teams, to provide insight into many different commercial and technical matters.
  • This programme gives legal graduates the chance to initiate their career while gaining high-quality skills and experience.

FAQs

What is the application deadline for the Legal Scots-law Traineeship?

The application deadline is 22nd March 2025.

Where will the traineeship take place?

The traineeship will take place in Edinburgh.

How long is the duration of the traineeship?

The traineeship is for a duration of two years.

What qualifications must candidates have completed before starting the traineeship?

Candidates must have completed the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice by the start date.

What kind of experience will trainees gain during the program?

Trainees will gain substantive experience in various areas of legal work, including contracts for services, corporate transactions, and compliance with private and public company obligations.

How many trainees are typically part of the program?

The program typically includes a total of approximately three trainees across both trainee years.

Will trainees have opportunities to rotate through different teams?

Yes, trainees will rotate through four six-month seats across different teams.

Is there a training component included in the traineeship?

Yes, trainees will have access to mandatory training under the PEAT 2 programme through external providers.

What type of skills are you looking for in candidates?

We are looking for candidates with strong communication skills, teamwork, integrity, planning and prioritizing abilities, attention to detail, and analytical skills.

What benefits are offered to trainees?

Trainees can expect benefits such as 40 days annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, private healthcare, and various flexible benefits.

Is there an inclusive culture at abrdn?

Yes, abrdn is committed to building inclusive work environments and values diversity in its workforce.

What should candidates do if they need assistance due to a disability?

Candidates should notify abrdn by completing the relevant section in the candidate questionnaire, and the team will reach out to support them through the application process.

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abrdn

Finance
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5001-10,000
Employees

Mission & Purpose

At abrdn, we empower our clients to plan, save and invest for their futures. We structure our business into three areas – and together they reflect our focus on enabling our clients to be better investors:Investments: We work with clients to create solutions across markets, asset classes and investment strategies – combining our global network of investment professionals with research, data and technology. Adviser: We offer market-leading platform technology and tools that enable UK wealth managers and financial advisers to look after the diverse needs of their clients. Personal: We help people throughout the UK plan for their financial futures – through our financial planning business, our digital direct-to-consumer services and discretionary fund management services. Through the expertise, insight and innovation of our team, we aim to help clients create more ways for money to make an impact. We set our sights on giving them more confidence to achieve their goals, and more clarity about what they need next. And we focus on delivering outcomes that are more than just financial – by investing sustainably to build a better world. We’re a global business. We manage and administer £532 billion of assets for our clients, and we have over 1 million shareholders. (Figures as at 30 June 2021)Capital at Risk.