First Year Trainee Solicitor

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Trainee Solicitor

2 Year Fixed Term Contract

Location:  Edinburgh (We believe in the power of in-person collaboration, and our hybrid model requires colleagues to be in the office a minimum of 60% of their time)  

Salary: A competitive salary from £27,324 depending on the experience you can bring

Closing date: 30th March 2026

We're Aegon. We're a company of ambitious, positive problem-solvers who get things done. We're a team, not a group of individuals. Collaboration is our life force, and we believe it's our duty to leave things better than we find them.

We help people live their best lives. We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Insurance, Savings, Investments.

We're seeking a trainee solicitor to undertake a two-year training programme to qualify as a Scottish Solicitor. The training will be in at least three areas of law covering both contentious and non-contentious work. You'll build knowledge and experience, working with more autonomy in your second year. We offer a supportive and collaborative environment to help you succeed.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• A LLB Degree in Scots law, preferably a 2:1 or better at degree level
• A Diploma in Professional Legal Practice
• Demonstrated efficiency in time-management skills to manage assigned tasks.
• Proven ability to adapt and thrive in fast-paced, dynamic work environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to identify and analyse legal implications associated with business issues.
• Experience conducting thorough legal research and applying findings to business-specific requirements.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with team members and demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities using sound judgement and reasoning.

It’d also be great – but not essential - if you’ve got:

• Previous experience working in the Financial Services industry
• Experience of working in an in-house legal team or in private practice

What’s in it for you?

• We’re serious about your future and our enhanced pension scheme is now in place.  We ask you to contribute 3% of your salary to your pension and we’ll put in 9%.  If you decide to contribute more, we’ll match it up to a combined total of 20% of your salary (that’s 7% from you and 13% from us). 
• A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance
• 34 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our employees live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments.  To find out more about what to expect at Aegon, visit our careers site.

We ask everyone to be brave, raise their game, deliver first time, help others, and act in everyone’s best interests. If you recognise yourself in this, we’d love to hear from you.

The legal bits 

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.