LEGAL ROLES SCOTLAND

Solicitor

Client-facing lawyer; qualifies via LLB (Scots Law) → DPLP → 2-year traineeship;

may seek solicitor advocate status for higher courts.

Advocate

Advocate (member of the Faculty of Advocates):

specialist advocate; access after devilling (usually post-solicitor qualification).

King's Counsel (KC) (“silk”)

Senior advocate; title also KC (formerly QC).

Solicitor Advocate

Solicitor with extended rights after assessment; appears in supreme courts.

Prosecutor

Procurator Fiscal (via COPFS) conducts prosecutions;

advocacy by fiscal/advocates/solicitor advocates.

Judge

Sheriffs/Summary Sheriffs; Senators of the College of Justice

(Court of Session & High Court of Justiciary).

Justice of the Peace

Justice of the Peace (JP) courts for minor criminal matters.

Notary

Notary Public (usually a qualified Scottish solicitor admitted to notarial office).

Paralegal

Non-lawyer roles supporting casework; CILEX route for legal executives.

Paralegal roles analogous to E&W.