LEGAL ROLES SCOTLAND
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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.
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