Principal Solicitor

VACANCY

Principal Solicitor

SALARY

£62,111– £77,439 pro-rated (GRADE C1) STAFF WILL BE APPOINTED ON POINT 1 OF THE SCALE - £62,111 (pro-rated)

STATUS

Permanent

HOURS OF WORK

3 to 4 days (7 hours a day) per week

LOCATION

Hamilton – currently working to a hybrid model of office and home

CLOSING DATE

Midnight on Tuesday 14th April

The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) is currently seeking to recruit a Principal Solicitor to join her team who are based in Hamilton.

PIRC was established in 2013 and is responsible for carrying out independent investigations into incidents involving the police and independently reviewing the way the police handle complaints from the public. Our aim is to secure public confidence in policing in Scotland by supporting continuous improvement and promoting positive change.

The Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006, as amended by the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 and the Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Act 2025, sets out the functions of PIRC. These are to review the manner in which policing bodies in Scotland deal with complaints and also to conduct investigations into particular kinds of incidents involving the police. The types of investigation which the PIRC may carry out are specified in the 2006 Act, as amended.

PIRC is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) sponsored by the Scottish Government. The organisation is led by the Commissioner, Laura Paton, who is supported by the Director of Operations and a team of staff based in Hamilton.

As a Principal Solicitor you will assist the Head of Legal Services in the effective delivery of a broad range of legal services to the Commissioner and PIRC Senior Leadership team (SLT), in particular legal work associated with litigation and advice.