Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)

What we do

We provide legal services and advice to the Scottish Government and its agencies.

We are responsible for:

• litigation and tribunal work
• commercial law and procurement advice
• instructing bills and drafting subordinate legislation
• legislative competence and devolution matters, including the European Convention of Human Rights and EU Law
• recruiting new lawyers for Government Legal Service for Scotland (GLSS)

Who we are

Cabinet Secretary and Ministers

Management