Advocates offer specialist legal representation and advice to clients of solicitors and of members of certain other professional bodies. Thus practitioners in Scotland, in the cities and in rural areas alike, are able to serve their clients by drawing on a pool of independent lawyers who are both skilled court pleaders and also advisers on a wide range of legal problems both general and specialist.

1. Our Advocates can provide advice and representation in court and outside court. We can assist in litigious and non-litigious situations. We can provide you or your clients with good quality legal advice and representation in any situation relating to Scots Law.

2. Advocates are often instructed by solicitors. However many persons and organisations can now instruct Counsel directly. Our members are happy to accept direct access instructions. If you have any question about this please contact our clerking team.

3. For anyone who would like advice about instructing or selecting Counsel we recommend contacting one of our clerking team as the first step. They will advise on the choice of Counsel and can discuss fees and timescales for the work. They will also advise on what is needed to give the selected Advocate proper instructions.