Director of Legal Services and Solicitor to the Scottish Government

Responsibilities

As Solicitor to the Scottish Government and Director of the Scottish Government Legal Directorate (SGLD), Ruaraidh: 

• oversees the SGLD which provides legal services and advice to the Scottish Government and its agencies
• is Head of the Government Legal Service for Scotland
• is Council member for the Law Society of Scotland

Biography

Ruaraidh has worked in the Government Legal Service for Scotland (GLSS) since April 1999. His previous roles within the GLSS include:

• Head of Advisory and Legislation Division of the Office of the Advocate General
• Legal Secretary to the Advocate General
• Head of the Civil Recovery Unit within COPFS
• Acting Head of the Constitutional and Civil Law Division, SGLD
• Legal Secretary to the Lord President

He has also worked in the Scottish Parliament and the Office to the Solicitor to the Secretary of State for Scotland.