Filling out an application

Before You Start

  • Evaluate yourself with the information available on the JABS website about the role you are applying for
  • Read case studies of successful candidates on our Journey to the Judiciary page.
  • Read the relevant Role Profile on our website.
  • Apply to the Judicial Work Shadowing Scheme run by the Judicial Office for Scotland.
  • Visit the Judicial Office for Scotland website to learn more about the work of judicial officeholders.
  • Speak to judges and observe how they work.
  • Observe courts or tribunals from the public gallery.   
  • Attend any outreach events being run by the Board.
  • The Law Society offers 'competency based selection process' CPD events; for information on the event and instructions on how to register, please visit their website.
  • Take time to seriously consider your own knowledge and experience and compare this with the skills and qualities for the role you are interested in.
  • Register with our online application system.

Examples of Application Forms

To help applicants gain a better understanding of what completing an application form actually entails, and to allow the opportunity to experience the online application system, two example application forms have been created:

It is important to state that these applications are examples and may not reflect what is actually asked in a real application form as JABS continuously reviews and evolves the application process.  It should also be noted that any information submitted via these forms will not be read and cannot be transferred into any future application which may be made.  JABS will, from time to time, purge any data submitted via these example forms. 

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