Jay Elder

Jay completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Aberdeen and is now a DPLP student at the University of Strathclyde. Jay is passionate about pro bono and has a keen interest in increasing access to justice and enhancing socio-economic diversity.

He is the former Initiative Coordinator at the award-winning student founded, led and operated Aberdeen Law Project, a pro bono organisation that works to support communities in northeast Scotland. During his time at the Project, he championed several initiatives and was awarded the ‘Daniel McColgan Award’ for best overall contribution by an individual student in 2021.

Jay will be commencing his training contract with a leading full-service Scottish firm in 2023.