Former Chief Executive of the Law Society Douglas Mill has been appointed as the Director of Professional Legal Practice at Glasgow University.

The role has been newly created with Mill, who has moved into business consultancy after 11 years at the helm of the Law Society, as its first incumbent. Part of his brief will be to develop a full "cradle to grave" full service law Faculty at the university.

“It is a great personal opportunity for me. I have always been very involved in Legal education and I really do enjoy contact with the students," Mill told the Firm.

"I had no idea of Glasgow's plans. They see the Universty as getting better, and with the 300th anniversary of the University coming up in 2013, this is an excellent target to aim for. Glasgow has always been unimpeachably good as a legal university, but it has been ten years since they have been involved in diploma training.

"We are hoping that the Law Society AGM in May sets out a new type of diploma. Glasgow has the oportunity to develop the new srtyle of diploma from day 1, to link into lifetime learning for solicitors in Scotland."

Mill steps into the new role on 1 March, and will continue to operate Douglas Mill Consultancy in parallel to the new post.

"The University have positively encouraged me to keep the consultancy work going," Mill said.

"They want me to keep my coal face involvement with the profession."