Lindsay Mongomery is Visiting Professor, School of Law , University of Strathclyde specialising on Legal Aid and Access to Justice. He was Chief Executive of the Scottish Legal Aid Board from 1999 to 2015. During that period he was a member of the Scottish Government Justice Board , Scottish Civil Justice Council, Chair of the Access to Justice Reference Group and a member of the Policy Board or Reference Groups for the various reviews of aspects of the Justice System in Scotland.

He is Vice Chair of ILAG and a long-standing member of its Steering Group.

He has undertaken reviews of legal aid in several countries for the Council of Europe and was part of the EU – China High Level Policy Dialogue Programme.

He is the Chair of Community Justice Scotland , the public body responsible for leading work to reduce reoffending and improve rehabilitation in Scotland.

He is Chair of the Charity Regulator for Scotland ,OSCR