Is it worth while to email my local msp?

Hello, I am a 16 year old from Scotland currently studying my highers. I have decided I would like to study Law at university and I feel that if I emailed my local msp for opportunities I could gain insight into legislative processes, aswell as how parliament works in general, potentially beefing up my personal statement. Whilst looking at entry requirements for law at Edinburgh, I also noticed you needed a reference and I feel as though one from an msp could be valuable.

P.s I am very unsure of what I should ask for, so any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Hello, I am a 16 year old from Scotland currently studying my highers. I have decided I would like to study Law at university and I feel that if I emailed my local msp for opportunities I could gain insight into legislative processes, aswell as how parliament works in general, potentially beefing up my personal statement. Whilst looking at entry requirements for law at Edinburgh, I also noticed you needed a reference and I feel as though one from an msp could be valuable.
P.s I am very unsure of what I should ask for, so any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Totally and utterly pointless. It wont tell you anything meaningful about the academic study of Law. And it certainly wont help you get a place for Law. Read some books. Studying Scots Law (McQueen), The Rule of Law (Bingham), Learning the Law (Glanville Williams), The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction (Loughlin), The Scottish Legal System (White, MacQueen and Willock), etc
And a UCAS reference from an MSP? Equally daft. Your UCAS reference has to come from your school or college and comment on your current academic performance. Blatant 'Oooo look, I know an MSP' as a form of name-dropping will not assist any University application.

Hello, thanks for the info, quick question tho. I have read the Tom Bingham book, and I did feel it helped further my understanding of the law.
Is there any other things I could do other than just reading?

Totally and utterly pointless. It wont tell you anything meaningful about the academic study of Law. And it certainly wont help you get a place for Law. Read some books. Studying Scots Law (McQueen), The Rule of Law (Bingham), Learning the Law (Glanville Williams), The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction (Loughlin), The Scottish Legal System (White, MacQueen and Willock), etc
And a UCAS reference from an MSP? Equally daft. Your UCAS reference has to come from your school or college and comment on your current academic performance. Blatant 'Oooo look, I know an MSP' as a form of name-dropping will not assist any University application.

Of course it isn't meaningless! Having work experience with an MSP will allow you to see the law from a different perspective. Let's not forget that one of the primary jobs for any MSP is to legislate.
Undertaking work experience will allow the student to gain knowledge of how this is done and the many different areas of law an MSP may have to reference and have knowledge of on a daily basis.
This is obviously no alternative to reading books, however it is useful for any student to gain real world experience before committing to academic study of the subject.
Working with an MSP is not a way to gain an advantage on your personal statement in terms of name- dropping. However it will show the university your interest in the subject isn't from only an academic perspective and you are interested in how you could use your degree after university when taking up a career.

Its a day's work experience in 'an office' - they will not be 'working with an MSP' - and its going to have no impact on any future career either in Law or in Politics. And if they or you really want an understanding of how mainstream formal politics actually functions, then read Rory Stewart's 'Politics on the Edge'.