Dorothy Bain is reportedly moving on after five years in the job.
The Lord Advocate is poised to quit after a controversial period in office.
Dorothy Bain has reportedly told the First Minister she intends to leave the role.
Bain was criticised this year over claims she tipped off John Swinney about details of the criminal case against former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell.
Swinney previously said he had “absolute confidence” in the Lord Advocate, but The Scotsman has reported she is standing down.
The new Scottish Parliament is set to swear in Swinney as first minister next week and one of his jobs will be identifying a new Lord Advocate.
Bain, like her predecessors, faced accusations the job amounted to a conflict of interest.
She is head of the prosecution service and the top legal adviser to the Government, which critics say is unacceptable.
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