Do you want an exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding job with supportive and inspirational colleagues? Join our team!

At The Data Lab we live by our values of Support, Respect, Innovate and Grow. By working with us, you have the opportunity to play an integral part in the growth of data, AI and innovation in Scotland – one of the most rapidly expanding and exciting fields in industry and academia. Most importantly, you will make a difference in people’s lives and contribute to making Scotland a fairer and better place to live and work. 

Benefits

A career at The Data Lab will give you support, nurture your talents and reward your success. Benefits and entitlements include:

• A competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Defined benefits pension scheme
• Staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives
• Flexible working

Access the University of Edinburgh’s staff benefits page for further information and use the reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided. 

We aim to ensure equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone, irrespective of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race. Appointment will be based on merit alone. 

What jobs are available?

Solicitor

Location: Edinburgh (hybrid working)
Contract: Open-ended (permanent) contract, part-time 21 hours per week
Salary Grade: UE09 (£41,064.00 – £48,822.00 per annum pro-rata as part-time)
Closing Date: 13 July 2026, 11:59pm

The Data Lab is seeking a solicitor who will provide practical legal and contractual support across the wide range of projects, programmes and partnerships in which The Data Lab is involved. 

The role will support the drafting, review, negotiation and management of a broad range of commercial and collaboration agreements, and will provide proportionate legal guidance to colleagues on day-to-day matters. 

This role has been created to support the legal and contractual work within The Data Lab. Working closely with the Head of Operations and Legal, the postholder will help provide a responsive, effective legal and contracts service across the organisation.