Junior Solicitor
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Job Description
Grade UE07:per annum
University Secretarys Group / Legal Services
Fulltime: 35 hours per week
Openended (permanent)
We are looking for a newly or recently qualified solicitor to join the University of Edinburghs Legal Services team. The role will involve the provision of legal advice and guidance in respect of a diverse range of legal issues and to support the Universitys General Counsel and Director of Legal Services in providing legal advice and guidance to a wide range of internal University clients.
The Opportunity:
This is an exciting opportunity to join this inhouse legal team on an openended contract. As a key member of a small legal team you will advise the institution on a broad range of legal issues related to commercial and contractual matters.
Although a significant focus of the role will be complex legal agreements there will be opportunities to provide legal support to the University on a diverse range of matters including real estate dispute resolution strategic protects regulatory matters student matters research support and consultancy and technology transfer.
This post is fulltime (35 hours per week).
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Recent relevant experience of developing and delivering complex legal advice for diverse organisations and managing governance and risk.
- Ability to provide commercial advice and take a pragmatic approach to solving legal and other problems.
- A selfmotivator who is able to work independently and manage his or her own workload.
- Experience of advising in relation to significant strategic projects.
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary of 40497 up to 48149 per annum.
- An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement a defined benefits pension scheme staff discounts familyfriendly initiatives and flexible work options. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 4th June 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
We anticipate interviews will be held mid to end June.
Important information about applying
As part of your application please upload an uptodate CV as well as a cover letter or supporting statement outlining your suitability and motivation for the role.
NonUniversity of Edinburgh employees (i.e. external applicants) please refer to the online guidance on the University jobs website:How to complete your job application
Current University of Edinburgh employees (i.e. internal applicants) you must apply as an internal applicant through the People and Money Current Jobs tile. Please refer to theHow to Apply UoE Employee system user guide
After the closing date updates on your application will be sent via HR systemgenerated notification emails. Please double check the junk mail and clutter folders on your email client in case notifications are routed there.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
