Legal jobs

Join our Legal Services team

We're looking for lawyers who can help us to enhance Scotland’s capital city. Come and join us if you are

  • interested in working in an in-house legal team with unrivalled variety and quality of work 
  • adaptable and can help us solve the wide range of issues which come across our desks.

The job is often as much about solving real-world problems than legal issues. You will be challenged, but also fully supported by a friendly team who like to work together.

Apply for a vacancy on our Career site

Our team

We are a skilled, multidisciplinary team which supports the Council in a variety of ways. From helping to protect Edinburgh’s most vulnerable citizens to delivering multi-million pound infrastructure projects, the range of work we deal with is second to none in Scotland.

We help key decision-makers fully understand their legal and risk options and work alongside them to deliver optimal outcomes for the City.

About our work

Legal Services has the following specialist teams

  • Commercial
  • Litigation (including Childcare Law unit)
  • Property and Planning
  • Licensing
  • Employment and Investigations.

The team also has a role in other interesting aspects of council work, including oversight of the Council’s Whistleblowing Service and use of surveillance. 

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Working with the Council's Legal Services