Solicitor jobs in Edinburgh

Live solicitor roles in Edinburgh, with Scotland salary benchmarks.

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382 live roles in Edinburgh

Banking Lawyer

Edinburgh

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In this Banking Lawyer role, you will support a premier Banking and Finance practice in Edinburgh, handling transactional and advisory work across…

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Construction Lawyer

Edinburgh

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As a Construction Lawyer, you join a high-performing transactional construction team in Glasgow or Edinburgh to handle non-contentious construction…

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Real Estate Lawyer

Edinburgh

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In this role you join Scotland’s leading real estate team to advise on high-profile Scottish and cross-border property matters for retailers, hotel…

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Securitisation Lawyer

Edinburgh

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Highly-regarded international law firm is looking to recruit a lawyer to be based in their Edinburgh offices specialising in securitisation, working…

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Solicitor hiring in Edinburgh: the numbers

  • 382 live solicitor roles in Edinburgh right now.
  • Median advertised salary for solicitor roles in Edinburgh: £97,500; the middle half of adverts pay £80,000 to £115,000 (from 11 current adverts that state an annual salary).
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: G2 Legal Limited (10), IDEX Consulting (6), QED Legal Recruitment Limited (6), NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL (5), Pinsent Masons (5).
  • Newest advert posted 15 October 2026.

Counted from the adverts on this board, refreshed hourly. Advertised pay is what employers state, not a market survey.

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Solicitor salary in Scotland

£38,125 – £40,000 (median £40,000 · 25th–75th pct)

How this figure was built. Based on 6 live advertised salaries for this role and region.

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Newly qualified salaries range from about £40,000 in regional practice to £150,000+ at US and magic-circle firms in London, which is why the London band is so wide. Legal aid and high-street work sits at the bottom; in-house and City commercial work at the top.
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