Junior Data Scientist, Legal Tech R&D & AI

Norton Rose Fulbright; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Rose Fulbright in London is building a new R&D capability focused on data-driven and AI-enabled products for legal services. The Junior Data Scientist will join the Data Programme to turn data into evidence, insights and reusable data assets, supporting senior colleagues while developing foundational analytics.

This early-career role suits someone with strong analytical fundamentals who enjoys exploring unfamiliar data, communicating clear findings, and taking ownership of exploratory

Qualifications

• Proficiency in SQL and Python for data preparation and analysis.
• Experience with data profiling and exploratory data analysis.
• Familiarity with Fabric and Databricks workspaces.
• Ability to translate questions into practical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Profile and explore datasets to identify quality issues and biases.
• Prepare and validate analytical datasets in Fabric/Databricks and create visual summaries.
• Form and test hypotheses to uncover value for R&D products.
• Support baseline statistical and ML models when appropriate.
• Assist with text analysis and embeddings under senior guidance.
• Document assumptions and make analyses reproducible with Git/notebooks.

Skills

SQL

Python

EDA

Data profiling

Git

Notebook usage

Tools

Fabric

Databricks

Jupyter notebooks

Job description

Norton Rose Fulbright in London is building a new R&D capability focused on data-driven and AI-enabled products for legal services. The Junior Data Scientist will join the Data Programme to turn data into evidence, insights and reusable data assets, supporting senior colleagues while developing foundational analytics.

This early-career role suits someone with strong analytical fundamentals who enjoys exploring unfamiliar data, communicating clear findings, and taking ownership of exploratory