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# Data Scientist

- **Company:** Law Choice
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Programming, Data Systems, R (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, SQL Databases, Unstructured Data, Data Strategy, Data Analytics, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** July 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2856141859-2

## About the Role

* Proven experience as a Data Scientist or in an advanced analytics role
 * Strong programming skills (e.g. Python, R, SQL)
 * Experience with machine learning, statistical modelling and data visualisation tools
 * Ability to translate complex data into meaningful business insights
 * Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
 * Experience within professional services or a regulated environment is advantageous

## Description

* Develop and deploy data-driven solutions to support legal and business teams
 * Analyse complex datasets to identify trends, risks and opportunities
 * Build predictive models and machine learning solutions to enhance decision-making
 * Collaborate with stakeholders across the firm to translate business challenges into data solutions
 * Contribute to the firm's data strategy, innovation initiatives and digital transformation
 * Support the development of dashboards and visualisations to communicate insights clearly
 * Ensure data quality, governance and best practices are upheld

Key Responsibilities

 * Partner with legal, finance and business services teams to deliver actionable insights
 * Design and implement statistical and machine learning models
 * Work with structured and unstructured data from multiple internal and external sources
 * Optimise data pipelines and workflows for efficiency and scalability
 * Present findings to senior stakeholders in a clear and compelling way
 * Stay up to date with emerging data science tools, techniques and technologies


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