diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc.ts
index 79c7f6f65d9d2..af9556656afab 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ import { getAngularModule, wrapInI18nContext, getServices } from '../kibana_serv
 import { getRootBreadcrumbs } from '../helpers/breadcrumbs';
 import html from './doc.html';
 import { Doc } from '../components/doc/doc';
+
+interface LazyScope extends ng.IScope {
+  [key: string]: any;
+}
+
 const { timefilter } = getServices();
 const app = getAngularModule();
 app.directive('discoverDoc', function(reactDirective: any) {
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ app.config(($routeProvider: any) => {
     })
     // the new route, es 7 deprecated types, es 8 removed them
     .when('/discover/doc/:indexPattern/:index', {
-      controller: ($scope: any, $route: any, es: any) => {
+      controller: ($scope: LazyScope, $route: any, es: any) => {
         timefilter.disableAutoRefreshSelector();
         timefilter.disableTimeRangeSelector();
         $scope.esClient = es;
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc_table/components/table_row.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc_table/components/table_row.ts
index 9e4c14157c0cc..883513173187a 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc_table/components/table_row.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc_table/components/table_row.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function createTableRowDirective(
       $el.empty();
 
       // when we compile the details, we use this $scope
-      let $detailsScope: any;
+      let $detailsScope: LazyScope;
 
       // when we compile the toggle button in the summary, we use this $scope
       let $toggleScope;
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc_table/doc_table.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc_table/doc_table.ts
index 106657b4f0316..1be87bfa1f3b2 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc_table/doc_table.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc_table/doc_table.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
+import { UiSettingsClient } from 'kibana/public';
 import html from './doc_table.html';
 import './infinite_scroll';
 import './components/table_header';
@@ -28,8 +29,12 @@ import './lib/pager';
 // @ts-ignore
 import { getLimitedSearchResultsMessage } from './doc_table_strings';
 
+interface LazyScope extends ng.IScope {
+  [key: string]: any;
+}
+
 export function createDocTableDirective(
-  config: any,
+  config: UiSettingsClient,
   getAppState: any,
   pagerFactory: any,
   $filter: any
@@ -54,7 +59,7 @@ export function createDocTableDirective(
       onRemoveColumn: '=?',
       inspectorAdapters: '=?',
     },
-    link: ($scope: any, $el: any) => {
+    link: ($scope: LazyScope, $el: JQuery) => {
       $scope.$watch('minimumVisibleRows', (minimumVisibleRows: number) => {
         $scope.limit = Math.max(minimumVisibleRows || 50, $scope.limit || 50);
       });
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc_table/infinite_scroll.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc_table/infinite_scroll.ts
index bb5dca5094278..1a8ad372bbb8a 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc_table/infinite_scroll.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/angular/doc_table/infinite_scroll.ts
@@ -19,13 +19,17 @@
 
 import $ from 'jquery';
 
+interface LazyScope extends ng.IScope {
+  [key: string]: any;
+}
+
 export function createInfiniteScrollDirective() {
   return {
     restrict: 'E',
     scope: {
       more: '=',
     },
-    link: ($scope: any, $element: any) => {
+    link: ($scope: LazyScope, $element: JQuery) => {
       const $window = $(window);
       let checkTimer: any;
 
@@ -34,7 +38,8 @@ export function createInfiniteScrollDirective() {
 
         const winHeight = Number($window.height());
         const winBottom = Number(winHeight) + Number($window.scrollTop());
-        const elTop = $element.offset().top;
+        const offset = $element.offset();
+        const elTop = offset ? offset.top : 0;
         const remaining = elTop - winBottom;
 
         if (remaining <= winHeight * 0.5) {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/embeddable/search_embeddable.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/embeddable/search_embeddable.ts
index e50a0c4b45704..62f4733acf3a0 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/embeddable/search_embeddable.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/embeddable/search_embeddable.ts
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export class SearchEmbeddable extends Embeddable<SearchInput, SearchOutput>
     });
     const inspectorRequest = this.inspectorAdaptors.requests.start(title, { description });
     inspectorRequest.stats(getRequestInspectorStats(searchSource));
-    searchSource.getSearchRequestBody().then((body: any) => {
+    searchSource.getSearchRequestBody().then((body: Record<string, unknown>) => {
       inspectorRequest.json(body);
     });
     this.searchScope.isLoading = true;