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Legal Professionals

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of other professional legal occupations.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£20,841
£32,648
£57,531

New workers start around £20,841. Normal pay is £32,648 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £57,531.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 65,372 vacancies for this type of job

7.15%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Represents public and private organisations in court as necessary.

  • Collates information, drafts briefs and other documents, interviews and advises clients and undertakes preparatory work for cases.

  • Advises on, drafts documents for and assists in all aspects of property conveyancing.

  • Advises employers, local and national government and other organisations on aspects of law and legislative implications of decisions made.

  • Drafts and negotiates contracts on behalf of employers.

  • Provides legal advice to individuals within Citizens Advice, Law Centres and other such establishments.

  • Co-ordinates the activities of magistrates courts and advises magistrates on law and legal procedure.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Marketing

  • Administrative Support

  • Conveyancing

  • Lawsuits

  • Invoicing

  • Finance

  • Property Management

  • Business Development

  • Booking (Sales)

  • Arbitration

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Customer Service

  • Sales

  • Detail Oriented

  • Management

  • Organizational Skills

  • Administrative Functions

  • Filing

  • Self-Motivation

  • Enthusiasm

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Law

Liverpool John Moores University

LLB (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 120/128

Law with Legal Practice

University of Portsmouth

LLB (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Portsmouth · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/120

Law (with a Foundation Year)

Staffordshire University

LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Stoke-on-Trent · 09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Law (Accelerated Route)

University of South Wales

LLB (Hons) · 2 Years · Full-time · Pontypridd · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Law (Study Abroad)

Lancaster University

LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Lancaster · 10/2024

Tariff points: 136/144

Foundation year in Law

Northumbria University, Newcastle

LLB (Hons) · 5 Years · Sandwich · Newcastle upon Tyne · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 80/80

Law

University of Plymouth

LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Plymouth · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/128

Graduate Entry Law LLB

City, University of London

LLB (Hons) · 2 Years · Full-time · London · 09/2024

Tariff points: 128/128

Law

Bangor University

LLB (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bangor, Gwynedd · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/136

Law (European Legal Studies)

University of Hull

LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with time abroad · Hull · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 120/120

Law

Buckinghamshire New University

LLB (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · High Wycombe · 30/09/2024

Tariff points: 88/112

Law with Foundation Year

University of Surrey

LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Guildford · 09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Law with options in Music

University of Aberdeen

LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Aberdeen · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Law with Foundation Year

Birkbeck, University of London

LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · London · 10/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Law

University of Hertfordshire

LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Hatfield · 01/2025

Tariff points: 120/128

Law

London Metropolitan University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Islington · 02/2025

Tariff points: 96/96

Law

Sheffield Hallam University

LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Sheffield · 09/2024

Tariff points: 120/128

Law (with integrated Foundation)

University of Buckingham

LLB (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Buckingham · 30/09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Law (with Foundation Year)

University of Winchester

LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Winchester · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Law (Senior Status)

University of Essex

LLB · 2 Years · Full-time · Colchester · 10/2024

Tariff points: N/A

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