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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
£25,081
£41,957
£85,622

New workers start around £25,081. Normal pay is £41,957 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £85,622.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 64,717 vacancies for this type of job

5.48%

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.

  • Conveyancing

  • Administrative Support

  • Lawsuits

  • Patents

  • Invoicing

  • Finance

  • Business Development

  • Marketing

  • Legal Research

  • Billing

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

  • Detail Oriented

  • Management

  • Organizational Skills

  • Filing

  • Administrative Functions

  • Research

  • Customer Service

  • Microsoft Office

  • Microsoft Excel

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) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Liverpool · 15/09/2025

    Tariff points: 120/128

  • Law with Legal Practice

    University of Portsmouth

    LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Portsmouth · 22/09/2025

    Tariff points: 112/120

  • Law with Foundation Year

    Buckinghamshire New University

    LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · High Wycombe · 29/09/2025

    Tariff points: 32/56

  • Law with Foundation Year

    University of Surrey

    LLB (Hons) · 5 Years · Sandwich including foundation year · Guildford · 15/09/2025

    Tariff points: N/A

  • LLB Law with foundation year

    University of Greater Manchester

    LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Bolton · 09/2025

    Tariff points: 48/48

  • Law (with a Foundation Year)

    University of Staffordshire

    LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Stoke-on-Trent · 22/09/2025

    Tariff points: 48/48

  • Law (European Legal Studies)

    University of Hull

    LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with time abroad · Hull · 15/09/2025

    Tariff points: 120/120

  • Law (Accelerated Route)

    University of South Wales

    LLB (Hons) · 2 Years · Full-time · Pontypridd · 22/09/2025

    Tariff points: N/A

  • Foundation year in Law

    Northumbria University, Newcastle

    LLB (Hons) · 5 Years · Sandwich · Newcastle upon Tyne · 09/2025

    Tariff points: 80/80

  • Graduate Entry Law LLB

    City (City St George's, University of London)

    LLB (Hons) · 2 Years · Full-time · London · 09/2025

    Tariff points: 128/128

  • Law

    University of Plymouth

    LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Plymouth · 15/09/2025

    Tariff points: 112/128

  • Law with options in Music

    University of Aberdeen

    LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Aberdeen · 15/09/2025

    Tariff points: N/A

  • Law

    University of Hertfordshire

    LLB (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Hatfield · 09/2025

    Tariff points: 120/128

  • Law

    Sheffield Hallam University

    LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Sheffield · 22/09/2025

    Tariff points: 120/128

  • Law

    London Metropolitan University

    BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Islington · 02/2026

    Tariff points: 96/96

  • Law and Legal Practice

    University of Wales Trinity Saint David

    LLB (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Swansea · 22/09/2025

    Tariff points: 96/96

  • Law with Foundation Year

    Middlesex University

    LLB · 7 Years · Part-time · London · 09/2025

    Tariff points: 64/64

  • Law (Senior Status)

    University of Essex

    LLB · 2 Years · Full-time · Colchester · 10/2025

    Tariff points: N/A

  • Senior Status Law

    Aberystwyth University

    LLB (Hons) · 2 Years · Full-time · Aberystwyth · 22/09/2025

    Tariff points: N/A

  • Law (Study Abroad)

    Lancaster University

    LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Lancaster · 01/10/2025

    Tariff points: N/A

  • Law in Practice

    University of Greenwich

    LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · London · 01/2026

    Tariff points: 96/96

  • LLB Law (Placement)

    Southampton, Solent University

    LLB (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with year in industry · Southampton · 15/09/2025

    Tariff points: 104/120

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