Legal Associate Professionals
Wages
New workers start around £18,715. Normal pay is £31,561 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £63,158.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 88,788 vacancies for this type of job
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?
Draws up schedules of legal costs and advises on the allocation of legal costs and the level of legal fees.
Assists in all aspects of probate and common law practice.
Ensures their organisation complies with relevant regulations and their organisational policies.
Attends court to assist barristers and solicitors in the presentation of a case.
Ensures judges have the necessary legal other documents, manages their diary and carries out other administrative duties collates information, drafts briefs and other documents.
Runs chambers on behalf of principals, develops the practice, manages the flow of work, decides which cases to accept, arranges appropriate fees and prepares financial records.
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.
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.
Business Law and Management (with Foundation Year)
Cardiff Metropolitan University
BAH · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · 21/09/2026CardiffLLB Law (Placement)
Southampton, Solent University
LLBH · 4 Years · Full-time with year in industry · 21/09/2026SouthamptonLaw (with a Foundation Year)
University of Staffordshire
LLBH · 4 Years · Full-time · 21/09/2026Stoke-on-TrentLLB Law (Brickfields 2+1 partnership)
University of Exeter
LLBH · 1 Year · Full-time · 21/09/2026DevonLaw (Accelerated Programme)
University of Southampton
LLBH · 2 Years · Full-time · 14/09/2026SouthamptonBusiness Law with a Year Abroad
Swansea University
LLBH · 4 Years · Full-time with time abroad · 21/09/2026SwanseaLaw with Criminology
King's College London, University of London
LLBH · 3 Years · Full-time · 29/09/2026LondonInternational Legal Studies with a Year Abroad
University of Kent
LLBH · 4 Years · Full-time with time abroad · 26/09/2026CanterburyLaw and Criminology
University of Buckingham
LLBH · 2 Years · Full-time (intensive) · 11/01/2027BuckinghamLaw with Foundation Year
University of Wolverhampton
LLBH · 4 Years · Full-time · 01/2027WolverhamptonEuropean Legal Studies
University of Westminster, London
LLBH · 4 Years · Full-time · 14/09/2026LondonLaw with Criminology and Criminal Justice
University Centre Truro and Penwith
FS · 2 Years · Full-time · 21/09/2026TruroLaw Accelerated Entry (graduates only)
University of Stirling
LLB · 2 Years · Full-time · 14/09/2026Stirling