Legal Sector

Check out the professional bodies’ own entries in the Profession Finder

There are a number of professional bodies covering these sectors. Here you will find information on:

Jobs and Salaries

Jobs within the legal profession vary according to what type of law you are interested in, for example:

However, these are only a few suggestions and there are many more areas of law.

You need to have a formal qualification in order to practice law.

The Law Society has information on how to qualify.

The Law Society of Scotland also has more information on how to become a solicitor and career opportunities.

If you want to become a solicitor, information is available on courses and institutions, conversion courses, and the LPC.

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Funding is available in the form of training contracts.

Most people in the legal hours work daytime hours Monday to Friday, but sometimes evening or weekend work may be necessary. This is especially true of solicitors and barristers.
Work is mostly office based though some do spend time in the courts. A number of jobs involve travelling to see clients, the police and other organisations.

There are 131,347 solicitors in England, 11,958 in Scotland and 2,441 in Northern Ireland.
14,890 Barristers on the roll in England, 451 in Scotland and 569 in Northern Ireland.
7,105 registered legal executives in England and Wales.
Over 50,000 paralegals in Law Firms, 450,000 outside of law firms and 1,200 working in advisory firms.

27.4% of practising solicitors work in London. However most cities in the U.K. will have solicitors offices.
In 2006 there were 12,034 self employed barristers. About two thirds of these were based in London.
Government Legal Service positions are in London and the Crown Prosecution service employs barristers throughout England and Wales.
The same is true of Northern Ireland where work is available throughout but mostly concentrated in Belfast.