All about Legal Jobs

Working in the legal profession allows you to pursue varied careers, from practising as a criminal barrister to a role in a company, drafting contracts and agreements. This respected field allows you to focus on obtaining justice for your clients, playing an important role in the financial success of a company or assisting people in their purchases of homes.

In order to practice as a barrister you will need to gain an undergraduate degree in law or another undergraduate degree followed by a conversion course. You must then take the Bar Professional followed by a one year pupillage. You can then work as a private practitioner or are as an employee of such diverse organisations as solicitors’ firms, the Crown Prosecution Service and the armed services.

Solicitors’ training is also a long road. Both law and non-law graduates can train to be solicitors, although non-law graduates must take additional courses, extending the training time. If you are not a graduate, but have four GCSEs you can qualify as a solicitor Institute of Legal Executives. There are a variety of careers available for solicitors in private practice, commerce, industry and government.

The legal field is about more than barristers and solicitors. Legal secretaries, administration and support staff are integral to the smooth functioning of the field and can be lucrative positions with a high potential for advancement to managerial and supervisory roles.