The Datum Report

Occupation 3520 · Associate professional occupations

Legal associate professionals

Legal associate professionals provide administrative support for legal professionals and investigate and make recommendations on legal matters that do not fall within the province of a normal court of law.

How people enter it

Entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades and A levels/H grades in appropriate subject areas. Off and on-the-job training is available. Membership of professional institutions will be required for some posts. Candidates must pass professional examinations and complete up to five years of practical experience.

What the work involves

• 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
• ensures judges have the necessary legal other documents, manages their diary and carries out other administrative duties collates information, drafts briefs and other documents
• attends court to assist barristers and solicitors in the presentation of a case
• ensures their organisation complies with relevant regulations and their organisational policies
• assists in all aspects of probate and common law practice
• draws up schedules of legal costs and advises on the allocation of legal costs and the level of legal fees

Also called

Barrister’s clerk · Compliance officer (legal services) · Law costs draftsman · Legal assistant · Litigator · Paralegal assistant

What it pays

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