Legal professionals, other Pay Data UK — 2024

Legal professionals, other roles in the UK earn a median of £29,625 per year, equivalent to £16.55 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 7.6% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £21,288 to £47,228 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Legal professionals, other roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Legal professionals, other

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of other professional legal occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 241: Legal professionals.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• co-ordinates the activities of magistrates courts and advises magistrates on law and legal procedure
• provides legal advice to individuals within Citizens Advice, Law Centres and other such establishments
• drafts and negotiates contracts on behalf of employers
• advises employers, local and national government and other organisations on aspects of law and legislative implications of decisions made
• advises on, drafts documents for and assists in all aspects of property conveyancing
• collates information, drafts briefs and other documents, interviews and advises clients and undertakes preparatory work for cases
• represents public and private organisations in court as necessary

Entry Routes and Qualifications

Entry to training usually requires a qualifying law degree or postgraduate diploma. Entrants then undertake a further year of academic training and then complete up to four years of assessed supervised experience in legal practice. Entrants may also require up to five years post qualifying experience in legal practice.

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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.