Legal professionals
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Description

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

Tasks

co-ordinates the activities of magistrates courts and advises magistrates on law and legal procedureprovides legal advice to individuals within Citizens Advice, Law Centres and other such establishmentsdrafts and negotiates contracts on behalf of employersadvises employers, local and national government and other organisations on aspects of law and legislative implications of decisions maderepresents public and private organisations in court as necessary.

Educational Requirements

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.