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Ancillary Legal Professionals

Prospects Profile: Arbitrator

Detailed information on a specific job role from the Prospects website. Information is available on the activities of the role, salary, conditions, entry requirements, training, career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, case studies, contacts and resources.

Prospects Profile: Barristers Clerk

Detailed information on a specific job role from the Prospects website. Information is available on the activities of the role, salary, conditions, entry requirements, training, career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, case studies, contacts and resources.

Prospects Profile: Chartered Legal Executive (England and Wales)

Detailed information on a specific job role from the Prospects website. Information is available on the activities of the role, salary, conditions, entry requirements, training, career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, case studies, contacts and resources.

Prospects Profile: Costs Lawyer

Detailed information on a specific job role from the Prospects website. Information is available on the activities of the role, salary, conditions, entry requirements, training, career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, case studies, contacts and resources.

Prospects Profile: Licensed Conveyancer

Detailed information on a specific job role from the Prospects website. Information is available on the activities of the role, salary, conditions, entry requirements, training, career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, case studies, contacts and resources.

Prospects Profile: Paralegal

Detailed information on a specific job role from the Prospects website. Information is available on the activities of the role, salary, conditions, entry requirements, training, career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, case studies, contacts and resources.

Scottish Paralegal Association

Includes information about becoming a paralegal, details about training courses and paralegal vacancies in Scotland.

Government Legal Service for Scotland

A professional community of lawyers in Scotland. This webpage provides information on the work involved and details of the GLSS legal trainee programme.

Government Legal Service

Contains details of their legal trainee scheme and vacation placements. There are also useful case studies for finding out what life is like as a GLS lawyer.

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Professional body for Trust and Estate Practitioners. Their website has a Careers section which allows you to read case studies to find out more about this job field. There is also a useful FAQs section and details about professional qualifications.

Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL)

ACL is the representative body of Costs Lawyers. Their website has details of training requirements for entering the profession and details of forthcoming events.

Citizens Advice Scotland

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) and bureaux all over the country are working together to improve the lives of the people that live here. Opportunities exist to volunteer.

Crown Prosecution Service

The Crown Prosecution Service is responsible for prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police in England and Wales. Their website provides details of career opportunities as a Crown Prosecutor and a Crown Advocate.

Law Careers.Net

Advice for employment in Legal Services with job profiles and information on courses. There is also a link to their free weekly newsletter, LC.N Weekly.

LLMstudy.com

Advice on LLM/Master of Laws applications together with a comprehensive course search of all LLM programs taught in English worldwide.

Simply Law Jobs

Search for the latest Legal Services jobs. You can filter your search by category, location and practice area.

Legal Tea - legal careers podcasts

Find out about careers in specific legal practice areas via these podcasts with working professionals. From Sports Lawyer to Space Innovation Analyst to UN Peacebuilding Associate - no episode is the same, each with their own fascinating insights into their world of law as well as what it's like to embark on a legal career off the well-beaten path.

The Legists

The Legists is an A.I. algorithmic data mining platform providing law jobs, law graduate jobs, entry level law jobs, paralegal jobs, training contracts and solicitor jobs.

Chartered Institute of Legal Executives

Professional association and governing body for chartered legal executive lawyers.

Institute of Paralegals

Information about becoming a Paralegal and the career prospects. There are also details of current opportunities.

National Association of Licensed Paralegals (NALP)

Articles about the paralegal profession and information on training.

Society of Licensed Conveyancers

News, events and job opportunities.

Grow Mentoring

Programme for aspiring lawyers to receive 1:1 mentoring from a legal professional.

Law school 2.0

A community of legal professionals and legal students organising events and initiatives to promote technology-focused practices in the legal profession.