Careers in Law
Job and information sources
Career options directly related to Law Degree
For an overview of Commercial Law, please visit: Bright Network Career Pathways Guide
Arbitrator
- Association for International Arbitration (AIA)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
- London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA)
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
- The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas)
- CIArb - Training
- Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF)
- Young ArbitralWomen Practitioners (YAWP)
- The Legal 500, Solictors, International Arbitration
- The Legal 500, The Bar, London Bar, International Arbitration: Counsel
Barrister
- Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
- Government Legal Profession.
- General information on: pupillage
- Pupillage Gateway
- Search for a mini pupillage via: Chambers Student
- Bar Standards Board (BSB)
- Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT)
Joining one of the four Inns of Court
- Gray's Inn
- The Inner Temple
- Lincoln's Inn
- Middle Temple
- Authorised Education and Training Organisations (AETOs)
- General Information on: Bar Courses
Relevant Work Experience
- marshalling
- pro-bono work - Citizens Advice / Free Representation Unit
- public speaking
- paid law work experience
For more information on seeking law work experience
Barristers Clerk
Information on roles will be available here:
Chartered Legal Executive
- CILEx Graduate Fast-track Diploma (GFTD) (Level 6 Diploma in Legal Practice)
- CILEx - Careers
- CILEx Recruitment
- Civil Service Job Search
- The Law Society Gazette
- The Lawyer
- Simply Law Jobs
Company Secretary
- ICSA - Jobs in Governance
- The Law Society Gazette
- Local Government Jobs
- Third Sector Jobs
- DMJ Recruitment
- https://wccsa.org.uk/
Costs Lawyer
- Cost Lawyer Standards Board: https://clsb.info/
- Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL)
- Government Legal Profession
- The Law Society Gazette Jobs
- LegalWeekJobs
- The Lawyer Careers
- TotallyLegal
- Anakin Seal Legal
- BCL Legal Recruitment
- Taylor Root
- Douglas Scott
- Junior Lawyers Division
- Association of Costs Lawyer
Detective
- Police Now National Detective Programme
- Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship
- Police Forces
- Bluelinejobs
- College of Policing
- Police Oracle Jobs
- The British Transport Police
Licensed Conveyancer
- Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) qualification
- Applying for your first qualifying licence
- Guidance for applicants
Jobs are available via:
Paralegal
- CILEx (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives)
- National Association of Licensed Paralegals (NALP).
- Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)
- Breakdown of the UK Top Law Firms
- LawCareers.net
- Legal Week Jobs
- Simply Law Jobs
- The Lawyer
- Totally Legal
- BCL Legal Recruitment
- EJ Legal
- Law Absolute
- The professional body for Paralegals
Solicitor
- Prospects
- If you have graduated in a non-law related discipline, you may wish to look into a law conversion course, please see here for further information: law conversion course
- Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
- Qualification to Solicitor via Apprenticeship route
- Chartered Legal Executive route to qualifying as a solicitor
- Law Society
- Prospects
- SRA – Examination
- SRA - Statistics
- How to search for a law training contract
- CPS
- GLS
- Law Society Gazette
- LawCareers.Net
- The Lawyer
- The Student Chambers Guide
- LawCareers.Net Handbook
- Junior Lawyers Division
- A comprehensive list of other roles open, where a law degree would be useful, but not directly related to the field of law
Postgraduate study
Aspiring to be a Solicitor
To become a solicitor in England and Wales: You have to complete an LPC followed by a paid training contract with a law firm.
More information on LPC
For a list of all institutions who offer LPC please visit:
For information on securing a Training Contract
Aspiring to be a Barrister
To become a Barrister: Undertake a Bar course, followed by a one-year training period called a pupillage.
For further information please visit:
- Bar Standards Board – Becoming a Barrister
- Prospects
- BPP University - Barrister Training Course (BTC)
- Cardiff University - Bar Training Course (BTC)
- Northumbria University - Bar Course
- Nottingham Trent University - Barristers Training Course (BTC)
- The City Law School, City, University of London - Bar Vocational Studies (BVS)
- The Inns of Court College of Advocacy - ICCA Bar Course
- The University of Law - Bar Practice Course (BPC)
- The University of the West of England - Bar Training Course (BTC)
Other Postgraduate options can be searched for via
Postgraduate options available at the University of Leicester
- Public International Law LLM
- International Commercial Law LLM
- International Law LLM
- Master of Laws (LLM)
- International Business and Corporate Law LLM
- International Human Rights Law LLM
- Employment Law LLM, PGDip, by distance learning
- Forensic Science and Criminal Justice MSc, by distance learning
- Crime, Justice and Psychology MSc
Careers in the sector
Where did our previous University of Leicester grads go in this sector?
- Edward Hands & Lewis
- HMP – Prison Service
- Leicestershire Police
- RAF
- Thames Valley Police
- University of Leicester
- Wright Hassal LLP
Where to find upcoming events and activities at the University of Leicester
Make sure to check all our events running on MyCareers regularly to book onto any workshops and employer led sessions.
Our Festival of Careers runs three times per year and we welcome a whole host of employers from all sectors to speak to students about the opportunities they have.
If you have any questions about the Festival of Careers or want to find out when the next one is taking place, please contact us at graduatetalent@leicester.ac.uk.