Legal alternatives

Careers for law graduates outside of law

If you have a law degree but have decided not to pursue a career in law there are plenty of other graduate jobs open to you. The skills you picked up during your degree will be highly valued by recruiters in other sectors including the police, the public sector, 'City' employers and management consulting firms.

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Alternative organisations offering graduate legal jobs to trainee solicitors

After three or four years of study you may find that although you're still interested in a career in law you're less keen on the prospect of a traditional training contract at a solicitor's firm. A number of employers offer graduates alternative routes to qualification.

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What is a paralegal?

Paralegals do legal work but are not qualified solicitors or barristers. Graduates can find paralegal jobs with solicitors' firms or organisations that do legal work, including banks and the public sector.

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What is a legal executive?

Legal executives are fee-earning qualified graduate lawyers who do similar jobs to solicitors, specialising in specific legal areas such as litigation or conveyancing.

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What is a company secretary?

Recruiters are keen to take on law and business graduates for company secretary jobs, which involve making sure that organisations comply with company law and regulations.

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Moving from a law degree into banking

Law graduate Lucy Shrapnell explains why she decided to go for a job in banking.

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My graduate job as a company secretary

Abigail Chase explains how her legal knowledge has helped her in her work as a company secretary for a City law firm.

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