Annual Salary
£32,000 to £45,000
Average UK salary in 2024 was £37,430
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Court legal advisers are lawyers who give advice about the law to magistrates and judges.
Average UK salary in 2024 was £37,430
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: 9am to 5pm;
There will be
4.8% more Court legal adviser jobs in 2029.
In this role you could:
You could work in a court or in an office.
You can get into this job through:
You may be able to start as a trainee legal adviser. To apply, you need to have passed the academic stages of solicitor or barrister training.
As a trainee, you'll complete a training programme that takes around 2 years.
You can find out more about how to start a career as a trainee legal adviser from:
You can apply directly for jobs if you're a fully qualified solicitor and have experience as a magistrate.
You may also need to show customer service and administration skills.
You'll need to:
Tiers of legal advisers
There are 5 levels of legal advisers known as tiers. To move up a tier you have to prove that you can do your job well.
You can become a mentor to help other legal advisers move to the next tier.
Similar roles
You've also got the option to become a:solicitor; barrister; crown prosecutor or advocate
If you have 5 years of experience, you could become a judge in a magistrates court or become a justice's clerk.
Government agencies
Once you have some experience, you may like to work for a government agency, such as HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) or the Ministry of Justice.
You'll need: