Legal Advisors are employed by large companies to provide counsel in legal matters.
Salaries typically range depending on location and level of responsibility.
To become a Legal Advisor you will need to have completed the academic stage of training to become a barrister or solicitor.
This means completing either a law degree or a postgraduate qualification.
This might involve completing the Common Professional Examination (CPE) or Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) followed by either the Legal Practice Course (LPC) to become a solicitor or the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) to become a barrister.
Career trends and forecasts
16,690
additional staff needed
According to the latest Construction Skills Network research, the UK construction industry will need an additional 16,690 non-construction professionals, technical , IT and other office based staff (which includes Legal Advisors), between 2017 - 2021. The majority of this demand will be in the South West followed by a fairly even spread across East Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber, Scotland and Wales.
For information on job roles in Scotland please visit the Skills Development Scotland website My World of Work.
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