Alternative Routes into Law

Here we'll introduce you to the wealth of legal career options available to you, from legal executive and legal secretary to paralegal and patent attorney.

52 articles

How much does a junior legal secretary earn?

Lawrence Topley4 min read

Is CILEx worth doing?

Claudia Chan4 min read

Is a legal executive a lawyer?

Dhevina Maaran4 min read

What's the difference between a legal executive and a paralegal?

Sophie Wilson3 min read

Do legal executives have a degree?

Tom Hale3 min read

Is a legal executive the same as a paralegal?

Claudia Chan2 min read

What is the difference between a legal assistant and a legal secretary?

Lawrence Topley3 min read

What rights of audience do legal executives have?

Jack Medforth3 min read

What can I do after being a paralegal?

Jack Medforth3 min read

How much does a trainee patent attorney earn?

Helena Kudiabor2 min read

What qualifications do you need to be a patent attorney?

Helena Kudiabor4 min read

Can a solicitor advocate become a barrister?

Helena Kudiabor4 min read

How much do solicitor advocates earn?

Helena Kudiabor2 min read

How many years does it take to become a chartered legal executive?

Helena Kudiabor3 min read

What do legal secretaries earn?

Helena Kudiabor2 min read

What is a junior legal secretary?

Helena Kudiabor2 min read

Do legal secretaries need a degree?

Helena Kudiabor2 min read

What skills does a legal secretary need?

Helena Kudiabor2 min read

What’s the difference between a legal assistant and a paralegal?

Helena Kudiabor3 min read

Can legal executives appear in court?

Anusmrta Singh4 min read

Do legal executives earn the same as solicitors?

Thomas Cserep3 min read

What is the difference between a solicitor & a solicitor advocate?

Natasha Jones4 min read

Should I become a paralegal or a lawyer?

Rita Leat, Chief Executive of the Institute of Paralegals5 min read

Technology for legal secretaries

Megan James 6 min read

Legal executives: what will I get up to?

David Carnes 4 min read

CILEx or solicitor route—which one is for me?

David Carnes 4 min read

Legal executives: the CILEx route

David Carnes 5 min read

Working wisdom: advice from legal secretaries and PAs

Megan James 6 min read

A day in the life of a legal secretary

Megan James5 min read

Legal secretarial training: the benefits

Megan James3 min read

Where can I work as a legal secretary?

Megan James3 min read

How legal secretaries and lawyers work together

Emma Stacey2 min read

What is a legal secretary or PA?

Megan James 2 min read

How to set up in business as a paralegal practitioner

Amanda Hamilton, NALP 7 min read

Are you working as a paralegal without realising it?

Amanda Hamilton, NALP4 min read

Key steps in securing a legal secretary job

Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs (ILSPA)7 min read

Equivalent Means: Am I Eligible?

Jack J Collins, Editor of AllAboutLaw.co.uk2 min read

Equivalent means: what is it?

Jack J Collins 3 min read

What makes a good paralegal?

Sofia Gymer2 min read

Paralegal salary

Billy Sexton2 min read

Paralegal qualifications

Billy Sexton3 min read

Legal executive salary

Billy Sexton, Editor, AllAboutLaw.co.uk3 min read

Legal executive – Do I need to go to university?

Billy Sexton and Becky Kells, Editors, AllAboutLaw.co.uk3 min read

How to become a paralegal

Billy Sexton3 min read

What is a legal executive?

David Carnes 3 min read

Legal Executives: A Brief History

Written by the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives2 min read

Paralegals: The backbone of legal sector

Written by the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives3 min read

What is a paralegal?

James O’Connell3 min read

The changing role of the paralegal in the legal industry

Samuel Clague, Founder of The Stephen James Partnership 4 min read

The paralegal profession explained

James O’Connell , Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, and Becky Kells, Editor, AllAboutLaw3 min read

What is a patent attorney?

Maudie Powell-Tuck, AllAboutLaw4 min read

How to become a patent attorney

Maudie Powell-Tuck and Becky Kells, AllAboutLaw3 min read