Law and legal

Bailiff

Bailiffs collect debts or give notices, summons and court documents.

Barrister

Barristers give advice to solicitors and represent people in disagreements, investigations and in court.

Barrister's clerk

Barrister's clerks run the day to day administration tasks for barristers at offices called chambers.

Company secretary

Company secretaries make sure that directors follow company law and finance rules.

Coroner

Coroners investigate deaths where the causes are unexplained or the person’s identity is unknown.

Court administrative assistant

Court administrative assistants help run courts and court offices.

Court legal adviser

Court legal advisers are lawyers who advise magistrates and judges about the law in criminal, civil and family courts.

Court usher

Court ushers make sure everyone involved in a case attends court and knows what to do.

Credit controller

Credit controllers manage the money given to customers and recover debts owed by businesses and individuals.

Crown prosecutor

Crown prosecutors decide if there's enough evidence to take cases to court.

Data protection officer

Data protection officers help organisations to meet data laws and regulations, and provide advice on policies and how to apply them.

Equalities officer

Equalities officers make sure people are treated equally in an organisation by promoting positive practices and attitudes.

Family mediator

Family mediators help separating couples agree on future plans without having to go to court.

Forensic psychologist

Forensic psychologists study criminal behaviour and the reasons behind it, and help to treat people who have committed offences.

Forensic scientist

Forensic scientists prepare traces of physical evidence for use in courts of law.

Immigration adviser (non-government)

Immigration advisers give advice on asylum claims, nationality, citizenship, deportation and employment, and represent clients in court.

Interpreter

Interpreters convert spoken words from one language into another, in person, over the phone and online.

Judge

Judges hear evidence in criminal and civil courts, make rulings and pass sentences based on the information presented during cases.

Legal executive

Legal executives specialise in one area of law and carry out similar tasks to solicitors.

Legal secretary

Legal secretaries provide administrative support for lawyers and legal executives.

Licensed conveyancer

Conveyancers are lawyers who deal with the legal and financial sides of buying and selling property and land, probate issues and wills.

Paralegal

Paralegals carry out research, prepare legal documents and give legal advice to clients.

Patent attorney

Patent attorneys advise clients on how to apply for patents for new inventions, designs or processes.

Probation officer

Probation officers supervise people serving community and prison sentences and help them to stay away from crime.