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| Occupation | |
|---|---|
Occupation type | Profession |
Activity sectors | Law |
| Description | |
| Competencies | Interpersonal skills, analytical mind, critical thinking, commercial sense |
Education required | Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, Legal Practice Course |
Fields of employment | Law firm, Government Legal Service, in-house |
Related jobs | Solicitor Barrister Notary public Paralegal Legal assistant Legal secretary |
Legal executives are a kind of trained legal professional in certain jurisdictions. They often specialise in a particular area of law. A legal executive usually receives both vocational training (a minimum of 3 years for those in England and Wales) and academic training.
Legal executives are associated with different membership bodies and different rights according to geographical regions. Legal executives are recognised in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Bahamas. There is no direct equivalent to a legal executive in Scotland. In England and Wales they hold chartered status and are members of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX).