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  1. Bailiff

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

    Salary: £18,000 to £40,000

    Found in: Law and legal


  2. Barrister

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

    Salary: £21,000 to £200,000

    Found in: Law and legal


  3. Barrister's clerk

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

    Salary: £20,000 to £40,000

    Found in: Law and legal


  4. Company secretary

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

    Salary: £26,000 to £90,000

    Found in: Business and finance, Law and legal, Managerial


  5. Coroner

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

    Salary: £85,000 to £135,000

    Found in: Law and legal


  6. Court administrative assistant

    Court administrative assistants help run courts and court offices.

    Salary: £18,000 to £24,000

    Found in: Law and legal


  7. Court legal adviser

    Court legal advisers are lawyers who give advice about the law to magistrates and judges.

    Salary: £32,000 to £45,000

    Found in: Law and legal


  8. Court usher

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

    Salary: £18,000 to £24,500

    Found in: Law and legal


  9. Credit controller

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

    Salary: £21,000 to £32,000

    Found in: Administration, Business and finance, Law and legal


  10. Crown prosecutor

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

    Salary: £41,000 to £65,000

    Found in: Law and legal


  11. Equalities officer

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

    Salary: £22,000 to £45,000

    Found in: Law and legal, Social care, Teaching and education


  12. Family mediator

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

    Salary: £19,000 to £38,000

    Found in: Law and legal, Social care


  13. Forensic psychologist

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

    Salary: £35,000 to £57,000

    Found in: Healthcare, Law and legal, Social care


  14. Forensic scientist

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

    Salary: £18,000 to £45,000

    Found in: Science and research, Law and legal


  15. Immigration adviser (non-government)

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

    Salary: £22,000 to £40,000

    Found in: Law and legal


  16. Interpreter

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

    Salary: Variable

    Found in: Law and legal, Travel and tourism, Administration


  17. Judge

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

    Salary: £101,000 to £295,000

    Found in: Law and legal


  18. Legal executive

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

    Salary: £17,000 to £60,000

    Found in: Law and legal


  19. Legal secretary

    Legal secretaries provide administrative support for lawyers and legal executives.

    Salary: £20,000 to £45,000

    Found in: Law and legal


  20. Licensed conveyancer

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

    Salary: £20,000 to £45,000

    Found in: Law and legal



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