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Actuary

Alternative titles for this job include Actuarial analyst

Actuaries work with companies and government departments, to help them forecast long-term financial costs and investment risks.

Salary: £32,000 to £70,000

Training time: 5 to 6 years

Found in: Legal, finance and accounting Business and administration

Advocacy worker

Alternative titles for this job include Independent advocate, relevant person's representative

Advocacy workers help give people a voice in decisions about their health or social care.

Salary: £22,000 to £30,000

Training time: 1 to 3 years

Found in: Legal, finance and accounting Care services

Bailiff

Alternative titles for this job include Enforcement agent, enforcement officer, High Court enforcement officer

Bailiffs collect payments for debts and deliver enforcement notices, summons and other court documents.

Salary: £24,000 to £40,000

Training time: 1 to 2 years

Found in: Legal, finance and accounting

Barrister

Alternative titles for this job include Advocate

Barristers represent clients and their solicitors in court, at tribunals and in legal disputes. They also give expert legal advice on particular points of law.

Salary: £24,000 to £250,000

Training time: 6 to 8 years

Found in: Legal, finance and accounting

Barrister's clerk

Barristers' clerks are responsible for the day-to-day administration in barristers' offices, known as chambers.

Salary: £24,000 to £40,000

Training time: 2 to 3 years

Found in: Legal, finance and accounting Business and administration

Company secretary

Alternative titles for this job include Chartered secretary, governance officer

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

Salary: £28,000 to £95,000

Training time: 2 to 5 years

Found in: Business and administration Legal, finance and accounting

Construction contracts manager

Construction contracts managers oversee the contractual and legal requirements of work on building projects.

Salary: £30,000 to £70,000

Training time: 3 to 4 years

Found in: Construction and the built environment Business and administration

Coroner

Alternative titles for this job include Coroner's assistant, area coroner, senior coroner

Coroners investigate deaths where the causes are unexplained, where violence is suspected or where people have died while in custody.

Salary: £102,000 to £153,000

Training time: 9 to 13 years

Found in: Legal, finance and accounting

Court legal adviser

Alternative titles for this job include Court clerk, assistant to justices' clerk

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

Salary: £32,000 to £53,000

Training time: 8 to 9 years

Found in: Legal, finance and accounting

Court usher

Alternative titles for this job include Court administrative officer

Court ushers support people attending hearings, like jurors and witnesses, and help with court administrative tasks.

Salary: £24,000 to £27,000

Training time: 1 to 2 years

Found in: Legal, finance and accounting Business and administration

Criminologist

Alternative titles for this job include Social science researcher

Criminologists look at the reasons why people commit crimes and find ways to reduce re-offending.

Salary: £24,000 to £38,000

Training time: 3 to 5 years

Found in: Health and science Legal, finance and accounting

Crown prosecutor

Alternative titles for this job include Reviewing lawyer

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

Salary: £44,000 to £71,000

Training time: 5 to 9 years

Found in: Legal, finance and accounting

Data protection officer

Alternative titles for this job include Data compliance officer, data protection manager

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

Salary: £29,000 to £50,000

Training time: 2 to 5 years

Found in: Legal, finance and accounting Business and administration Digital

Equalities officer

Alternative titles for this job include Equality and diversity officer, equal opportunities officer, equality, diversity and human rights officer

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

Salary: £24,000 to £46,000

Training time: Variable

Found in: Legal, finance and accounting Business and administration

Estate agent

Alternative titles for this job include Property agent, letting agent, rental agent

Estate agents sell and let commercial and residential property. Some also manage rental properties on behalf of owners.

Salary: £23,000 to £40,000

Training time: 1 to 3 years

Found in: Sales, marketing and procurement Legal, finance and accounting

Family mediator

Family mediators help separating or divorcing couples to find agreement on practical matters without having to go to court.

Salary: £25,000 to £38,000

Training time: 1 to 4 years

Found in: Care services Legal, finance and accounting

Immigration adviser (non-government)

Alternative titles for this job include Immigration case worker

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

Salary: £24,000 to £42,000

Training time: 2 to 5 years

Found in: Legal, finance and accounting Business and administration

Judge

Alternative titles for this job include Crown court judge, high court judge, recorder, tribunal 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

Training time: Variable

Found in: Legal, finance and accounting

Land and property valuer and auctioneer

Valuers and auctioneers advise people on buying, selling and renting land, property and other assets.

Salary: £25,000 to £50,000

Training time: 4 to 6 years

Found in: Sales, marketing and procurement Legal, finance and accounting

Legal executive

Alternative titles for this job include Legal executive practitioner, chartered legal executive

Legal executives specialise in certain areas of law and carry out similar tasks to solicitors.

Salary: £33,000 to £60,000

Training time: 3 to 6 years

Found in: Legal, finance and accounting