Solicitor
Advise clients and handle the legal work behind deals, disputes, property and family matters.
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- Typical pay
- €38k–€95k
- Usual education
- Law degree plus qualification
- Outlook
- Stable, with strong demand in corporate, tech and energy law.
A day in the life
Draft and review contracts, take client instructions, research a point of law, and manage a caseload of files with real deadlines.
Ways in
- Law degree plus professional training
- Conversion course after any degree
- Solicitor apprenticeship
What to study at 16
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Spain
Bachillerato de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
Portugal
Línguas e Humanidades
France
Bac général — spécialités
Italy
Liceo classico / scienze umane
Netherlands
Profiel Economie & Maatschappij
Ireland
Leaving Certificate subject choice
Exams you'll need
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Best courses to take
The study routes that lead most directly into this career.
LLB Law
The qualifying law degree: contract, tort, criminal, public and EU law.
The qualifying law degree.
Helpful school subjects: English, History, Politics
Law Conversion (GDL/PGDL or equivalent)
One-year route into law for graduates of any other subject.
Route in if you study something else first.
Helpful school subjects: Any degree
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