To successfully land a legal executive job, candidates must have at least five years experience working under the supervision of a solicitor. This could be in legal practice or in the legal department of a company. Legal executives are fully qualified lawyers who specialise in a particular area of the law. These specialist areas include: conveyancing, civil and criminal litigation, family law and probate. Those with legal executive jobs have their own client files and work independently; their legal fees are paid directly to them which is the crucial difference between a legal executive and other legal support staff. The General Duties in a Legal Executive Job Generally, those with legal executive jobs will do things such as:

• Meeting with clients
• Explaining and advising complex legal matters to clients
• Negotiating and corresponding both with and on behalf of clients
• Interviewing and advising any clients or witnesses
• Drawing up any legal documents including summonses and writs
• Preparing legal documents for property, family law issues, wills, probate and litigation work
• Calculating and explaining inheritance tax and wills to any beneficiaries
• Attending court to represent clients and to assist barristers and solicitors with cases
• Assigning and supervising work for junior staff
• Other admin and clerical work

Legal Executive Jobs - Salaries The salaries for legal executive jobs can vary depending on experience level, position held and in what company however. Those with legal executive jobs can be expected to earn anything between £30,000 and £80,000 per year, if not more.

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