2419 Legal professionals n.e.c.

In short

• ONS unit group 2419, in minor group 241 (Legal professionals) and major group 2 (Professional occupations).
• Appendix Skilled Occupations (figures as at 3 August 2026, re-checked 26 October 2026): On the list: Table 1, Table 2.
• Going rate as the tables print it:
  • Table 1, Going rate (SW – options A and D): £33,400 (£17.13 per hour)
  • Table 2, Going rate (SW – options F and I, GBM and SCU): £25,100 (£12.87 per hour)

What the ONS says

Description

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of other professional legal occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 241: Legal professionals.

Typical entry routes

Entry to training usually requires a qualifying law degree or postgraduate diploma. Entrants then undertake a further year of academic training and then complete up to four years of assessed supervised experience in legal practice. Entrants may also require up to five years post qualifying experience in legal practice.

Tasks

• co-ordinates the activities of magistrates courts and advises magistrates on law and legal procedure
• provides legal advice to individuals within Citizens Advice, Law Centres and other such establishments
• drafts and negotiates contracts on behalf of employers
• advises employers, local and national government and other organisations on aspects of law and legislative implications of decisions made
• advises on, drafts documents for and assists in all aspects of property conveyancing
• collates information, drafts briefs and other documents, interviews and advises clients and undertakes preparatory work for cases
• represents public and private organisations in court as necessary

Related job titles

• Attorney
• Conveyancer
• Justice’s clerk
• Legal adviser
• Legal consultant
• Legal counsel
• Paralegal
• Patent agent
• Patent attorney
• Solicitor’s clerk (articled)

What the Appendix Skilled Occupations says

The Appendix lists this code in the tables below, with the tables’ own caption and the row as printed. Read the full table, and any condition in it, on GOV.UK.

Table 1: Eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates based on median Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data

SOC 2020 occupation code

2419 Legal professionals not elsewhere classified

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Conveyancers
• Litigation executives
• Paralegals
• Patent and trademark attorneys
• Legal professionals not elsewhere classified

Going rate (SW – options A and D)

£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)

90% of going rate (SW – option B)

£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)

80% of going rate (SW – option C)

£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)

70% of going rate (SW – option E)

£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)

Eligible for PhD points (SW)?

Yes

Table 2: Eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates based on 25th percentile Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data

SOC 2020 occupation code

2419 Legal professionals not elsewhere classified

Equivalent SOC 2010 occupation code(s)

2419, 3520

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Conveyancers
• Litigation executives
• Paralegals
• Patent and trademark attorneys
• Legal professionals not elsewhere classified

Going rate (SW – options F and I, GBM and SCU)

£25,100 (£12.87 per hour)

90% of going rate (SW – option G)

£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)

80% of going rate (SW – option H)

£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)

70% of going rate (SW – option J, GTR)

£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)

Eligible for PhD points (SW)?

Yes

Other unit groups in minor group 241

• 2411 Barristers and judges
• 2412 Solicitors and lawyers

Sources

Occupation text: Office for National Statistics, SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups (file dated 27 August 2026, version V13). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Tables: Home Office, Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations on GOV.UK, page updated 3 August 2026; re-checked against the page updated 8 October 2026 on 26 October 2026, tables unchanged.

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