3520 Legal associate professionals

In short

• ONS unit group 3520, in minor group 352 (Legal associate professionals) and major group 3 (Associate professional occupations).
• Appendix Skilled Occupations (figures as at 3 August 2026, re-checked 26 October 2026): Transitional tables only: Table 1a, Table 2aa.
• Going rate as the tables print it:
  • Table 1a, Going rate (SW – options A and D): £33,400 (£17.13 per hour)
  • Table 2aa, Going rate (SW – options F and I, GBM and SCU): £26,400 (£13.54 per hour)

What the ONS says

Description

Legal associate professionals provide administrative support for legal professionals and investigate and make recommendations on legal matters that do not fall within the province of a normal court of law.

Typical entry routes

Entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades and A levels/H grades in appropriate subject areas. Off and on-the-job training is available. Membership of professional institutions will be required for some posts. Candidates must pass professional examinations and complete up to five years of practical experience.

Tasks

• runs chambers on behalf of principals, develops the practice, manages the flow of work, decides which cases to accept, arranges appropriate fees and prepares financial records
• ensures judges have the necessary legal other documents, manages their diary and carries out other administrative duties collates information, drafts briefs and other documents
• attends court to assist barristers and solicitors in the presentation of a case
• ensures their organisation complies with relevant regulations and their organisational policies
• assists in all aspects of probate and common law practice
• draws up schedules of legal costs and advises on the allocation of legal costs and the level of legal fees

Related job titles

• Barrister’s clerk
• Compliance officer (legal services)
• Law costs draftsman
• Legal assistant
• Litigator
• Paralegal assistant

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 1a: Additional eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates for Skilled Worker applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 22 July 2025

SOC 2020 occupation code

3520 Legal associate professionals

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Conveyancing professionals
• Cost lawyers
• Barrister’s and judge’s clerks
• Litigation officers
• Probate managers
• Will writers
• Legal associate professionals not elsewhere classified

Going rate (SW – options A and D)

£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)

90% of going rate (SW – option B)

Not applicable

80% of going rate (SW – option C)

Not applicable

70% of going rate (SW – option E)

£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)

Eligible for PhD points (SW)?

No

Table 2aa: Additional eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates for Skilled Worker applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 22 July 2025

SOC 2020 occupation code

3520 Legal associate professionals

Equivalent SOC 2010 occupation code(s)

2419, 3520

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Conveyancing professionals
• Cost lawyers
• Barrister’s and judge’s clerks
• Litigation officers
• Probate managers
• Will writers
• Legal associate professionals not elsewhere classified

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

£26,400 (£13.54 per hour)

90% of going rate (SW – option G)

Not applicable

80% of going rate (SW – option H)

Not applicable

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

£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)

Eligible for PhD points (SW)?

No

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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