You can apply to start as a trainee legal adviser. To do this, you need to have passed the academic stages of solicitor training or barrister training.

As a trainee, you'll complete a legal adviser training programme that takes around 2 years.

You can find out how to become a trainee legal adviser from HM Courts and Tribunals Service.

You can apply directly for jobs if you're a fully qualified solicitor.

You'll be expected to have good customer service, communication and administration skills.

You'll need:

• legal knowledge including court procedures and government regulations
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• persistence and determination
• analytical thinking skills
• excellent verbal communication skills
• the ability to think clearly using logic and reasoning
• concentration skills
• the ability to learn through your work
• to be able to use a computer and the main software packages confidently

You'll need to:

• pass enhanced background checks

As a court legal adviser, you could:

• organise court hearings
• make sure evidence is ready for the start of court proceedings
• give advice to magistrates and judges on points of law
• make sure people in court understand what's happening
• research legal issues
• help magistrates to daft the reasons behind judgements
• conduct case management hearings
• train admin staff and magistrates

You could work in a court or in an office.