Employment opportunities outside of Law
During your time at Nottingham Law School, you will gain a wide range of transferable skills and knowledge that will appeal to employers across a range of sectors.
Knowing what you enjoy, what you are good at, and what environments suit you best are some of the most important thoughts to have in mind when deciding on a future career.
Potential roles for NLS graduates
Our graduates are now working in a range of highly skilled roles – many are Solicitors, Paralegals and Legal Assistants, but there are many different careers that you can go into after completing a law course.
The following is a list of some of the roles in the job market that use similar skills to lawyers:
- Case Progression Officer
- Underwriting Assistant
- Trainee Trademark Attorney
- Trademark Associate
- Data Protection Analyst
- Tax Specialist
- Talent Resourcing Partner
- Risk and Compliance Analyst
- Researcher
- Police Detective
- Safeguarding Hub Officer
- Legal Caseworker
- Legal Account Manager
- Immigration and Public Law Caseworker
- Graduate Quantity Surveyor
- Financial Crime Investigator
- Citizens Advice Adviser
- Advocacy Manager
You can find out more about these careers via the job profiles tool on Prospects.
Organisations that our graduates work for
There are many possibilities available with a law degree. Below are some of the organisations our graduates are working for:
Exploring your options
Unsure what job roles would suit you? Take ten minutes to try the Job Match Quiz on Prospects (the UK’s biggest graduate careers website). The results will give you job groups that match your skills and interests and enable you to find out about individual job roles that you might want to research further.
For an overview of the key sectors in the UK labour market, take a look at the industry reports on MyEmployability. You can read about some of the biggest and well-known organisations across the country and find out how to locate job opportunities in specific industries. There is a useful SWOT analysis to help you compare the sectors, too.
You can chat through your career options at any point during your course by arranging a career coaching appointment.
Book in with a careers professional from the Employability Team, or drop in to see us at The Employability Hub in Newton, level 0.
Graduate schemes
There is a range of graduate schemes available to graduates of any degree discipline. Bright Network has a deadline tracker to help you stay organised with what opportunities are available and when to apply.
‘Although I didn’t expect to be working in financial advice, my legal studies have really helped my career progression and have been instrumental in securing a department management position within an industry leading brokerage 3 years after graduation. My legal qualifications have always put me ahead of my peers in recruitment processes.’
Holly Hensleigh, Equity Release Adviser & Long-term Care Adviser at Veracity Financial Planning (NLS alumus: LPC, 2010-11)
Learn more about our alumni
If you want to do your own research, you can use LinkedIn’s Alumni tool to explore the roles NLS graduates go on to.
Visit Nottingham Trent University’s LinkedIn page, select the Alumni tab, and search for your course.
You can then browse where graduates are working and the roles they hold. If a role or employer catches your eye, consider connecting with the alumnus to learn more about their career path.
LLB and Academic LLM graduate, Anthea, reflects on the relevance of her legal studies to a career in policy.