{"id":8080,"date":"2021-07-12T04:30:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T04:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.explorecareers.emotedigital.com.au\/industry\/legal\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T12:37:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T02:37:08","slug":"legal","status":"publish","type":"ra-industry","link":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/industry\/legal\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australia\u2019s legal system is derived from British influence, with Australia following a common law system consisting of court-enforced statutes.<\/p>\n<p>Australian states and territories are governed by their own court systems with an overseeing federal body. Australia\u2019s legal system is known internationally for its maturity and history.<\/p>\n<p>The legal industry covers an expanse of sectors, and there are opportunities to become highly specialised. Legal careers have been highly stereotyped by mass media and movies &#8211; and while there are certainly some roles with lots of excitement, many are a bit more straightforward!<\/p>\n<p>Legal firms primarily provide legal advice, representation and prepare legal documents for a range of clients.<\/p>\n<p>Most firms are specialised in the support they offer so that they might offer advice and guidance covering:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commercial Law Services<\/li>\n<li>Personal Legal Services<\/li>\n<li>Industrial Relations Services<\/li>\n<li>Property Law Services<\/li>\n<li>Criminal Law Services<\/li>\n<li>Intellectual property law services<\/li>\n<li>Community Legal Services<\/li>\n<li>Administrative, Constitutional and other law services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Solicitors, barristers and legal aid officers typically provide these services within firms or non-profit organisations.<\/p>\n<p>Alternative legal pathways in the industry include dispute resolution, conveyancing and intellectual property services.<\/p>\n<p>As well as independent legal firms who offer their services to various clients, some organisations also have what is referred to as in-house legal teams who deal with all the legal matters for that company. You\u2019ll typically find these types of legal teams based in large international corporations such as banks or local government.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside legal roles in the commercial and private sectors, there is also a large sector of the industry focused on legal aid and working within not-for-profits. These professionals typically work with underrepresented groups or individuals who require support but may not have the means or ability to access the right legal professionals. This sector also involves many career pathways within advocacy and policy development.<\/p>\n<p>The legal industry is a highly regulated field. Entry to becoming a fully registered solicitor, lawyer or barrister will require a bachelor\u2019s degree, alongside postgraduate study and successful completion of professional competency-based exams dependent on the type of legal work you want to do.<\/p>\n<p>That might sound like a lot of work, but a legal career is guaranteed to be rewarding and offer many opportunities to grow professionally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8081,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ra-industry\/8080"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ra-industry"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ra-industry"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}