UK Legal Systems
There are three different legal systems in the UK: Northern Ireland and Scotland have separate systems from England and Wales. These differences also give rise to different training requirements. In the UK there are:
- 145,000 Solicitors
- 15,000 Barristers (or Advocates)
- 7,000 Legal Executives
- 500,000 Paralegals
- Approx. 30% of all practicing Solicitors work in London