Solicitors provide a general advisory service to those requiring legal assistance. Clients range from individuals to public organisations, and typical legal services provided by a solicitor include litigation, probate, tax employment, conveyancing, and civil and family law. There are opportunities to work in private practices, commercial practices and with the Crown Prosecution Service.
Entry into the profession is by a combination of academic achievement and vocational training. Those with law degrees can go straight onto the Legal Practice Course, which takes one year full-time and two to three years part-time to complete. Successful graduates can then either take the Professional Skills Course or begin a two-year training contract with a law firm
Solicitors, who are predominantly office-based, generally work a 37-hour week, although there may be a need to work unsociable hours, such as when having to attend a police station late at night. Minimum salaries during training are around £16,600, or £18,500 per annum in London. Depending on experience and the individual employer, qualified rates are between £25,000 and £70,000 a year.

• Communication and listening
• Confidence and accuracy
• Stress management
• Networking and negotiating
• Tact and discretion
• Professionalism and leadership
• Research and information management
• Time management
• Planning and resilience

The route to become a Solicitor may vary; however it all comes back to pursuing a Law degree and then working towards your status. You must fulfil a couple requirements in place to start and complete your practice; these may include one of any of the following:
•    At least five H grades
•    At least two A levels and five GCSE's (A-C)
•    HND in Legal Studies
•    Professional Examination (CPE)
•    Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)
•    Postgraduate Diploma in Law
•    Training with the Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX)
•    Legal Practice Course (LPC)
•    National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT)
Solicitors must complete two areas before they can conclude their preparation. This includes an educational tract and a vocational or work tract. They can do Law degrees in any law specialisation. Once that is done, they have to pass the Legal Practice Course (LPC). This requires up to two years of studying.
After completing your academic training you then can work for several years and then study to pass the Professional Skills Course (PSC). This profession requires constant training and upgrading each year. This is monitored by the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme.