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Corporate lawyer

Occupation · ISCO 2611what the job is

Law, Mathematics and Chemistry at A level, then a Level 7 apprenticeship or a degree.

Closest route from school
Level 7

the nearest apprenticeship standard, a master’s degree · 2 standards and 4 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 7 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.

At school · Years 9–13

Which subjects build towards it?

4GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; A level Law is the closest

Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.

DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today

A level Law1.00
A level Mathematics0.15
GCSE Chemistry0.13
A level Modern Foreign Language0.09

Law leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: dispute resolution, nuisance, causation, appeal.

All subjects and shared ideas4
SubjectMatchShared ideas
A level Law1.00dispute resolution, nuisance, causation, appeal, legal argument
A level Mathematics0.15causation, limitation
GCSE Chemistry0.13limitation, proportionality
A level Modern Foreign Language0.09persuasion, research finding
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

2Skills England standards match this job

Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.

Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

SolicitorLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · legal, finance and accounting · closest match · shares property law, legal research, contract law · ST0246Costs lawyerLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · legal, finance and accounting · shares court procedures, legal research, contract law · ST1400
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Law, Mathematics and Chemistry, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.

Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.

DfE subject entries

Sirius Academy WestHull, Kingston upon Hull, City of · A level Law, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsBaylis Court SchoolSlough, Slough · A level Law, GCSE ChemistryNunthorpe School & Sixth FormMiddlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland · A level Law, GCSE Chemistry, A level Mathematics
More schools9
George Dixon AcademyBirmingham, Birmingham · A level Law, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsDrapers' AcademyRomford, Havering · A level Law, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsLeigh Academy EbbsfleetSwanscombe, Kent · A level Law, GCSE ChemistryThe Arthur Terry SchoolSutton Coldfield, Birmingham · A level Law, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsSpalding High SchoolSpalding, Lincolnshire · A level Law, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsSt Nicholas Catholic High SchoolNorthwich, Cheshire West and Chester · A level Law, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsNorbury High School for GirlsThornton Heath, Croydon · A level Law, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsThe Boswells SchoolChelmsford, Essex · A level Law, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsAshton-on-Mersey SchoolSale, Trafford · A level Law, GCSE Chemistry, A level Mathematics
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What the job is

Corporate lawyers provide legal consulting services and representation to corporations and organisations. They give advice on matters relating to taxes, legal rights and patents, international trade, trademarks, and legal financial issues arising from operating a business.

Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.

This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.