T Level Legal, Finance and Accounting: Legal Services Assistant Business, Finance and Employment

T Levels are new two-year, Level 3 study programmes that will follow the study of GCSEs and Technical Awards at Key Stage 4 and offer an attractive alternative to A Levels and Apprenticeships. T Levels will combine classroom theory, practical learning and a minimum 315 hours of industry placement with an employer to make sure students have real experience of the workplace.

Students will develop an understanding of a broad range of issues relevant to the sector, including:

– the business environment
– careers within the legal profession
– regulation
– professionalism and ethics
– security and risk
– equality, diversity and inclusion requirements
– third party professional services
– the fundamentals of law
– the fundamentals of financial accounting
– an awareness of digital and emerging technology, digital transformation and digital tools
– data driven innovation, analytics and design thinking
– research skills
– project and change management approaches in legal contexts

There are 2 externally assessed examination and in core skills will be assessment through an employer set project.

The Legal Services T Level consists of Legal Assistant occupational specialism:
– legal services assistant – business, finance and employment