This table gives some indication of the appropriate standards/level for different people in different situations:

Your Current Situation	Standards	Appropriate Level	Outcome
Changing career to law	Paralegal	Introductory	Become a paralegal
	Secretarial	Introductory	Become a legal secretary
	Legal assistant	n/a	Do law related clerical work
Clerical/administrative staff	Legal assistant	n/a	Have your clerical expertise recognised
Conveyancing paralegal (start of career)	Paralegal	Introductory	Be recognised as a legal professional
Conveyancing paralegal (mid-career)	Paralegal	Intermediate	Have your legal experience recognised
Conveyancing paralegal (senior)	Paralegal	Advanced	Have your legal expertise recognised
FE College leave	Paralegal	Introductory	Become a paralegal
	Secretarial	Introductory	Become a legal secretary
	Legal assistant	n/a	Do law related clerical work
IT litigation paralegal	IT litigation support	Appropriate to seniority	Be recognised as a legal/IT professional
			Have your legal/IT experience recognised
			Have your legal expertise recognised
Institute member (Affiliate grade)	Legal secretary	Appropriate to seniority	Become a legal secretary
	Legal assistant	n/a	Become a legal assistant
	Paralegal	Introductory	Become a paralegal
Institute member (Associate grade)	Paralegal	Introductory	Be recognised as a legal professional
Institute member (Fellow grade)	Paralegal	Intermediate	Have your legal experience recognised
Institute member (Fellow: long experience)	Paralegal	Advanced	Have your legal expertise recognised
Lawyer	n/a	n/a	n/a
Legal Practice Course graduate	Paralegal	Intermediate	Become a paralegal
Legal secretary (starting career)	Secretarial	Introductory	Be recognised as a professional
Legal secretary (mid-career)	Secretarial	Intermediate	Have your experience recognised
Legal secretary (senior)	Secretarial	Advanced	Have your expertise recognised
	Paralegal	Introductory	Become a paralegal fee earner
	Legal assistant	n/a	Become an administrator
Not-for-profit sector legal caseworker	Paralegal	Appropriate to seniority	Be recognised as a legal professional
			Have your legal experience recognised
			Have your legal expertise recognised
Police officer	Paralegal	Introductory	Become a paralegal
Police station representative	Paralegal	Appropriate to seniority	Be recognised as a legal professional
			Have your legal experience recognised
			Have your legal expertise recognised
Secretary (non-legal)	Secretarial	Introductory	Become a legal secretary
School Leaver	Paralegal	Introductory	If wishing to be a paralegal
	Secretarial	Introductory	If wishing to be a legal secretary
	Legal assistant	n/a	Do law related clerical work
(Other) support staff in solicitors' firm	Paralegal	Introductory	Become a paralegal
	Secretarial	Introductory	Become a legal secretary
	Legal assistant	n/a	Do law related clerical work
University graduate: non-law	Paralegal	Introductory	Become a paralegal
	Secretarial	Introductory	Become a legal secretary
University law graduate	Paralegal	Introductory	Become a paralegal
	Secretarial	Introductory	Become a legal secretary
Paralegal (start of career)	Paralegal	Introductory	Be recognised as a legal professional
Paralegal (mid-career)	Paralegal	Intermediate	Have your legal experience recognised
Paralegal (senior)	Paralegal	Advanced	Have your legal expertise recognised
Paralegal law firm manager/principal	Paralegal	Appropriate to seniority	Have your legal expertise recognised
	PLF Management	n/a	Run an effective paralegal law firm
Solicitor	n/a	n/a	n/a
Trainee solicitor	n/a	n/a	n/a