Business: Legal Services T Level (FBMS)

If you're interested in a future in law, business or finance, the T Level in Legal Services is a fantastic starting point. Designed in collaboration with employers, this two-year qualification helps you build the knowledge, skills, and experience you need to succeed in the legal sector.

You’ll explore key legal topics such as how the law works, different legal careers, business environments, and the role of technology in modern legal services. You’ll also gain hands-on experience through a 45-day (315-hour) industry placement, giving you a real taste of working in the legal world.

The T Level is made up of two main parts: the Core Component and the Occupational Specialism.

Core Components include:

• The business environment
• Careers within legal professions
• Industry regulations
• Professionalism and ethics/equality, diversity and inclusion
• Security and risk
• Professional services
• Fundamentals of law
• Fundamentals of financial accounting
• Sector-relevant technology
• Data driven innovation/analytics and design thinking
• Research skills
• Project/change management and administration
• The Legal Services sector

Occupational Specialism

You’ll specialise in: Legal Services Assistant – Business, Finance and Employment

This module focuses on supporting legal work related to business law, finance, and employment matters.

Employer Set Project

The employer-set project ensures you have the opportunity to combine core knowledge and skills to develop a substantial piece of work in response to an employer set brief. The employer-set project forms part of the Technical Qualification and is a separate part of the T Level programme to the Industry Placement.

Additional qualification

In your second year, you’ll also work towards an additional qualification in payroll, further boosting your employability.

You will be assessed by completing a written examination and an externally set project.

• A minimum of five GCSEs including English and Maths at GCSE grade 4 or above.
• Must be below the age of 18 at time of enrolment.

You could progress onto university-level study including Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs), a Higher Apprenticeship or degree or go straight into employment. Potential job roles after studying this course could include:

• Court Usher
• Legal Secretary
• Paralegal