Solicitor / lawyer
58ChangingLaw degree or conversion, then the SQE and two years' qualifying work experience.
See solicitor / lawyer jobs →Will AI replace paralegals?
Likely.
Document review, drafting and legal admin are some of the tasks AI does best. Very exposed.
AI-proof score
20/100
At risk
AI can already do much of this work.
Easy to automateNeeds a human
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Police officer
81Very safePolice constable degree apprenticeship, degree holder entry, or a policing degree.
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73Fairly safeSocial work degree or apprenticeship, then Social Work England registration.
See social worker jobs →Why it scores 20
Six ratings feed the score. Four protect a job from AI and two expose it. How we score jobs
- Hands-onProtects
Skilled physical work in the real world
- Unpredictable settingsProtects
Every site, home or patient is different
- Human touchProtects
Trust, care or persuasion face to face
- AccountabilityProtects
Licensed or high-stakes — someone has to sign it off
- Screen-basedExposes
Work done on a computer with text, data or images
- RoutineExposes
Repeatable, rules-based tasks
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