In the US there is also a large class of legal workers called paralegals that don't need to pass the bar. They usually (always?) work under a lawyer, though. Th

In the US there is also a large class of legal workers called paralegals that don't need to pass the bar. They usually (always?) work under a lawyer, though. The paralegal is generally responsible for running the day-to-day part of some specific aspect of a legal practice. They are analogous to nurses or physician's assistant in a medical practice, but for the legal profession. So they are not layers, exactly, but often do the same kind of things.