# TotallyLegal Jobs Scraper (`unfenced-group/totallylegal-scraper`) Actor Scrape UK legal job listings from TotallyLegal.com — the UK's dedicated legal jobs board. Returns title, firm name, location, salary range, practice area, PQE level, contract type and full job description. Filter by keyword and location. - **URL**: https://apify.com/unfenced-group/totallylegal-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Unfenced Group](https://apify.com/unfenced-group) (community) - **Categories:** Jobs, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 3 total users, 1 monthly users, 90.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $1.49 / 1,000 result scrapeds This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## TotallyLegal Jobs Scraper ![TotallyLegal Jobs Scraper](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/lJlifu6C8YQfZMPKE/records/totallylegal-scraper) Scrapes legal job listings from [totallylegal.com](https://www.totallylegal.com) — the UK's leading specialist site for legal jobs. Extracts 25+ fields per job including full description, practice area, PQE level, salary band, workplace type, and contract details. **No proxies required.** Datacenter IPs work without any challenge. Cost per run is close to zero. --- ### Input fields | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `keywords` | string | `""` | Search keywords (e.g. `solicitor`, `paralegal`). Empty = all jobs. | | `maxItems` | integer | `100` | Max jobs to scrape. `0` = unlimited. | | `fetchDetails` | boolean | `true` | Fetch detail pages for full description, practice area, PQE, contract type etc. | | `delayMs` | integer | `300` | Milliseconds between requests. Increase if rate-limited. | | `startPage` | integer | `1` | Start scraping from this listing page number. | --- ### Output fields | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `id` | integer | Internal Madgex job ID | | `title` | string | Job title | | `url` | string | Full URL to job detail page | | `company` | string | Recruiting company / law firm | | `recruiterType` | string | `Recruitment Agency` or `In-House` | | `logoUrl` | string | Company logo image URL | | `location` | string | Job location (from listing) | | `locationFull` | string | Full location hierarchy e.g. `United Kingdom,England,South East England,London (Greater)` | | `addressRegion` | string | Address region from JSON-LD | | `addressCountry` | string | Country code e.g. `GB` | | `salary` | string | Salary description e.g. `£Competitive package` | | `salaryBand` | string | Salary band range e.g. `£70,000 - £99,999` | | `contractType` | string | e.g. `Permanent`, `Contract`, `Temporary` | | `hours` | string | e.g. `Full Time`, `Part Time` | | `workplace` | string | e.g. `Hybrid`, `Office`, `Remote` | | `jobCategory` | string | Job category taxonomy e.g. `In House Counsel`, `Solicitor` | | `practiceArea` | string | Practice area(s) e.g. `Commercial Litigation,Corporate` | | `pqeLevel` | string | PQE experience required e.g. `NQ`, `2-4`, `5-7`, `8+` | | `jobRef` | string | Employer's internal job reference code | | `applicationMethod` | string | `Email`, `URL`, `External` | | `applicationUrl` | string | Direct application URL (if available) | | `directApply` | boolean | Whether direct apply is supported | | `employmentType` | string | Schema.org type e.g. `FULL_TIME` | | `datePosted` | string | Date posted (human-readable from GTM e.g. `20 Apr 2026`) | | `datePostedIso` | string | Date posted in ISO 8601 (from JSON-LD) | | `validThrough` | string | Application deadline ISO 8601 | | `descriptionSnippet` | string | Short description from listing page | | `description` | string | Full job description HTML (from detail page) | | `scrapedAt` | string | ISO timestamp when the record was scraped | --- ### Cost estimate | Mode | Requests | Proxy Cost | Compute Cost | Total/run | |------|----------|-----------|-------------|-----------| | Listing only (`fetchDetails: false`) | ~69 | $0.00 | ~$0.0001 | **~$0.00** | | Full crawl (`fetchDetails: true`) | ~2,130 | $0.00 | ~$0.001 | **~$0.001** | **Revenue at $1.49/1,000 results:** Full crawl of ~2,060 jobs ≈ **$3.07 per run**. --- --- ### Examples **Search by keyword** ```json { "keyword": "developer", "maxItems": 50 } ```` **With location filter** ```json { "keyword": "developer", "location": "London", "maxItems": 100 } ``` **Recent listings — last 7 days** ```json { "keyword": "manager", "daysOld": 7, "maxItems": 100 } ``` **Daily incremental feed** ```json { "keyword": "developer", "daysOld": 1, "skipReposts": true, "maxItems": 500 } ``` ### Technical notes - **Architecture**: Plain HTML + Cheerio. This is a Madgex-powered job board — fully server-rendered, no API. - **Data enrichment**: Each detail page contains a `ClientGoogleTagManagerDataLayer` object with 15+ structured fields, plus a JSON-LD `JobPosting` schema with the full description. - **Pagination**: `/jobs/` → `/jobs/2/` → `/jobs/{N}/`. With keywords: `/jobs/?keywords=solicitor` → `/jobs/2/?keywords=solicitor`. - **No proxy needed**: Verified on datacenter IPs. No Cloudflare challenge. No CAPTCHA on browse/detail pages. - **Concurrency**: Sequential (one request at a time) with configurable delay. Keeps the footprint low and avoids bans. ### Related scrapers Other scrapers in our **Jobs — UK & Ireland** collection: - [CV-Library Scraper](https://apify.com/unfenced-group/cv-library-scraper) - [Jobs.ac.uk Job Scraper](https://apify.com/unfenced-group/jobs-ac-uk) - [NHS Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/unfenced-group/nhsjobs-uk-scraper) - [Reed.co.uk Scraper](https://apify.com/unfenced-group/reed-co-uk-scraper) - [Totaljobs Job Scraper — Search & Extract UK Job Listings](https://apify.com/unfenced-group/totaljobs-scraper) *** ### Need a custom scraper? **[Unfenced Group](https://www.unfencedgroup.nl)** builds Apify actors for any website — for free. If the site you need isn't in our portfolio yet, just ask. We scope, build, and publish it at no cost to you. You only pay for results — we absorb the compute and proxy costs ourselves. Same pay-per-result pricing, same quality, same standards as every actor in this portfolio. **Get in touch:** [www.unfencedgroup.nl](https://www.unfencedgroup.nl) # Actor input Schema ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Search keywords to filter jobs (e.g. 'solicitor', 'paralegal', 'in-house counsel'). Leave empty to scrape all jobs. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of jobs to scrape. Set to 0 for unlimited. ## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`): Fetch each job's detail page to get full description, practice area, PQE level, contract type, workplace, and other rich fields. Recommended: true. ## `delayMs` (type: `integer`): Milliseconds to wait between HTTP requests. Increase if you get rate-limited. ## `startPage` (type: `integer`): Page number to start scraping from (1 = first page). ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQuery": "", "maxResults": 100, "fetchDetails": true, "delayMs": 300, "startPage": 1 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("unfenced-group/totallylegal-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("unfenced-group/totallylegal-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call unfenced-group/totallylegal-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=unfenced-group/totallylegal-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "TotallyLegal Jobs Scraper", "description": "Scrape UK legal job listings from TotallyLegal.com — the UK's dedicated legal jobs board. Returns title, firm name, location, salary range, practice area, PQE level, contract type and full job description. Filter by keyword and location.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "CUJuLogExjQHvcJey" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/unfenced-group~totallylegal-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-unfenced-group-totallylegal-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/unfenced-group~totallylegal-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-unfenced-group-totallylegal-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/unfenced-group~totallylegal-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-unfenced-group-totallylegal-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "searchQuery": { "title": "Keywords", "type": "string", "description": "Search keywords to filter jobs (e.g. 'solicitor', 'paralegal', 'in-house counsel'). Leave empty to scrape all jobs.", "default": "" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of jobs to scrape. Set to 0 for unlimited.", "default": 100 }, "fetchDetails": { "title": "Fetch job details", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch each job's detail page to get full description, practice area, PQE level, contract type, workplace, and other rich fields. Recommended: true.", "default": true }, "delayMs": { "title": "Delay between requests (ms)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Milliseconds to wait between HTTP requests. Increase if you get rate-limited.", "default": 300 }, "startPage": { "title": "Start page", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Page number to start scraping from (1 = first page).", "default": 1 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```