Considering future; should I study Law?

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I am currently in the process of choosing which subjects to study at IB level (equivalent of A-Levels or Highers) and I have been repeatedly told by my teachers and parents to choose subjects which I enjoy and will get me into the career which I hope for. My problem is that I don’t know what I want to do.

However, becoming a lawyer is a prospect which I like but I have a few questions.

) Which subjects do universities generally look for to study Law?

)How enjoyable is a Law course?

)What are my chances of finding a job once I have graduated (in about – years time)?

Any advice would be highly appreciated.

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  • No-body can really tell you how enjoyable you’d find it – it’s so personal.
    I find law very interesting, and so do many other people, but others, like the other answerer, find it interminably dull.
    Yes there are some very dull bits to it, but there are dull bits you have to learn to underpin any subject.

    Many law schools offer open days and taster days – if you can get along to some of those, that might help you make a choice, and also help you decide which Uni you want to go to.
    While you’re at Uni open days you can also check out other subjects you might be interested in – have a good look round, there will be subjects on offer you never thought of!

    Generally, law admissions tutors (I was one for many years) are happy with most subjects – the one they really don’t like is law! (because you learn it in a way that’s very different/incorrect for professional study). You should stick to ‘facilitating’ A levels if you can, and include at least one that involves plenty of essay writing – eg Eng Lit or language; history etc

    Getting a job in law is fairly competitive, but law tutors have links with the industry and can help guide you in the specialisms that might suit you best.
    And if you end up not wanting to be in law, law is a highly valued degree by general graduate employers.

  • I will tell you now unless you are a boring person don’t take law, I did A level law for two years hoping that any lesson would get better but each lesson my hope was crushed. You don’t even learn the good stuff, its all about precedents and judicial hierarchy, the appeal routes and interpretation. I regretted doing that A level and it was two years of my life wasted studying this. To study it at university you will need a law A level however you can go for a degree in another subject and then do a second degree in law.
    There is a good chance of getting a job in law but your life will become boring,
    A barrister is a bit more interesting than a solicitor so if you were a lawyer I would follow the path, solicitors just do admin work and do crappy cases, barristers get the good stuff and are paid much more.
    To be a solicitor you will need to have a degree and finish the legal practice course
    To be a barrister you will need a law degree, finish the bar vocational course or gain pupillage but that is extremely hard to get unless a past generation in your family was a lawyer

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