Why do you want to study law as a degree?

will1989

Only really intended to be asked to those whom are looking to study a LLB next year. However, students currently studying law please reply if you would like to as I am equally interested on what law is like to study at a higher-than-a-level-level..

Personally, I want to study law because I'm good at it, like talking about it and want to make a difference to peoples' lifes.

Reply 1

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private law firm = big money

also you get out of jury service or whatever its called :smile:

sounds so ******* boring lol would hate it if i were to get it and its illegal to refuse to do it :frown:

Reply 2

easy_lemon

will1989

I never did it at A-level so can't compare...Law is really interesting and involves a lot of different subjects but is a lot of hard work. Really. Hours of reading and research lol but worth it when you understand a concept and can debate it.

I chose it because I like a challenge lol but also wanted to have a job where I can make a difference perhaps one day.

Where are you applying to OP?

Reply 3

lolimemma

Call me cynical if you want to but I'd say that the reason that the majority of people study law is for the money.

I wish I could think of a good reason why I decided to do it at uni but really it's because I couldn't think of anything else to do.

Reply 4

will1989

easy_lemon

Cambridge, UCL, King's, Leicester and Queen Mary UoL.

Chuffed I have an offer from Leicester, but I'm not sure how much I can trust the league tables. However, there is one really good lecturer there that I can find, and the tutorials seem to be frequent enough - twice a week.
http://www.le.ac.uk/la/staff/cmvc1/index.html

In 2005 he was appointed Specialist Advisor to the Home Affairs and Work and Pensions committees of the House of Commons examining the Draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill.

Gonna get Pearson in Breach of Contract after I've got this over with, if they don't cough up - which I'm sure they will after I tell them the law :biggrin:

Reply 5

emmings

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private law firm = big money

also you get out of jury service or whatever its called :smile:

sounds so ******* boring lol would hate it if i were to get it and its illegal to refuse to do it :frown:

Actually lawyers don't automatically get out of jury service anymore. You have to have a proper connection to the case to get out of it, and even then it'll only be deferred.

Reply 6

jacketpotato

will1989

Wish I had a reply from UCL or KCL too, but in my LNAT there was a fax machine going off -92 DCB- and it distracted me. So after a while of writing to LNAT for a resit I threatened them with judicial review, and I have a resit soon.

Gonna get Pearson in Breach of Contract after I've got this over with, if they don't cough up - which I'm sure they will after I tell them the law

Good luck with threatening a private company with judicial review: judicial review only applies to the actions of the government!!!!

I enjoy studying law because it is the right mix of analysis and evaluation for me. I enjoy the intellectual toughness yet real-life grounding of it, and am good at it because I enjoy taking an opinionated stance on the issues.

Reply 7

Symbea

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also you get out of jury service or whatever its called :smile:

sounds so ******* boring lol would hate it if i were to get it and its illegal to refuse to do it :frown:

Just say you're a xenophobic sexist alcoholic.

Reply 8

vickiii

Because i find it really interesting, and i love arguing with people (in an intellectual way not just a slagging off way!) and love the idea of being able to do that for a living. and the fact that in criminal law especially, how good you are could potentiaaly make a huge difference to someone's life

Reply 9

will1989

jacketpotato

really?

http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/judgment_guidance/judicial_review/index.htm

I assumed it to be covered by this: Decisions of regulatory bodies.

Reply 10

jacketpotato

"Judicial review is a type of court proceeding in which a judge reviews the lawfulness of a decision or action made by a public body."

The key word is "public body". Decisions of regulatory bodies do not include private companies like Pearson. It would mean bodies like the environment agency setting rules for fishing licenses: you need to have public (ie state) powers to be a regulatory body.

Reply 11

will1989

jacketpotato

ok thanks alot

Reply 12

Lady Narcissus

will1989

Um.. I decided to study law because I did not want to spend a year abroad on a languages programme having studied languages at A-level and it looked the next best thing- of course, I hoped to change the world also (only joking).

Then when I arrived at university I really liked the discipline and the extra opportunities that it brought such as mooting and debating.

Reply 13

KelseyAnne

Personally I’ve chosen to do law at uni because to me it’s really interesting. Since I grew up surrounded but my aunty a solicitor and my uncle a crown court prosecution it’s always been a part of my life. Also I don’t like the way someone said the majority of people do it for the money, I’m sure some do but not the majority a lot of people actually want to learn the law for the knowledge and interest... btw that wasn’t meant to be a go at you as you are right to a certain extent I just don't agree with the majority part :smile:

Reply 14

RockyRoad

Genuine interest in the law, mainly.

There are loads of little reasons to be honest. I suppose the prospect of having a clear progression to a respected profession appeals to me, and along beside that profession is pretty good money. I wouldn't say I want to be a lawyer "for the money" though, as I tend to think the money in many cases isn't really as brilliant as it's made out to be.