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echo2000

I am about to enter QM for Law- thought I might as well ask here- if I, say, plan to go into corporate law in the future then should i choose modules according to that? Later on would employers ask me what I had chosen or how important is that at an LLB level? Thanks :smile:

Taking specific modules that might relate to your future area of practice is not essential, but it would probably help. I didn't choose to do Commercial Law in 2nd year and chose Child instead, but recently I've heard good things about Commercial firms and commercial areas of law from friends who have done internships, so it's something I'll consider myself now.

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echo2000

I am about to enter QM for Law- thought I might as well ask here- if I, say, plan to go into corporate law in the future then should i choose modules according to that? Later on would employers ask me what I had chosen or how important is that at an LLB level? Thanks :smile:

If I were a recruiter at a commercial firm and saw you applying saying you planned to go inot corporate law etc, then looked at your module choices and saw things like family law, I would bin your application.

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Is Family a well-paid area of law to go into? I'm thinking about what area I wanna go into. I want to be well paid, I need to maintain my nice lifestyle.

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BarristerBarista

The short answer is no. Corporate law is the way to go if you want to make a lot of money.

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litispendence

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Obviously family lawyers earn far less than corporate... but they do well enough for themselves if in private practice from what I've seen! This doesn't seem to be so much the case for legal aid lawyers.

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BarristerBarista

The short answer is no. Corporate law is the way to go if you want to make a lot of money.

**** I'm not doing Commercial Law next year. Don't think I can do it in 3rd year either, but I can do Company Law in 3rd year, would that suffice?

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RR

**** I'm not doing Commercial Law next year. Don't think I can do it in 3rd year either, but I can do Company Law in 3rd year, would that suffice?

You should practice the area of law that most interests you, not which earns most.

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Ethereal

You should practice the area of law that most interests you, not which earns most.

Hmm maybe but I have to maintain my nice lifestyle, my parents are millionaires. Wish I hadnt been so spoilt.

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RR

Hmm maybe but I have to maintain my nice lifestyle, my parents are millionaires. Wish I hadnt been so spoilt.

So embezle :p:

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Ethereal

So embezle :p:

lol perhaps. Don't suppose I'll have any chance of scooping a rich wife either. I reckon I'll need at leadt £120,000 annually to fuel my spending habits and party lifestyle :eek:

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RR

lol perhaps. Don't suppose I'll have any chance of scooping a rich wife either. I reckon I'll need at leadt £120,000 annually to fuel my spending habits and party lifestyle :eek:

I'm so glad I grew up poor

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Ethereal

I'm so glad I grew up poor

I wish I'd grown up with less, I've already travelled the world and I've only just turned 19. It's crazy.

You'll appreciate all the nice stuff you have in the future so much more than I will.

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OP