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Going into Law with Economics degree

A friend of mine told me that he wants to go into Law after studying Economics at Uni... Is it possible to go into Law with a Bsc or BA in Economics? And at a high level?

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Reply 1

ToxicMuppet

yes any degree will get you into law, he would need to sit a CPE/GDL (think you need 2.1 or higher degree) than you can go onto to do BVC/LPC.

Reply 2

roonster100

Cheers ToxicMuppet ..much appreciated

Reply 3

roonster100

Is anyone doing or done a BVC/LPC without a law degree?

And does not having a law degree ie LLB , affect your career opportunities?

Reply 4

TommehR

About 50% of people on the LPC at least didn't do Law at university. I don't know about barristers, but for solicitors it's not a problem at all. In fact, if you've done something like a language or Economics then it might well put you at an advantage as you'll have other skills that you can bring to the job.

But the bottom line, it will affect your career opportunities in any big way, especially not with a degree in economics.