% of LL.B students getting a first

What are your thoughts on this? There are reports of grade inflation in degrees with more firsts being awarded. Has this affected law degrees, or not? If it hasn't then should law degrees follow suit so that the achievements of LL.B students are recognised equally?

Or is there no need, since employers will realise that getting a first in law is more of an achievement in other subjects? Do they even think this?

Also, the sheer amount of work you have to do to get a first in Law is immense, because you have to know things that even your lectures might not, particularly case law.

Surely resources help you in this situation? I've used case law which my college lecturer didn't know

Exactly, this is not hard to do given the vast amount of case law available.

I think it's knowing where to look other than your set textbooks. There are plenty of resources that I've used and I am not that equipped as a university student as I don't have Athens etc.

Even the Law Reports website, BAILII and Google News have given me information which other resources have not. Sometimes they might even have information which is not in university textbooks. For example, I learnt that the ACHL hear motions regarding to Parliament and heard of the human rights case ADT v UK to reflect on a jurisprudential principle for my essay on non-fatal offences agains the person.

Law is harder to get a first in because you have to develop a critical legal style which can be very difficult, and changes from topic to topic.

Also, the sheer amount of work you have to do to get a first in Law is immense, because you have to know things that even your lectures might not, particularly case law.

But here's another question: why have the number of firsts increased in other subjects, but not in law?

Maybe because with the passage of time the Law becomes ever more complex......

I wonder what law will be like in 100 years' time.

Its scary if we look at the amount of regulations, delegated legislation, terrorism acts and EU law being created at the moment. I think the law in 100yrs will be very very confusing indeed.

It depends if and when Parliament will be made a stronger body as well and if any constitutional principles become the centre point of politics.

It depends if and when Parliament will be made a stronger body as well and if any constitutional principles become the centre point of politics.

Are you for or against a codified entrenched constitution?

I'm for. Much of the constitution used to be kept in balance by a mutual respect between the constitutional powers. These days there seems to be very little respect, particularly from the executive. This, and the effective domination that the executive has over the legislature, leads me to think that a codified constitution is crucial for preserving the essential consitutional principles which hold our constitution together.

Which could be a reason for changing your political stance.

I'm for. Much of the constitution used to be kept in balance by a mutual respect between the constitutional powers. These days there seems to be very little respect, particularly from the executive. This, and the effective domination that the executive has over the legislature, leads me to think that a codified constitution is crucial for preserving the essential consitutional principles which hold our constitution together.

Why's that?