What to i need to do/prepare for studying Law in University in Year 12?

i honestly havent a clue what i want to do but doing law is one the subjects im sure of however i spent most my time researching other courses and i havent a clue what i need to do in order to prepare for studying Law in university. Will greatly appreciate any advice🙏🙏😰

i honestly havent a clue what i want to do but doing law is one the subjects im sure of however i spent most my time researching other courses and i havent a clue what i need to do in order to prepare for studying Law in university. Will greatly appreciate any advice🙏🙏😰

Hi!

There is no one way of preparing to study law at university. I would recommend seeing if you can get some work experience with a local law firm, not only is this a really good way of showing a university that you are interested in law and dedicated to studying it further but it will also be extremely valuable in helping you decide whether you definitely want to do law at university! I would also recommend doing any extra curricular activities during your time at Sixth Form/ College which you can relate to different skills you may need in the industry such as organisation, team work, critical thinking etc. If you really want to prepare yourself, you could also do some additional legal research. I find that listening to the 'Law in Action' podcast is an easy and interesting way to stay in touch with topical law.

I hope this helps

Sophie

Focus on supercurriculars - supercurriculars are extracurriculars which are related to your degree, for example I did a week-long law taster course at the university of surrey, set up and ran my school's law society, and was involved with Human Rights and Genocide Awareness society. Try and get involved with anything like this clubs or experiences are particularly helpful but you can also do reading to prepare you (I would recommend How about law? or Letters to a law student), or enter essay competitions about law, if you just google these some will come up. If you are doing an EPQ at sixth form focus it on a topic related to law or an aspect of law.
Supercurriculars can be done for very little money e.g. setting a club up in your school, whilst some of the law degree experiences are a ridiculous amount of money you can look into attending a widening participation one, which most universities run and will list the criteria for which is typically due to where you live, whether you have been on free school meals, if you've been a young carer/ been in care or are an asylum seeker. You can also just do some legal research if your school has a JSTOR subscription just type law into the search bar and look through articles to find something interesting. Most law essay competitions are also free so enter those if you have time.

Also do some supercurriculars, get involved in your school's leadership teams or join a sports club / practice an instrument, learn a language. Enjoy your sixth form experience forst and foremost doing anything outside of school will provide you with skills that prepare you for law.

i honestly havent a clue what i want to do but doing law is one the subjects im sure of however i spent most my time researching other courses and i havent a clue what i need to do in order to prepare for studying Law in university. Will greatly appreciate any advice🙏🙏😰