Doctor looking to do GDL then possibly BPTC or LPC, need some advise

Thank you, that's very helpful. I suppose clinical negligence would be where my experience is most helpful, but I'm very uneasy about that field, having seen the other side where inappropriate cases have been brought against doctors I know, and affect them deepy, but certainly worth looking into.

Thank you, that's very helpful. I suppose clinical negligence would be where my experience is most helpful, but I'm very uneasy about that field, having seen the other side where inappropriate cases have been brought against doctors I know, and affect them deepy, but certainly worth looking into.

I honestly think you'd have an advantage coming from a medical background because that's unusual. You'll need a good story though for the career change.

Also, law firms and chambers don't care where you do your GDL/LPC/BPTC. They do, however, care about where you did your undergraduate but since you did Medicine I don't know if they'll care as much? As it's not common to study Medicine and then become a lawyer so you will probably get lots of interviews when you apply for pupillages or training contracts.

You could do defendant clin neg, although then you may have to defend someone you think is in the wrong on a technicality or, more likely, work to massively reduce the pay out for someone you feel has been genuinely wronged. However, not always being wholeheartedly behind your client's case is sometimes part of the job.

The other options where your background may be particularly useful are GMC defence/prosecution work (I think Radcliffes pick up a lot of this, but sure other firms do too) or pharmaceutical IP (which would pay better than the other 2).

Alternatively, you could do any area of law ranging from capital markets to Residential Conveyancing. Although you may need a stronger story for the career switch, it's still an impressive enough background to more than clear any academic hurdles.

Firms and chambers won't really care where you did the GDL/LPC/BPTC, although larger firms (eg. virtually anywhere doing big pharmaceutical work or the defendant clin neg firms) will pay for the GDL and LPC, and they will normally specify where you do that as part of the bargain.

One thing to be aware of if you went the solicitor route, is that most firms auto-filter a 2:1. If you intercalated just use that, but otherwise it's probably best to give HR a ring before you apply explaining how the whole decile thing works. I'm sure there won't be an issue with this though, even the most inept, air headed, Durham History of Art grad called Tilly (not to steretype grad recruitment at all...) can understand any Medicine degree should make the cut.

Thank you, that's very helpful. I suppose clinical negligence would be where my experience is most helpful, but I'm very uneasy about that field, having seen the other side where inappropriate cases have been brought against doctors I know, and affect them deepy, but certainly worth looking into.

Thank you, that's very helpful. I suppose clinical negligence would be where my experience is most helpful, but I'm very uneasy about that field, having seen the other side where inappropriate cases have been brought against doctors I know, and affect them deepy, but certainly worth looking into.