Are my grades too bad to pursue a career in Law?

Hi -
I have just finished my degree in German and French from a Russell Group university and will be graduating with a high 2.1. I have 9 GCSEs A*-A, but only ABC at A Level...
I am planning to convert to Law this year and pursue a career as a barrister or solicitor, most probably in family or criminal law.
I am really worried that my 'low' A Level results will stop me, and I don't know whether it is actually even worth spending all of this money and time if my A Levels will hold me back? I know that 300 UCAS points is not poor, but MANY firms are very strict with their ONLY Bs and above at A Level rule and so I feel a bit deflated.
My question really is, should I go for it, or should I do something else?

Thanks

Your grades will be good enough for some law firms but not all, as you know. I would only do it if you are really keen on the idea of the career which it doesn't sound like you are at the moment if you haven't yet decided between being a solicitor or barrister because they are very different careers.

To be honest, I think you would struggle to become a barrister with those grades but becoming a solicitor is more realistic. However, you need to do a lot more reseach into it.

I hope he doesn’t mind me tagging but @Crazy Jamie is a practising barrister. Perhaps he could share some insight?

Nope, don't mind being tagged.

Poor A-Levels are not as big a barrier when it comes to pupillage applications as a 2:2 or a Competent, but it is a weakness on your application. Some sets will have minimum A-Level requirements, and you will almost certainly not meet those for the sets that do (it's usually no lower than AAB). However, even sets that do have those minimums will generally have some sort of exceptions built in, such as a candidate showing exceptional ability otherwise. Problem is, a 2:1 in your undergraduate degree almost certainly doesn't show that, albeit other grades or elements of your application might.

The bottom line is that, like any other candidate, you have to make a realistic assessment of your own ability and paper application to decide whether or not the Bar is a realistic ambition. Your A-Levels are not ideal, but an application that is otherwise very strong could make up for them. It's just a matter of how likely you are to put together an application that can compensate for the A-Levels. There's no shame in deciding that you can't, in fact doing that is much better than pushing on regardless with a middling application and suffering through five or six years of academic fees and failed applications.

In your opinion, would it even be worth pursuing a career as a solicitor/legal exec, or are my grades again too weak?