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Can you become a lawyer with Philosophy?

Hi,

While not applying for universities yet I, after reading the numerous posts by others would like to study philosophy as my degree.

However, I hope to later become a lawyer which is what my predicament is all about. A degree in law looks far more mundane and less thought provocing than philosophy so I am enquiring as to wether you can still be employable, or more/less employable as a lawyer if you do not study law at university?
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FadedJade
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Yep, loads do. I can real a good half dozen people that I know personally that have done exactly that. It was also my intention for a few years, although I have now gone off the idea. If you want to do a philosophy degree then do, legal careers is one of the most popular choices after graduation for philosophy graduates.
The qualifying law degree route will probably end up costing less than doing an unrelated subject and then a law conversion or one of those courses at the College of Law*, which was why I nearly chose to do law rather than philosophy.

But meh - I'll just get a job somewhere else, and there's far too much competition in law these days.

*I think - I may need correcting...
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River85
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A significant number of those who eventually become barrister and solicitors (or legal executibes I 'spose) don't have law as their first degree. Philosopy is one of the most popular "other" degrees to have due to the obvious relevant transferable skills it offers.

You will have the added cost of the CPE/GDL (the postgrad conversion course, lasting one year) but, if it's the route you want to take, then it's a good plan.

I was considering a career in law until about a year ago. I still haven't completely given up on the idea although I'll probably go the legal executive route and specialise in planning law. Anyway, at the firms I've worked at I'd say half (or just under half) didn't have a law degree. The solicitors who are from non-law backgrounds usually have philosophy or history degrees (a few the sciences, english, politics). It's a valuable and attractive degree.
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medic24
I think that you should go for it as any new experience would be good for a law degree as it would give you a deeper insight to what you are doing. :yep:

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