If you're talking about a law conversion or going into law as a career after an initial degree in comparative literature or modern languages, you should be fine. A multitude of people with different degrees go into law afterwards and it won't really be a problem unless your degree is something truly niche, rubbish or something like that.
Don't worry about it, honestly.
As for competition, it's hard to say. Competition would be nasty with a law degree, just as with any other degree. I don't think what you want to do would decrease your chances at all, but that isn't to say that there won't be quite a bit of competition anyway.
Either way, your chances are almost always better by doing something you want to do and will actually enjoy.