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I'm doing 3D design, Maths and Physics alevels and I'm really enjoying them but recently I've been having the idea I might like to pursue law. I'm currently in lower sixth and don't want to redo the heat and pick different subjects. If I did pursue law, then I would probably take a gap year and do English A level to increase my essay skills. Is this possible? I can't find much information about it online. Any advice is appreciated :smile:

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Original post by Spaghettilegs
I'm doing 3D design, Maths and Physics alevels and I'm really enjoying them but recently I've been having the idea I might like to pursue law. I'm currently in lower sixth and don't want to redo the heat and pick different subjects. If I did pursue law, then I would probably take a gap year and do English A level to increase my essay skills. Is this possible? I can't find much information about it online. Any advice is appreciated :smile:

You dont need to do an additional A level. The majority of LLB courses, even at top Unis, do not specify any A level subjects. Three technical or STEM subjects is perfectly okay - 'science-heads' make very good Law students, its all to do with logic

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Original post by Spaghettilegs
I'm doing 3D design, Maths and Physics alevels and I'm really enjoying them but recently I've been having the idea I might like to pursue law. I'm currently in lower sixth and don't want to redo the heat and pick different subjects. If I did pursue law, then I would probably take a gap year and do English A level to increase my essay skills. Is this possible? I can't find much information about it online. Any advice is appreciated :smile:


You don’t need specific A Levels to do Law. Even if you did an engineering degree or an art degree, you would still have to take the SQE (solicitors qualifying exam) to become a lawyer. With this, you would also need relevant work experience that fits the criteria. Just type in SQE in Google.

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Im not to sure myself, you should check certain universities you like for a law degree and check if you need any specific a levels to do it. To my knowledge you don't really need any specific a levels.

Reply 4

dont need specific a levels, so you wont need to do an english a level either. youll learn how to write law essays at uni. i know this because i didn't study for my a levels at all, had no idea how to write good essays, but completed a law degree with 2:1

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