Should I study law or do a conversion course after a different degree?
Hi I am trying to decide if I should apply for law? I think I want to do law and be a solicitor. But some people are saying it is just as good to study something else and then do a conversion course?
I can see to study law as an undergraduate would mean I had more knowledge. Is it easier to get a training contract if you graduate as a law student?
Or I could study psychology and then apply to do a conversion afterwards?
Any advice?
I can see to study law as an undergraduate would mean I had more knowledge. Is it easier to get a training contract if you graduate as a law student?
Or I could study psychology and then apply to do a conversion afterwards?
Any advice?
Reply 1
It will be neither easier nor more difficult to obtain a training contract if you have a law degree. The success of your applications will depend on your academic profile and other attributes.
Why do you wish to be a solicitor?
Why do you wish to be a solicitor?
Reply 2
Thanks for your reply. I think I will enjoy it and be good at it I am good at English and I can read information quickly.
I presumed that you would have to study law first.
And if you don’t study law first how would you know if you would be interested in it? But I am just learning about all the stages to becoming a solicitor, it’s more complicated than just doing a degree.
I’m trying to work out what the different options are?
I presumed that you would have to study law first.
And if you don’t study law first how would you know if you would be interested in it? But I am just learning about all the stages to becoming a solicitor, it’s more complicated than just doing a degree.
I’m trying to work out what the different options are?
Reply 3
What do you think that solicitors do that you would enjoy? I ask this because a lot of people aim for a legal career with little understanding of what lawyers do.
Your route to qualification as a solicitor is first to obtain a degree in any subject. Then you must take the SQE and do two years of work experience, usually in the form of a Training Contract with a law firm. If you do a degree in a subject other than law, it is optional but recommended that you obtain a PGDL before taking the SQE. The PGDL takes one academic year and can sometimes be funded by law firms.
Your route to qualification as a solicitor is first to obtain a degree in any subject. Then you must take the SQE and do two years of work experience, usually in the form of a Training Contract with a law firm. If you do a degree in a subject other than law, it is optional but recommended that you obtain a PGDL before taking the SQE. The PGDL takes one academic year and can sometimes be funded by law firms.
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