Parents told me law is a very bad career.

I initially wanted to study medicine, that was my firm decision for like 4 years, I wanted to do medicine since year 10. Just before my A-level exams this summer I decided I no longer want to study medicine, they were very angry at me for that...I'm from a brown family...and they usually care about job prestige A LOT. I decided to pursue chemistry because I enjoyed it in college. However, after some thought, I was not sure about it. It just sounded crazy to me that I had to decide on my career at just 17, and that's it. I never thought about doing law before, but I was very interested in it and would watch criminal documentaries and courtrooms, which also fascinated me. I thought if I like it, why not go for it? I was very hesitant because I wanted to study a STEM subject, but it excited me, the law books, the courts, and Justice for victims. So I decided to apply for law, but I didn't tell my parents because they would say you keep changing your mind, but I didn't expect them to think so negatively of law. My mom said it's a horrible career and that everyone who does law ends up jobless. It's just put me off...I also have an offer from the university I want to study at...I was a late applicant, but I was very happy with the offer. But now I just feel disappointed.

Gosh brown parents can be such haters and SOOOO toxic (I know this from my own family experience too Thankfully I was too **** at science to be forced or pressured heavily into doing medicine )
Please try not to let your parents' hate/disappointment re: your subject choice dissuade you, or make you feel inferior or less proud of your achievement. You've done so well to achieve an offer from your first-choice uni, so hold your head high! Law is a very respectable career and one your mum seems a bit clueless about, in all honesty

"everyone who does law ends up jobless"?! What utter nonsense.
The only reason I can think that your mum might have said that is simply to dissuade you from pursuing that career. Has it had that effect? No? Good.
Study law. Get a decent job. Prove her wrong.

That's the plan hope results day goes well

I initially wanted to study medicine, that was my firm decision for like 4 years, I wanted to do medicine since year 10. Just before my A-level exams this summer I decided I no longer want to study medicine, they were very angry at me for that...I'm from a brown family...and they usually care about job prestige A LOT. I decided to pursue chemistry because I enjoyed it in college. However, after some thought, I was not sure about it. It just sounded crazy to me that I had to decide on my career at just 17, and that's it. I never thought about doing law before, but I was very interested in it and would watch criminal documentaries and courtrooms, which also fascinated me. I thought if I like it, why not go for it? I was very hesitant because I wanted to study a STEM subject, but it excited me, the law books, the courts, and Justice for victims. So I decided to apply for law, but I didn't tell my parents because they would say you keep changing your mind, but I didn't expect them to think so negatively of law. My mom said it's a horrible career and that everyone who does law ends up jobless. It's just put me off...I also have an offer from the university I want to study at...I was a late applicant, but I was very happy with the offer. But now I just feel disappointed.

I initially wanted to study medicine, that was my firm decision for like 4 years, I wanted to do medicine since year 10. Just before my A-level exams this summer I decided I no longer want to study medicine, they were very angry at me for that...I'm from a brown family...and they usually care about job prestige A LOT. I decided to pursue chemistry because I enjoyed it in college. However, after some thought, I was not sure about it. It just sounded crazy to me that I had to decide on my career at just 17, and that's it. I never thought about doing law before, but I was very interested in it and would watch criminal documentaries and courtrooms, which also fascinated me. I thought if I like it, why not go for it? I was very hesitant because I wanted to study a STEM subject, but it excited me, the law books, the courts, and Justice for victims. So I decided to apply for law, but I didn't tell my parents because they would say you keep changing your mind, but I didn't expect them to think so negatively of law. My mom said it's a horrible career and that everyone who does law ends up jobless. It's just put me off...I also have an offer from the university I want to study at...I was a late applicant, but I was very happy with the offer. But now I just feel disappointed.

Medicine, on the other hand, is a guaranteed job, but you mostly end up treating old and sick people.

Medicine, on the other hand, is a guaranteed job, but you mostly end up treating old and sick people.

my mum did law and she said unless ur gonna be a dodgy solicitor or a partner of a big lawfirm dont bother bcz theyre starting to use AIs and ur probably end up jobless. Also she said u need to keep studying even after ur done with uni cz things change n stuff. Ofc if medicine isn't for u then don't do it but yeah thats what my mum who has done law said. I think the SRA recently approved the first AI law firm? she does employment and family law btw.

Your mother is catastrophising the future of the legal profession. There's no doubt that the introduction of AI will change the way law firms operate and that may, in due course, mean that certain types of legal work can be automated. However, the idea that swathes of the profession will suddenly become jobless is fanciful. The largest impact is likely to be on the larger City firms whose work tends to be focused on hugely complex transactions and disputes which are extremely document heavy. If AI can make certain work processes on those deals more streamlined and efficient, then that's to be welcomed.
The AI law firm you mention is Garfield: it automates the process for SMEs recovering unpaid debts through the small claims court. That is a very mechanical process and ideally suited (it seems to me) for an AI driven service. Is AI going to radically affect the myriad of other legal practice areas - e.g. employment, family, criminal, probate, conveyancing, finance, M&A, tax, planning, commercial contracts, environmental or arbitration? No. Processes will improve which will make many parts of the law quicker and cheaper for clients but, for the foreseeable future, there will remain a substantial demand for human lawyers.
In terms of continual study after you qualify: yes, that's correct. But that's one of the attractions of the profession: your core subject matter adapts and you need to stay on top of those developments. That's the same for many careers - whether it's law, medicine or engineering: you continue to train, learn and develop expertise.

Your mother is catastrophising the future of the legal profession. There's no doubt that the introduction of AI will change the way law firms operate and that may, in due course, mean that certain types of legal work can be automated. However, the idea that swathes of the profession will suddenly become jobless is fanciful. The largest impact is likely to be on the larger City firms whose work tends to be focused on hugely complex transactions and disputes which are extremely document heavy. If AI can make certain work processes on those deals more streamlined and efficient, then that's to be welcomed.
The AI law firm you mention is Garfield: it automates the process for SMEs recovering unpaid debts through the small claims court. That is a very mechanical process and ideally suited (it seems to me) for an AI driven service. Is AI going to radically affect the myriad of other legal practice areas - e.g. employment, family, criminal, probate, conveyancing, finance, M&A, tax, planning, commercial contracts, environmental or arbitration? No. Processes will improve which will make many parts of the law quicker and cheaper for clients but, for the foreseeable future, there will remain a substantial demand for human lawyers.
In terms of continual study after you qualify: yes, that's correct. But that's one of the attractions of the profession: your core subject matter adapts and you need to stay on top of those developments. That's the same for many careers - whether it's law, medicine or engineering: you continue to train, learn and develop expertise.

I initially wanted to study medicine, that was my firm decision for like 4 years, I wanted to do medicine since year 10. Just before my A-level exams this summer I decided I no longer want to study medicine, they were very angry at me for that...I'm from a brown family...and they usually care about job prestige A LOT. I decided to pursue chemistry because I enjoyed it in college. However, after some thought, I was not sure about it. It just sounded crazy to me that I had to decide on my career at just 17, and that's it. I never thought about doing law before, but I was very interested in it and would watch criminal documentaries and courtrooms, which also fascinated me. I thought if I like it, why not go for it? I was very hesitant because I wanted to study a STEM subject, but it excited me, the law books, the courts, and Justice for victims. So I decided to apply for law, but I didn't tell my parents because they would say you keep changing your mind, but I didn't expect them to think so negatively of law. My mom said it's a horrible career and that everyone who does law ends up jobless. It's just put me off...I also have an offer from the university I want to study at...I was a late applicant, but I was very happy with the offer. But now I just feel disappointed.