Final Year Law LLB Student - Ask me questions!
Hello everyone,
My name is Claire and I am currently in my final year of my Law LLB degree. I have really enjoyed my time here at the University of Leicester and have gotten involved in a lot of extracurriculars (e.g. Law Society, Legal Advice Clinic, competitions).
In September I will be starting the SQE and then, following that, I will be commencing my training contract at a top city law firm.
Studying law at university can be daunting, especially if you don't know anyone else who studies law. I initially came to university to study criminology because I was not sure if law was for me! I think it can be really useful talking to current students in order to gauge what you want to do.
Therefore, please feel free to ask me any questions about what it is like to study law or what it is like to study at the University of Leicester!
Claire
Law LLB Student
My name is Claire and I am currently in my final year of my Law LLB degree. I have really enjoyed my time here at the University of Leicester and have gotten involved in a lot of extracurriculars (e.g. Law Society, Legal Advice Clinic, competitions).
In September I will be starting the SQE and then, following that, I will be commencing my training contract at a top city law firm.
Studying law at university can be daunting, especially if you don't know anyone else who studies law. I initially came to university to study criminology because I was not sure if law was for me! I think it can be really useful talking to current students in order to gauge what you want to do.
Therefore, please feel free to ask me any questions about what it is like to study law or what it is like to study at the University of Leicester!
Claire
Law LLB Student
Reply 1
Hi, I am in the process of deciding my levels and would like to study history and two out of sociology, Spanish, psychology and maths. If you have any advice on what would be best for law or any you enjoyed that would be great. Also, would you recommend doing a different subject degree then a conversion into law as I am aware law is extremely competitive, and many people say practising it is completely different to studying it. I was a part of young magistrates (a law group) at school, and I loved being a lawyer at competitions and practising law, however I am unsure whether this passion will extend to studying law. If so, what subject would you recommend before a law conversion? Also, does the competitive nature of law worry you, I know many people want to get into law because they don't know what to do however, I actually loved being a barrister preparing to go to the courts and everything (obviously a secondary school competition is not comparable to being an actual barrister). I hope you understand this post as I have the tendency to blab. Thank you in advance for putting this post up!
Reply 2
What is the lowest grade the university would take, i got a conditional offer for Law LLB, for AAB.
Reply 3
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by StudentmbHi, I am in the process of deciding my levels and would like to study history and two out of sociology, Spanish, psychology and maths. If you have any advice on what would be best for law or any you enjoyed that would be great. Also, would you recommend doing a different subject degree then a conversion into law as I am aware law is extremely competitive, and many people say practising it is completely different to studying it. I was a part of young magistrates (a law group) at school, and I loved being a lawyer at competitions and practising law, however I am unsure whether this passion will extend to studying law. If so, what subject would you recommend before a law conversion? Also, does the competitive nature of law worry you, I know many people want to get into law because they don't know what to do however, I actually loved being a barrister preparing to go to the courts and everything (obviously a secondary school competition is not comparable to being an actual barrister). I hope you understand this post as I have the tendency to blab. Thank you in advance for putting this post up!
Hi @Studentmb
Thank you for your questions!
For my A-Levels, I studied law, history and psychology. I found history incredibly useful as learning how to write analytically and structure long answers has been very useful. I found A-level Law interesting and studying it at this stage helped me realise that I was interested in studying it at university level. It was useful to some extent as I learnt the basics of my university content, however, I would not say it made studying law at university substantially easier. Psychology has not been much use at university however I enjoyed it as an A-level and it made it easier to get a good grade. Some law firm applications have minimum A-level requirements so I definitely recommend picking subjects you enjoy and won't mind revising as getting good A-levels will put you in a good position for applications.
Personally, I don't think it is worth doing a different subject degree and then converting unless you are genuinely interested in that other subject. If there is another subject you are passionate about, this is a great way to study both but other than that, I don't think studying another subject for three years will be worth the competitive edge.
It is also great to hear how you know so much about the career of a barrister already! At Leicester, the Law Society hosts regular Mooting and Mock Trial competitions which is a great chance for students to practice their advocacy skills and mini pupillages tend to be the prize. Additionally, a lot of barristers from different practice areas come to network with students at events such as the Annual Networking Event and Careers Dinner!
I hope that this has been useful and don't hesitate to ask anymore questions you might have! 🙂
Claire
Law LLB
Law can be competitive but in all honesty I wouldn't say I feel it! The people that I surround myself with are very non-competitive so it is not really on my mind. You do face a lot of rejections trying to get a legal career, but I also cannot think of any career that is easy to get into without rejection. I think it is always about perspective. If you have genuine enthusiasm for the career you are pursuing, recruiters will be able to recognise this and it will help you in such a competitive field!
Reply 4
Thank you so much for replying in depth!! I will take all of this into consideration; it was very helpful.
Wish you well on your studies and law degree!
Wish you well on your studies and law degree!
Reply 5
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by cobrasabssWhat is the lowest grade the university would take, i got a conditional offer for Law LLB, for AAB.
Hi @cobrasabss !
Thank you for your question! There is a tool on the UCAS website called the Historic Entry Grades tool and this shows you grade profiles of students previously accepted between 2022 and 2024 for all universities. You can find it by going onto a course page on UCAS and scrolling down until you see 'Historic Entry Grades'.
Overall, the best thing to do would be to do your very best in your exams to try and get the best grades you can! Have confidence in yourself and know that you will do well!
I hope that helps!
Claire
Law LLB Student
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