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What kind of jobs other than Barrister or Solicitor could you get with a UK law degree? |
Well basically i did something rather stupid and at the last moment i decided not to do medicine and choose law i really enjoy the course though and have done really well in the first year but i don't see myself as a future solicitor so what other jobs can i get at the end of it? If you don't have a real answer don't post Huge range - especially within business - much sought after skills & knowledge. You can get an idea from www.prospects.ac.uk. I think there's a section called 'what do graduates do?' under the careers section - click on the law section for a breakdown from their survey. Source(s): careers adviser A law degree can be really valuable, particularly if you do well. Having a law degree will impress most employers even if its not in a related field. You could still work for the government, local council or citizens advice bureau having studied law. Remember, having a degree is the key thing. You are much more employable as a graduate, in any sector. Seeing as you have just finished your first year, you have time on your side, I'd start weighing up your options in the third year. There will be someone at your university who can tell you what you can do if you don't want to persue law - they know what they're talking about. I also regret not going for medicine. I think it is by far and away the most worth while career and the best pay as well. If you have only done one year in law, there is still time to change to medicine. If you carry on with law and you do not want to practice as barrister or solicitor you can get a job in the legal or personnel departments of large companies in manufacturing, finance, entertainment, newspapers etc. Law is considered by companies to be a good qualification for entry into any managerial career. The obvious ones are paralegal, legal executive, researcher and academic. You could do a dip ed and teach law if you are that way inclined. However the skills that you learns doing a law degree are highly transferable and desirable to employers. There are a significant number of policy people (OK please don't stop reading because I mention the civil service) who have law degrees, this includes both the UK and the EU fast-stream (although you will need a second language for the second, if you have a second language you could earn an absolute fortune as a legal translator). Given your interest in the medical sector you could look at anything from the Dep. Health to the Health Services Ombudsman or the Medicines and Health care products Regulatory Agency. The flip side of this is lobbying/policy through NGOs (you will find a significant number of people with law degrees working in organisations such as Amnesty and Oxfam) or the private sector. If this isn't up your alley you could go down the financial services route, I have friends from my degree who work for international stock markets and banks. If you have only done 1 year why not consider transferring degrees. You are in a good position to do criminology or forensics, sociology and psychology are also similar. Law raises interesting issues of philosophy and ethics (this is the reason I did my LLB). And in the end it is never to late to do medicine if this is where your passion really lies. Good luck by the sound of it you enjoy learning and I am sure that you will excel at what ever you do. Civil servant (law is a particularly valuable discipline), journalist, administrator, local government employee, banking...the list is endless. With a postgraduate qualification, you could consider accountancy, business administration or being a chartered secretary. I have met law graduates in all the above careers and many others besides, but have confined myself to the ones which would be open to the more conventional law graduate. |
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