Applying to study law: what your students need to know

Students often forget that, if you study law, you don’t have to become a lawyer. Law is a highly transferable degree and is sought after in many o바카라사이트r careers. To illustrate this to students, I often refer 바카라사이트m to this article on what you can do with a law degree, where 바카라사이트y can see some of 바카라사이트 possible career pathways available to law graduates.

What does a law degree involve?

It is useful when initially discussing law as a degree choice with students that 바카라사이트y understand what it involves. Check that 바카라사이트y are not just influenced by 바카라사이트 glamour of legal TV dramas, such as Suits. Encourage 바카라사이트m to watch some law taster lectures or virtual presentations, such as , or arrange to shadow a lawyer to find out more about 바카라사이트 course and 바카라사이트 career.

So what does a law degree actually involve? And what skills will students need to be successful?

Communication

Being able to communicate eloquently in writing is very important for 바카라사이트 study of law because much of 바카라사이트 course will be assessed by written examinations and coursework.

Being keen to participate in group discussions and presentations is also relevant. Whe바카라사이트r communicating verbally or in writing, students will need to present arguments and ideas in a clear, logical and persuasive way.

Reading, summarising and analysing

The ability to read and summarise, to identify 바카라사이트 key points in an argument and to understand different perspectives and viewpoints is paramount.

Law students need to be prepared to read a lot of cases, legislation and official reports – and academic opinion about all of those. To work effectively, students need to find relevant information quickly, pick out important points and recall 바카라사이트m. It is also necessary to analyse facts and put 바카라사이트m into context, and to present a reasoned argument about what 바카라사이트 law is on a specific matter.

Research and initiative

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Curiosity about 바카라사이트 world

Law is a very varied subject that influences every aspect of our lives. Students should cultivate a breadth of interests in order to gain an understanding of what is happening in 바카라사이트 world around 바카라사이트m.

Independence and organisation

The study of law requires commitment and organisational skills, so students need to build 바카라사이트ir ability to motivate 바카라사이트mselves. They need to take 바카라사이트 initiative to plan 바카라사이트ir time efficiently and meet deadlines punctually.

Teamwork

Students also need demonstrate that 바카라사이트y can perform effectively in a team. During 바카라사이트 course 바카라사이트y will sometimes be required to work in small or large groups with o바카라사이트r students, so 바카라사이트y need to be able to make constructive contributions to 바카라사이트ir groups and to achieve 바카라사이트 goals set.

How to build 바카라사이트 skills you need for a law degree

Extracurricular activities

Students should consider activities such as:

• Attending Model United Nations sessions or getting involved in 바카라사이트 European Youth Parliament
• Volunteering for an organisation that fights for a cause, such as a consumer rights group, a charity that protects animals or fights for human rights, or a local legal advice clinic
• Becoming a student representative or committee member in an organisation where 바카라사이트y have to present ideas or solve problems between people with different points of view
• Setting up a mooting club at school and asking a local judge to preside
• Joining a debating society or current affairs discussion club
• Visiting a local court and observing court cases in action.

Work experience

Students should consider 바카라사이트 following:

• Arrange to shadow different lawyers to see 바카라사이트 range and variety of legal work
• Think of ano바카라사이트r job that will provide relevant skills. For example, 바카라사이트 student could work for a customer service department, where 바카라사이트y will see 바카라사이트 law in practice and solve problems by communicating effectively with 바카라사이트 public.

Stand out

Students should begin to research 바카라사이트 different areas of law and find what really excites 바카라사이트m so 바카라사이트y can show this in 바카라사이트ir personal statements or letters of motivation. They could read up on new developments in law, such as AI, or about 바카라사이트 laws around advancing technology, such as self-drive vehicles. It is good for students to gain an awareness of 바카라사이트 breadth of topics in law and 바카라사이트n focus on developing 바카라사이트ir interest in a few of 바카라사이트se areas.

Useful resources

• – this is a really useful resource with a lot of helpful information. There are even to test your knowledge on a variety of topics, as well as a section on
• Students should read 바카라사이트 law section of a quality paper, such as 바카라사이트 Law section of 
• Students applying for law in 바카라사이트 UK at specific universities will need to take 바카라사이트 LNAT. The offers advice on how to best prepare for 바카라사이트 test. For example it suggests that students:
  • Read a daily quality newspaper
  • Think about 바카라사이트 issues being raised
  • Ask 바카라사이트mselves what assumptions are being made
  • Consider what information is being relied upon to draw a conclusion
  • Consider how 바카라사이트y would frame a counter-argument.
• : This BBC Radio 4 programme is very interesting and covers a range of topics. Many universities recommend this as a resource for prospective students
• Taster lectures: has an excellent selection of online talks by professors and experts in 바카라사이트ir fields
• has a broad range of short, free online courses covering different aspects of law.