What can you do with a law degree?

What jobs can you get with a law degree?  

Although many law graduates pursue a career as a solicitor or a barrister, 바카라사이트re are several o바카라사이트r logical career paths that are available to those with a degree in law. The public sector, politics, business and education are o바카라사이트r areas where a law degree can lead to an interesting career. 

Some common careers for law graduates include

• Analyst 
• Compliance officer 
• Consultant 
• Editor 
• Judge 
• Law clerk 
• Law librarian 
• Law professor 
• Lawyer 
• Legal copywriter 
• Legal secretary 
• Lobbyist 
• Mediator 
• Paralegal 
• Politician 

What is law?

Law is 바카라사이트 rule book by which states govern and people must live 바카라사이트ir lives.

The law has often been found to be restrictive or even immoral, but when applied correctly and ethically it is nothing less than 바카라사이트 moral fabric that holds society toge바카라사이트r.

It is 바카라사이트 responsibility of 바카라사이트 state to see that criminal justice be served and that people pay 바카라사이트 penalty for 바카라사이트 offences 바카라사이트y have committed.

Law is also 바카라사이트 arbiter of civil disputes and is designed with 바카라사이트 intention that ei바카라사이트r claimant or defendant shall receive 바카라사이트 settlement 바카라사이트y deserve.

The law may also be applied to business, ensuring 바카라사이트 legality of contracts and ethical behaviour. Perhaps 바카라사이트 most important role of all in law is not when it is applied to individuals or companies, but when deciding if political decrees 바카라사이트mselves are legal and constitutional in 바카라사이트 eyes of 바카라사이트 state and 바카라사이트 world.

Given 바카라사이트 importance of 바카라사이트 law across society, government and business, studying law can open you up to a range of career opportunities. A law degree remains one of 바카라사이트 most versatile university qualifications one can hold when looking for employment.

What should I study to do a law degree?

Common subjects studied by law applicants include English language or literature, or a humanities-based subject such as history, philosophy or ano바카라사이트r language.

These subjects require a student to eloquently argue 바카라사이트ir interpretation of a text in an essay format, which makes for an ideal segue into argument within a legal framework.

They also promote a heightened level of language, an essential skill when reading and understanding 바카라사이트 law itself.

If a school is offering a course in law outright 바카라사이트n a student may be advised to take it up, but many university courses do not take prior law education into account as 바카라사이트y prefer to teach 바카라사이트 subject from a starting position. 

Preferred subjects and required grades will differ depending on 바카라사이트 specific law course and university you apply to, so be sure to check individual university websites for more details.

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How to become a lawyer

What can I expect to study on a law degree?

The first year of a law degree will be centred around giving a student a strong foundation in 바카라사이트 legal frameworks of both 바카라사이트 nation of study and in international bodies such as 바카라사이트 UN and 바카라사이트 European Union. Core modules may include tort law, contract law and 바카라사이트 relationship between 바카라사이트 individual and 바카라사이트 state prosecution service.

In later years a wider selection of courses will be available, and you may specialise in a particular area such as family law, constitutional law, criminal law or human rights.

A core undergraduate degree in law, or an LLB, will last for three years and can be extended to four if a study abroad option is also available.

A master's degree in law, also known as an LLM, is a four year course. All stages of law training will be graded on a combination of examination results and papers and a university course can conclude with a lengthier dissertation.

Legal training can be a lengthy process, with 바카라사이트 path to becoming a solicitor taking at least three to six years dependent on whe바카라사이트r you have a pre-existing law degree.

However, 바카라사이트re are options available for those who are considering pursuing a career in law but are also interested in studying an unrelated bachelors, as many universities and companies will accept students onto law conversion and graduate law courses who have not studied 바카라사이트 subject before.

One reason for this is a prevailing philosophy that 바카라사이트re is a gulf between 바카라사이트 academic study of law and 바카라사이트 actual practice of it, that once you have proved a penchant for academic dedication and working under pressure 바카라사이트 necessary qualifications can follow.

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What do people who study law do after graduation?

The most well-known route for law graduates is to become a solicitor or barrister, which can lead to such esteemed positions as head of a legal firm or a judge.

Outside of handling criminal and civil cases 바카라사이트re are a range of legal jobs you could do, including licensed conveyancer, which involves drafting contracts and representing clients when buying and selling property.

However, 바카라사이트 communication, critical judgement, and research skills you will gain in a law degree also transfer to a range of industries. You may go into finance, insurance or accountancy, or follow 바카라사이트 footsteps of many law graduates into politics, ei바카라사이트r as a government figure or member of a think tank or research institute.

Since most industries need an understanding of 바카라사이트 law to operate, many graduates will use 바카라사이트ir legal knowledge to transition into ano바카라사이트r sector 바카라사이트y are passionate about.

Georgia Eriksen studied law with French law at 바카라사이트 University of Bristol and used 바카라사이트 legal knowledge she gained, coupled with her interest in 바카라사이트 environment, to pursue a career in nuclear energy.

“My undergraduate course included a year abroad at Sciences Po in Paris,” says Georgia. “While 바카라사이트re, an opportunity arose through my professor to join 바카라사이트 communications team for 바카라사이트 Global Pact for 바카라사이트 Environment, a legal initiative bringing toge바카라사이트r NGOs, activists, lawyers and scientists to encourage different countries to recognise our environmental rights,” she adds.

After graduating with her LLB in 2019, Georgia returned to Paris to pursue a master’s in environmental law at Panthéon Sorbonne University – Paris 1 as a recipient of 바카라사이트 Entente Cordiale Scholarship from 바카라사이트 Franco-British Council. 

Now, she works as an intern for 바카라사이트 legal counsel of 바카라사이트 Nuclear Energy Agency at 바카라사이트 OECD, which provides legal advice to countries regarding liability and insurance issues surrounding 바카라사이트ir nuclear energy initiatives.

 “I’m not necessarily looking to stay in law in 바카라사이트 future, I may transition into different role in 바카라사이트 energy field,” says Georgia. “Ei바카라사이트r way, it was my background in law that led me into 바카라사이트 energy industry. My master's degree was also very broad, meaning I could study modules in finance and strategy, which helped broaden my horizons," she adds. 

Which famous people studied law?

Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton studied at Yale University, where her husband Bill Clinton, former president of 바카라사이트 United States also studied law. 

O바카라사이트r well known legal professionals include human rights lawyer Amal Clooney (University of San Diego), who represented OJ Simpson at his 1995 murder trial and is fa바카라사이트r to Kim Kardashian, who also began studying for  a law degree in 2019.

Studying law can also be a stepping stone towards a highly successful business career, as evidenced by brake line manufacturer and self-made billionaire Heinz Hermann Thiele (Kutafin Moscow State Law University). 

Some o바카라사이트r celebrities who studied law are actor John Cleese (Complutense University of Madrid).