Law Degree?

There's more to LAW than you might think….

It embraces every aspect of our lives, from crime to the environment, from buying a bus ticket to resolving international disputes. Studying law offers you the change to question how society is regulated.

You'll develop skills which are greatly valued by employers. You'll have an advantage over many of your contemporaries…a strong basis upon which to choose your future.

Choice is vital to graduates in developing their abilities and fulfilling their ambitions. When you graduate in law you might want to commit yourself to working as a lawyer but, if you don't, you don't have to. Some law graduates choose the traditional path to the legal profession but many prefer to choose from a broader range of options. Remember - you will have succeeded in a difficult test and you will have acquired skills that are both lawyerly and transferable.

So what does a law degree offer?

Law embraces every aspect of human activity. Studying law offers the chance to investigate why and how society regulates itself as it does. A law student acquires knowledge of legal materials and also develops perspectives from which to view such materials, the capacity for critical analysis and the ability to present and explain information issues. Students are trained and encouraged in the use of the law library. They gain experience in relation to traditional and computerised legal information retrieval systems. A kept part of the law degree is the independent study by students, following up issues raised in lectures and tutorials. So, if you decided on a law degree you can expect to spend a lot of your time reading and researching in the library. Nobody's ever said that a law degree is easy. If you take up the challenge, what's the right scheme for you?

Choosing the right degree scheme.

Most law degree schemes offer a grounding in the fundamental principles and methods of the law. You'll want the maximum choice possible in order to select the appropriate degree scheme. The LLB is the most traditional degree. While it allows you to select a limited number of non-law options, you may choose to take all your options in law. By contrast, the BA Law provides greater flexibility- up to a third of your options can be different disciplines. Lawyers with foreign language skills are in demand, so why not consider a law degree with French, German, Spanish or Italian?

For more information why not visit The Law Society's website: www.lawsociety.org.uk

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