I Want To Apply For Law School

[Kookii-94]

1 - Which Universities Are The Best?
2 - Which Courses Should I Be Good At?
3 - Which Country ( In Ur Opinion ) Would Be The Best To Apply To Be A Lawyer In Once Graduated?
4 - Which Universities Offer The Most Credited Bachelors Degrees' And Masters?q
5 - What Branches Of Lawyers Are There? ( Family Relations, Criminal Offences )

List Any Other Things That I Should Know About Lawyers

[mrs_overall]

Have You Spoken With A Careers Adviser At Your School?

[Barmaid]

1 I do not know which universities have the best reputation for law now - in my day it may well have been different.

Tbh, a traditional uni rather than an ex poly may be a good move, but ultimately it does not matter as long as it is a qualifying law degree (ie it contains all the modules needed to go to the bar or become a solicitor). What IS important is your grade. To consider going to the Bar you will need at least a 2.1 - although depending on the competition you may get in with a 2.2. A third is unlikely to get you anywhere.

2 To get onto a Law Degree you will need 3 or 4 good A level passes at B or above (A's if poss because it is terribly competitive). Humanities and Languages are favoured above other subjects (and I mean traditional humanities, such as History, English Lit etc).

3 Well clearly I am biased and I think the English legal system is one of the best in the world. But where else are you looking?

4 Your research starts here. Research is an integral part of being a lawyer.....

5 Generally, there are barristers, solicitors, legal executives and licensed conveyancers. I assume you are looking at the Bar or becoming a solicitor. Broadly speaking the law splits into Criminal, Civil and Family. Civil in itself then has a number of different divisions. Some people choose to specialise, others have a broader based practise.

Continued

[Barmaid]

Any other things you should know? It is a long hard slog. Even when you have done your degree, done your professional qualifications and hopefully obtained a training contract or pupillage, you are not guaranteed a place. It is hugely competitive. The rewards in the early years are not great. Even in the later years, financially the rewards may be better, but the hours are long and tedious and family life sometimes has to take second place.

Once you have started your degree, aim to get as much experience as you can during the summer holidays. A week here or there with a solicitor's firm or a barrister's chambers will do you the world of good and give you a real insight.

And in point 5 - it should be practice!