Which Legal Career Should I Pursue ?

5 Comments

1. Lexi says:

   February 20, 2010 at 6:33 pm

   I think you will struggle to become a solicitor with a 2:2 degree. It’s not a high classification at all. You need at least a 2:1, if not a First as after the Legal Practice Course you’ll need to obtain a two year training contract with a firm of solicitors. It’s extremely competitive. The LPC will also cost you between £6,000 and £8,000 so if it’s only a short term career perhaps try another law related route.
2. Han says:

   February 20, 2010 at 7:09 pm

   If you have got an LLB, you could go on an to the LPC and then get a job as a trainee solicitor or failing that, a paralegal until you do secure a training contract. If your degree is a non-law degree you could do the GDL (Graduate Diploma in Law) which is a one year conversion course, and follow that with the LPC.
   Alternatively you could do ILEX – Institute of Legal Executives route and this is the cheapest way of getting into the legal profession. You can work and study this way. Often you can get a job in a solicitors office where they will fund your ILEX courses.
   If you are going to go into property development later, you could do ILEX and get a job in a solicitors office in the conveyancing department.
3. mailacco says:

   February 20, 2010 at 7:56 pm

   Please be aware of what you are proposing on getting yourself into. Please do more research first.
   Reminder: We are in a World-wide Recession.
   Warning> Jobs in the field of Law are drying up fast!! This is just not a good field to invest time and/or money into. This is a SHRINKING vocational field. Many reasons. Many people today (mistakenly) think they can do their own legal work, thanks to the Internet. Also, we simply already have way too many Legal Professionals – we have an absolute glut!! (“Legal Professionals” includes, but is not limited to: Attorneys/Lawyers, Paralegals, Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries, Bailiffs, Court Reporters, etc, etc)
   Employers (usually law firms) in the field of Law today want employees with degrees from traditional colleges/universities. Those “certificates” you see advertised aren’t worth the paper they are printed on – they are generally scams. (I found this out the hard way.)
   Cost of law school to be lawyer, approx $150,000+.
   Be prepared to take on a lot of debt.
   Even if you finish law school, you won’t be able to find a job when you are done. Since this vocational field is shrinking, many new attorneys/lawyers are, themselves, having to work “down” as Paralegals, Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries, Bailiffs, Court Reporters, etc, etc, to simply try to keep some of their bills paid < Now... the law schools know this, but they won't tell you the truth >that the job market/economy is just saturated with way too many Legal Professionals. Instead the schools will feed you a fairytale and will lie to you. The root of the problem is we have too many law schools. We are in a recession, and the schools are fighting for their own survival – they will tell students anything to get to the students’ money. (Which is why they won’t tell you the truth about the job market for the field of Law.) And these schools continue to recruit and churn out even more graduates………….
   If you don’t believe me, then just do a search here on Yahoo Answers to see what other posters are saying about the current status of the field of Law. Call some local law firms – ask to speak to the Manager of Human Resources – ask them if they are hiring; ask them what they think about job availability in the field of Law………………
   In the book “So You Want to be a Lawyer?” by Marianne Calabrese and Susanne Calabrese (ISBN 0-88391-136-1): “The United States has more lawyers than any other country in the world. About 38,000 students graduate >each year< from the 200+ law schools in the United States. The competition is very keen for jobs and clients." - Even Associate Justice Antonin Scalia (who served on the U.s. Supreme Court for more than 20 years) says there are too many lawyers. (9/14/2008)
   Check out these websites: http://informeddecisionmaking.blogspot.c…http://calicocat.com/2004/08/law-school-…http://abajournal.com/news/triplt_bad_ne…http://abajournal.com/news/as_rio_tinto_…
   If you want a job when you are done with your studies, consider and look into the field of >>>Healthcare! I spoke to a career counselor from Jobs and Family Services, and HE told me that this is where the jobs are, and future job availability! and scholarships!
   Good luck.
   (This is based on my current knowledge, information, and belief. This was intended as personal opinion, and not intended to be used as legal advice. Please be careful and do your research.)
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