You don’t have to have a law degree to qualify as a solicitor or barrister. Many legal employers recruit up to 50% of their trainees from non-law degrees.
So what do you need?
- excitement at the prospect of working closely with clients across all industry sectors (energy, financial services, social media, health – the law gets everywhere) to solve their legal issues and drive their projects forward
- or, motivation to draft documents, argue points in detail with your peers in the barrister profession and represent your clients in court
- or a desire to work on legal solutions that pervade almost every aspect of today’s society. Shaping government policies and advising ministers on the myriad of legal issues that arise in their everyday work, representing government in the highest courts and working on what is often headline news. If so Government Legal Services (GLS) may be the place for you
- a good grasp of English language
- resilience and determination
- attention to detail and ability to write well and concisely
- ability to work effectively with others
- teamwork skills
Events
All bookings open a week in advance on CareerHub
- Introduction to careers in law for non-law students
- Law careers panel
- Applications to law for non-law students
- Law Fair, 24 and 26 October (evening)
- Bar Council Pupillage Fair
- Careers at the Bar – meet barristers and pupils from Chambers (January 2017)
Resources
Also check out the following and choose one of them to help you find open day and vacation schemes for non-law students, deadlines, reviews of firms and hints and tips from trainees and recruiters:
CareerHub also lists lots of presentations at firms’ offices as well as on campus events. And of course, book an appointment to and talk to a Careers Consultant!
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