Cheap law courses/discounts

Savvy_Sue

I know the kind of thing you are thinking of, I think, some universities offer 'taster days' or week-long courses for 6th formers, don't know what's available in law but I know they are available in some other subjects. Would expect that local unis would send details to your school, so worth talking to your careers teacher about that.

BTW, I was listening to Midweek on Wednesday, and Constance Briscoe was describing how she became a barrister, starting by stalking one of the well-known ones at the age of 13! I'm not sure everyone would get away with that, but it's worth a listen again! (hope that link works, if not it's on the Midweek page!)

sahun

personally i do not feel that i would really make a successful stalker, but maybe worth a try then if she is actually a good successful barrister then.

sahun

the link for listen again does not work, it comes up with a dowload thing (in ram format, but do not have any programs to read the format type, and i am at school so will be unable to get the right program to play it.) will listen to it via the midweek link, and contact the bbc.

thank you sue

Savvy_Sue

You might not have a suitable player installed for 'listen again': the link you got may have been a free download, but on a school network there may have been a block to downloading.

I believe the lady I heard is now a very successful barrister, I'm not sure she actually recommended her own technique, just described what she did. You must have an awful lot of cheek to ask a barrister at 13 to be their pupil-master, but she did stay in touch with him which shows perseverance! And a very tolerant attitude from the barrister!

Raquela

sahun wrote:

Just a quick question Raquela have you actually been on any Law courses?
i am just wondering because you view will be even more valid if you have experienced the course for yourself and not just via word of mouth.

errrr.... I'm doing a law degree and did Birkbeck's foundation law course. So yes.

Gah.

Further to that, I have a *very* good friend who is on the graduate recruitment board of a city firm who feeds me info, and another friend was on the recruitment panel of an un-named university before it went LNAT shaped. So, I would like to think I *do* know what I'm talking about, I'm not just talking out of my posterior. Frankly, I have never heard of courses that that UCAS adviser was talking about, and I'd be wary of them as a consequence.

molotov_3

Most the advice I received before doing law seemed to be against doing law a-level (or similar).

I think the best approach is to read a introductory book to law and see what you think. Alternatively do a degree in another subject and, if you still want to do law after you graduate, you can do a law conversion course. This will not in any way harm any future legal career and may be best if you are having doubts about whether law is for you.

If you are sure you want to do law then go for it!

pin

molotov wrote:

Most the advice I received before doing law seemed to be against doing law a-level (or similar).

I think the best approach is to read a introductory book to law and see what you think. Alternatively do a degree in another subject and, if you still want to do law after you graduate, you can do a law conversion course. This will not in any way harm any future legal career and may be best if you are having doubts about whether law is for you.

If you are sure you want to do law then go for it!

I would pretty much support that view. In my trainee intake I think about 35 - 40% of people hadn't done law as their first degree. As long as you get a 2.1 in your degree (and a decent university) it will not hamper you in your quest to be a lawyer.

Raquela

I have to say, I now wish I had studied something else, but it's a good degree to have even if I decide not to do law I guess... and I love where I study :-)

moneysavingdullard

you think qualifying is tough enough, once you've become a lawyer you have to do contual study, 16 hours a year, called CPD. I use these chaps they are very useful.