Lawyer Qualification Routes
Over a decade ago my brother wanted to be a lawyer, but suddenly changed his mind and became an accountant instead. I think I know why now.
For the American's on my friends list, the traditional route to become a solicitor for me would to be a 1 year Graduate Diploma in Law (to convert my worthless modern languages degree into a law one), and then 1 year to do the Legal Practice Course. Both years would cost about 7k in fees each.
But you're not a solicitor yet. For that you need two years experience with a Training Contract. Which is the problem, because of course the market is overbloated with people looking for training contracts, some people spending years working as paralegals (getting a job in the legal sector is considered lucky) hoping to get taken on as trainees.
Kind of worried my modest A-level grades (BBB) will make finding a contract more difficult, and it's lucky I don't want to work in the city because their min requirements are AAB at A-Level.
There is always getting qualified as a legal executive route. Spend 4 years studying part time while working as a trainee legal executive, with fees of 7K Once qualified as an legal executive (...it's pretty similar as a lawyer) Then there is the option of doing the LPC after which you are exempt from the trainee contract period... It does work out the same money, but would take a lot longer. It would have been a great thing to do instead of going to uni but alas 10 years too late!
The fees work out the same for me but it comes down to taking a gamble on the traditional route, study full time for 2 years and hoping I can find a trainee contract (even if I have to work as a paralegal first), or spending up to 6 years studying part time so I can jump the trainee contract requirement.
Man the job market is a mess...
But about 9 months left in Japan, I've come over all...serene (and giving even less of a shit about my work than usual).
For the American's on my friends list, the traditional route to become a solicitor for me would to be a 1 year Graduate Diploma in Law (to convert my worthless modern languages degree into a law one), and then 1 year to do the Legal Practice Course. Both years would cost about 7k in fees each.
But you're not a solicitor yet. For that you need two years experience with a Training Contract. Which is the problem, because of course the market is overbloated with people looking for training contracts, some people spending years working as paralegals (getting a job in the legal sector is considered lucky) hoping to get taken on as trainees.
Kind of worried my modest A-level grades (BBB) will make finding a contract more difficult, and it's lucky I don't want to work in the city because their min requirements are AAB at A-Level.
There is always getting qualified as a legal executive route. Spend 4 years studying part time while working as a trainee legal executive, with fees of 7K Once qualified as an legal executive (...it's pretty similar as a lawyer) Then there is the option of doing the LPC after which you are exempt from the trainee contract period... It does work out the same money, but would take a lot longer. It would have been a great thing to do instead of going to uni but alas 10 years too late!
The fees work out the same for me but it comes down to taking a gamble on the traditional route, study full time for 2 years and hoping I can find a trainee contract (even if I have to work as a paralegal first), or spending up to 6 years studying part time so I can jump the trainee contract requirement.
Man the job market is a mess...
But about 9 months left in Japan, I've come over all...serene (and giving even less of a shit about my work than usual).