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Options other than FE1s

pokkets · 2007-10-30 16:27:33

Hi, Im currently doing a postgrad in legal studies and while many classmates are planning on taking the FE1's, Im not entirely sure thats a route I want to go down. Was wondering if anyone has an idea as to what other job options are out there ???? I do have a genuine interest in the law but Ive heard so many horror…

30-10-2007 4:27pm

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pokkets

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Hi,
Im currently doing a postgrad in legal studies and while many classmates are planning on taking the FE1's, Im not entirely sure thats a route I want to go down.

Was wondering if anyone has an idea as to what other job options are out there ????

I do have a genuine interest in the law but Ive heard so many horror stories abt getting through the exams, getting the traineeships and even the long hours that a solicitor works. Not lazy but dont think im willing to give up my whole life for the next few years!!

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#2 30-10-2007 8:02pm

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#3 31-10-2007 11:53pm

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pokkets wrote: »

I do have a genuine interest in the law but Ive heard so many horror stories abt getting through the exams, getting the traineeships and even the long hours that a solicitor works. Not lazy but dont think im willing to give up my whole life for the next few years!!

You are pointing to the very nub of the matter there. If your genuine interest in the law outweighs your fear of the exams, job uncertainty, long hours (often for less money than you'd get flipping burgers) etc, then law may be an appropriate job choice for you.

If on the other hand your genuine interest is no greater than your genuine interest in banking, accounting, plumbing etc, then becoming a lawyer is probably a very bad move. The money is better in other professions despite what the media say. A person equally qualified in law and, say accounting, will in all probability earn more as an accountant than as a lawyer. But money isn't why people do their jobs.

Perhaps a better option for you might be working in a legal area without being a fully fledged lawyer - e.g. legal exec, legal researcher, working in a quasi-legal part of a bank etc.

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