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Law Degree - Wise decision ?

  • 08-04-2015 10:16pm
    #1
    BreakingBadLad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭


    Hi all,
    I'm thinking of studying law in one of the universities next year as I find law interesting. I'm also much better at reading and writing than working with numbers so i figure I may as well play to my strengths I.e. don't want to go down the line of accounting/coding/engineering etc. I also enjoy debating.
    So my question is;
    Is it a good idea to study law ATM? Im not 100% sure what I want to do after college -either become a solicitor/barrister/(any other legal professions?-not sure what else u can do with law !) . Are there jobs out there?.....I'd be more than willing to go abroad as well for work/study.


    Any opinions would be greatly appreciated!


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  • #2
    MarkAnthony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,934 ✭✭✭MarkAnthony


    Law is considered a 'great degree' as it's very flexible. That flexibility comes at the cost of it being nigh on useless on it's own. As long as you have the inclination and means to combine it with a postgraduate qualification I's say have at it, ideally combining it with another subject.

    If you want to go down the professional route make sure you do so with your eyes open. There is a great post here somewhere by Thirdfox on the solicitor route. The Barrister route is best characterised as 'worse than being on the dole for at least 5 years, but you do get to wear a cape'. That said the BL qualification is seen by some as useful in it's own right.


  • #3
    LoonyLovegood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,068 ✭✭✭LoonyLovegood


    You could do worse. It's essentially a glorified Arts degree, except that when you graduate, employers will think higher of you than they would of an Arts grad. There's not many contact hours, but there's a lot of study and solo work involved.


  • #4
    BreakingBadLad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭BreakingBadLad


    In thinking of either law and a language or business and a language. I wouldn't mind doing either but I just don't like accounting. Would law b the better choice of the two?


  • #5
    jobbridge4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭jobbridge4life


    BreakingBadLad wrote: »
    In thinking of either law and a language or business and a language. I wouldn't mind doing either but I just don't like accounting. Would law b the better choice of the two?
    ]

    What about business and law? If you work hard, get good results and have half a personality you will more than likely end up in a good position.


  • #6
    BreakingBadLad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭BreakingBadLad


    jobbridge4life wrote: »
    ]

    What about business and law? If you work hard, get good results and have half a personality you will more than likely end up in a good position.

    Would love to do it in ucd, points very high and likely gonna go higher


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  • #7
    jobbridge4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭jobbridge4life


    BreakingBadLad wrote: »
    Would love to do it in ucd, points very high and likely gonna go higher

    Well there you go... thats your first position on the CAO sorted.


  • #8
    robman60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭robman60


    B&L is 520 in UCD while pure Law is 510 in UCD so there isn't a huge difference.

    I'm in first year of a law with degree and I enjoy the course. It's difficult to gauge employment prospects at this point but I've heard several times that a law degree is more versatile when combined with something else but I have no empirical evidence of that.


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