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Barrister qualification query

Lxi · 2015-12-07 23:39:43

I'm considering qualifying as a barrister next year, though I'm not interested in practicing at the bar. I have an undergraduate law degree and postgraduate degree in quite an academic area of law. Would being qualified as a barrister make a person more employable (an awkward question to answer, I know)? Or perhaps offer a…

07-12-2015 11:39PM

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Lxi

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I'm considering qualifying as a barrister next year, though I'm not interested in practicing at the bar. I have an undergraduate law degree and postgraduate degree in quite an academic area of law. Would being qualified as a barrister make a person more employable (an awkward question to answer, I know)? Or perhaps offer a wider variety of employment options, that my law degrees alone wouldn't provide, perhaps for In-House, civil service or research based legal roles?

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#2 08-12-2015 09:42AM

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Yes, it would. It's a well-recognised vocational qualification, and definitely improves your employability over an academic degree.

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#3 08-12-2015 11:23AM

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I've been told that the solicitor qualification is prefered for in house jobs. However I've also been told if you ask 100 girls in a club to come back to your place you'll always get some and I've yet to try either.

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