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Law graduate programmes - Do I have a chance?

  • 06-09-2018 11:01am
    #1
    Solomon Pleasant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 540 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys,

    I'm heading into final year of Business studies & German in TCD. I'm not to interested in working in the business field, law does however seem very interesting.

    The question is, do I have any chance of getting into a decent law firm's grad programme? (Matheson for example). I've maintained a 2.1 throughout my undergrad, completed an internship while studying abroad in Germany and have done a small amount of volunteering.

    The issue is probably that my degree isn't law.

    Will I even have a chance, given that these programmes are generally very competitive? Would I be better to do a masters in law and try then?


Comments

  • #2
    Sir Ophiuchus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭Sir Ophiuchus


    Why not contact the firm directly and ask if they accept applications from non-law graduates? If they don't at all, then there's no point applying, and they may be nice enough to indicate if doing the Master's would be helpful. If they do, then there's no reason not to give it a shot.


  • #3
    Tea-a-Maria
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Tea-a-Maria


    Plenty of non-law graduates train as solicitors. I know solicitors with degrees in engineering, graphic design and arts. Definitely worth throwing your CV in and a business background would do you no harm in the larger corporate firms.

    I will caveat that the FE-1s are much more difficult without a law background (they're bloody difficult with one!). The masters will stand to you in that regard, although you could also take a prep course with one of the private colleges.


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