Originally Posted by Digital Sid:
“My cousin has a degree in law, hasn't got him anywhere, 3 years after completing university, he's still just an assistant to some lawyer.
It can help, but you must admit, a lot of the time people get them just to avoid getting a job.”
“My cousin has a degree in law, hasn't got him anywhere, 3 years after completing university, he's still just an assistant to some lawyer.
It can help, but you must admit, a lot of the time people get them just to avoid getting a job.”
Degrees are designed to get your foot in the door e.g. the interview stage. Everything else is up to the individual e.g. how they portray themseleves in interviews, any additional tests etc.
To say that a degree automatically means you will get a job does not make sense. It simply helps.
Choosing a career in Law is hugely competitive. The firm I work for, (am not a lawyer) they choose 1 trainee for every 100 applicants and it helps if its from Oxford/Cambridge.
Having said that, there are many large companies that require lawyers to work in their legal department (though the salary maybe smaller). Trainee contracts are hard to come by, but it depends who you apply to.
