law degree? (1 Viewer)

[menelaus]

is it worth doing a law degree if you dont want to be a solicitor or barrister or is it a waste of time? in other words, is a law degree useful in other applications?

 

[xeuyrawp]

is it worth doing a law degree if you dont want to be a solicitor or barrister or is it a waste of time? in other words, is a law degree useful in other applications?

In terms of scope, it's certainly more 'useful' than most professional degrees.

 

[Cyan_phoeniX]

Still though, its pretty limited if you have no intention of doing anything law-related (and you would be punishing yourself to do such a hard degree for no particular purpose).

 

[xeuyrawp]

Still though, its pretty limited if you have no intention of doing anything law-related (and you would be punishing yourself to do such a hard degree for no particular purpose).

I'd disagree. As a degree for generic skills, it's awesome. It's basically a lesson in how to research, analyse, and then present information. Having a reasonably good GPA in a law degree is valuable in the workforce.

That being said, most people aren't even aware of how many non-practicing 'lawyers' there are about. Whether they're fully qualified lawyers who work in-house, or recent graduates who work as consultants, they're everywhere.

That being said, in a short time, there will be too many recent graduands with LLBs around, so who knows what kind of job security you're getting.