Law Degree?
November 30, 2009 by
Filed under online law degree
I have recently been accepted at Cambridge – u.k. to study law.
What is the difficulty level of this degree – in terms of focus, dedication, daily revision etc.
Also in terms of employment,does employment – especially significant employment in terms of economical income – largely depend on the University educated at? e.g. most applicants from Oxford and Cambridge find employment in top law firms, far quicker and easier than say those of Plymouth University.
Thanks.
Employment in law is highly influenced by where you go to university, yes. You’ll have a far easier time finding a job once you graduate if you go to an elite level law program than you would if you came out of Plymouth. Likewise, you’ll find it easier to get onto certain lucrative career paths out of Cambridge.
So if you got into Cambridge, and you want law, go to Cambridge. It will serve you well in the future.
Yes it is true you will probably find it easier to be employed by the top law firms than someone who went to Plymouth, but you have to rememeber that times are changing and alot of these law firms and chambers are actually now shying away from the elitist universities. It could sometimes depend on your background, race, and gender as the legal system is trying to make itself seem more equal. So you may find you have gone to Cambridge and still be unattractive to law firms.
Also your work experience and results matters equally as much as what university you have gone too. The elitism of law is dying. But with a degree from Cambridge, because it is so well renowned, whether you get a 2.1 or a 2.2 you will still be able to find a job out of law much easier. Mainly because you will have a degree from a prestigious university.
Law is law at all universities, it may be taught differently but it will not be any harder than at any other university in the UK. Although at Cambridge you are expected to dedicate alot of your time to your degree. In fact you are not even allowed to have a job, otherwise you will be kicked out of the university.