Course: How to Become a Lawyer

Read this poem by Haania from our Bristol campus about her experiences as a commuter student. Sometimes the sun doesn’t wake up before me And my brain is still asleep …

Watch this video from Karina from our Leeds campus talk about her experience and thoughts on diversity in the legal sector.

The Law Society The Law Society is an independent professional body in England and Wales for solicitors. The Law Society provides a range of support to enable its members to …

There is a vast amount of work being done within the legal sector in order to address the issues surrounding diversity. Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) The SRA, is committed to …

Despite the growing diversity in the legal sector, there is still some way to go before it reflects the society that it represents, and this is particularly noticeable in the …

Lawyers come from every walk of life, and from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. In fact, legal professionals are among the most dynamic, varied and interesting people you could hope …

Good work on completing Week 2 of this course! We have looked at the main tasks lawyers do on a day to day basis, and the skills that they need …

How to read large documents (and digest the information). Here are some top tips from the University of Law: Before reading: You don’t need to read the whole document from …

This video provides an example of a negotiation scenario in family law. In this circumstance, both lawyers have to negotiate on behalf of their client. Consider each lawyer’s style – …

Now that we have learnt about the different skills that lawyers need, what do they actually look like in action? In the previous video Chlo spoke about a plea of …

Last week we learnt about the two different types of lawyers there are, and the different routes you would need to take to become either a solicitor or a barrister. …

Well done for completing Week 1 of this course! We have looked at the main careers within Law, and specifically the differences between the two types of lawyers: barristers and …

There are a variety of different areas of Law that you can study and then go on to work in. As part of a qualifying Law degree you will learn …

As you have just learnt, to become a solicitor or barrister you need to have a qualifying Law degree. What options of learning are there? Most people assume that the …