Business Degree Law Online?
Q: I was wondering if someone can offer me some advice. I'm thinking of
doing a part time LLB Law degree, and am worried about will the course
suit me etc.
I'll be doing it as a mature student 2 eve's a week. Can anyone give
me some advise on how they found the course, workload etc - also if
there is any books people could recommend before I sign up, so I can
learn a bit more and make sure I'm making the right choice.
A:Ask yourself why you want to do the law degree? It is a means to a
particular end?
If you are looking to enter the legal profession then you may find the
legal executive exams more relevant.
I did the law degree full time over three years. The degree can be
very tough - particularly if you opt to do a more specialist law
degree. I decided to do a business law degree instead of the standard
law degree so I had to do 24 modules over three years. Some unis only
require 16 modules for a standard law degree.
There are many specialist law degrees these days - european law,
business law, european business law, criminal law, computer law.
Books - if you want to get a flavour for law try Smith and Hogan on
Criminal Law, Dias on Tort. Ball on Environmental Law. These are three
completely different areas for starters.
Just don't assume that a law degree will automatically improve your
job prospects. I have known friends who found it difficult to get a
job. They had a law degree but did not wish to go into the legal
profession. Employers would say "we would offer you the job, but you
have a law degree - obviously you are going to go into the legal
profession one day - you will not stick around" or "because you have a
law degree you will not stay with us very long - you will soon be off
working for another employer on a really high wage." Neither is
necessarily the