As an earlier post highlighted, there are many law students around the country who are unsure about what they might want to do after their studies. Many of these, also believe that their legal education and training narrows their options to working only as a solicitor. This is a common misconception and the reality is that a legal training is a valuable asset outside the immediate world of solicitors.
This doesn’t mean that it is easy to move into another area but many employers do value skills learned by law students and trainees. These include researching skills, the ability to collate and analyse large amounts of information, the ability to consider both sides of an argument and to create reasoned arguments and conclusions after considering large amounts of information. Also, studying law develops concentration, memory and reasoning skills which are sought after in the non-legal world.
The alternatives to working as a solicitor can be split into two categories. Law related jobs and non-law related jobs. Law related jobs include paralegal, legal executive, outdoor clerk and court reporter. Non-law related jobs include civil servant, academic, coroner, banking, insurance, publishing and police officer.
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