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I looked into doing this a few years back. I'm glad I didn't. The course choices are (were) so limited and imo, extremely uninteresting, that to be able to commit 6 years to is very unrealistic.
My personal opinion at the time was an Access to Higher Education course, followed by actual University would be the best choice.
In the end I did neither and just found a better job that I could progress in.
I had a friend that don it in her late 20s. She was annoyed at dropping out her first degree in her early 20s.
I would be more tempted in trying to get a Masters even if you don't have a degree. It is a bit of a dirty secret at Universities and employers would be nonse the wiser.
"My personal opinion at the time was an Access to Higher Education course, followed by actual University would be the best choice."
How come, mate?
In terms of choice courses, law is the only one I'd really consider.
I did look at some unis and it's basically a choice of full time with OU for 4 years, or full time at a "proper" Uni for 3 years plus option of a 1 year placement between 2 and 3
So OU suits me more I think because I can mix it up with contract work in my current profession, just want to see how other people got on with it
what do you want to study and why?
"what do you want to study and why?"
Law, and it's just what I always wanted to do basically.
Going to uni for the clùnge?
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posted 19 minutes ago
"what do you want to study and why?"
Law, and it's just what I always wanted to do basically.
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Don't like lawyers but that get hell a lot of money
How old are you Chris ? I assume you are working so thats why you are doing an Open course. Have you thought of noght classes at College ?
I had a mate who did the Open Uni course and he said it was binding and also time consuming.
"How old are you Chris ? I assume you are working so thats why you are doing an Open course. Have you thought of noght classes at College ?"
25 this year Deeno saaan. Work full time typically doing contract work, so can get a few months off per year usually.
Not sure you can study law at night college.
Part time it's a 6 year course
You can do proper uni and full time work at same time if you sacrifice sleep and fun to be honest.
I had thought about doing a masters through OU but the length of the course and the ridiculous fees put me off.
As far as a degree goes I think the only sensible option is to do so full-time at a University, unless you can get your employer to agree to time off to study it part-time (I'd probably still do it at a Uni rather than OU though)!
comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 3 minutes ago
"How old are you Chris ? I assume you are working so thats why you are doing an Open course. Have you thought of noght classes at College ?"
25 this year Deeno saaan. Work full time typically doing contract work, so can get a few months off per year usually.
Not sure you can study law at night college.
Part time it's a 6 year course
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The guy with the office across from me is a criminal defence lawyer. He hates it.
The chick in my local bookmakers is currently studying it.
Property Law is the industry to get into £££££s
It's very hard to get into law if you're not in a Russel Group uni, let alone doing an Open University.
What kind of career have you had so far?
"What kind of career have you had so far?"
Fairly decent. Worked as an IT consultant for the past 5 years, 2 spent of them running my own Ltd company (me being the sole employee), done a bit of project and programme management also
comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 1 minute ago
"What kind of career have you had so far?"
Fairly decent. Worked as an IT consultant for the past 5 years, 2 spent of them running my own Ltd company (me being the sole employee), done a bit of project and programme management also
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I'd be worried about getting stuck as a paralegal or some bottle of the barrel solicitor, to be honest. I am and I've done a full time course at an established university.
I don't mean to be negative, because you should follow your dreams at 25, but if you come out of uni at 31, still having to do an LPC/BPTC (1 year full time, 2 years part) and then either a training contract or a pupilage for 2 more years, then you might wonder what you've done with your time if you don't get what you want out of it, especially when you've had a good career already.
What draws you to law? There's a lot of legal careers that aren't lawyering.
"Can you get sponsored?"
To be honest, finances aren't necessarily the problem.
It's more about making sure I'm going to be able to work 2/3 days a week combined with a full time course, which is why I was leaning towards OU
Girouski, cheers for the advice mate.
"What draws you to law? There's a lot of legal careers that aren't lawyering."
It's definitely not money. Can't see myself making what I do now in another career for at least 5 or 6 years after starting it.
It's really the only profession I've ever had a passion for doing, I just find it fascinating, and I'd like to think you could use it to do a lot of good.
comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 2 minutes ago
Girouski, cheers for the advice mate.
"What draws you to law? There's a lot of legal careers that aren't lawyering."
It's definitely not money. Can't see myself making what I do now in another career for at least 5 or 6 years after starting it.
It's really the only profession I've ever had a passion for doing, I just find it fascinating, and I'd like to think you could use it to do a lot of good.
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Well as a profession it's hugely segmented. There's the difference between solicitors and barristers, obviously, but the different areas of law are entirely different beasts too.
Do you want to work in the public sector or private? Land law or human rights?
"Do you want to work in the public sector or private? Land law or human rights?"
Unsure on sector, need to do more research.
Human rights for sure.
What do you do, Girouslki?
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They got us on a lab rat ting
comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 5 minutes ago
"Do you want to work in the public sector or private? Land law or human rights?"
Unsure on sector, need to do more research.
Human rights for sure.
What do you do, Girouslki?
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I'm a third year law student, but I don't count because I'm running away to Germany for a gap year or three. I'm most interested in international law, commercial law and human rights law. Anything with an international angle.
I'd recommend trying to get some sort of experience in a law firm. They often hand out mini-pupilages and the like to students and I don't see why you couldn't get a bit of a taste for the work if you wrote to a relevant firm. Do some research, basically, as the reality is often different from what you would think. The vast majority of your job will be banal, to say the least.
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I looked into doing this a few years back. I'm glad I didn't. The course choices are (were) so limited and imo, extremely uninteresting, that to be able to commit 6 years to is very unrealistic.
My personal opinion at the time was an Access to Higher Education course, followed by actual University would be the best choice.
In the end I did neither and just found a better job that I could progress in.
posted on 4/3/15
I had a friend that don it in her late 20s. She was annoyed at dropping out her first degree in her early 20s.
I would be more tempted in trying to get a Masters even if you don't have a degree. It is a bit of a dirty secret at Universities and employers would be nonse the wiser.
posted on 4/3/15
"My personal opinion at the time was an Access to Higher Education course, followed by actual University would be the best choice."
How come, mate?
In terms of choice courses, law is the only one I'd really consider.
I did look at some unis and it's basically a choice of full time with OU for 4 years, or full time at a "proper" Uni for 3 years plus option of a 1 year placement between 2 and 3
So OU suits me more I think because I can mix it up with contract work in my current profession, just want to see how other people got on with it
posted on 4/3/15
what do you want to study and why?
posted on 4/3/15
"what do you want to study and why?"
Law, and it's just what I always wanted to do basically.
posted on 4/3/15
Going to uni for the clùnge?
posted on 4/3/15
comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 19 minutes ago
"what do you want to study and why?"
Law, and it's just what I always wanted to do basically.
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Don't like lawyers but that get hell a lot of money
posted on 4/3/15
How old are you Chris ? I assume you are working so thats why you are doing an Open course. Have you thought of noght classes at College ?
I had a mate who did the Open Uni course and he said it was binding and also time consuming.
posted on 4/3/15
"How old are you Chris ? I assume you are working so thats why you are doing an Open course. Have you thought of noght classes at College ?"
25 this year Deeno saaan. Work full time typically doing contract work, so can get a few months off per year usually.
Not sure you can study law at night college.
Part time it's a 6 year course
posted on 4/3/15
You can do proper uni and full time work at same time if you sacrifice sleep and fun to be honest.
posted on 4/3/15
I had thought about doing a masters through OU but the length of the course and the ridiculous fees put me off.
As far as a degree goes I think the only sensible option is to do so full-time at a University, unless you can get your employer to agree to time off to study it part-time (I'd probably still do it at a Uni rather than OU though)!
posted on 4/3/15
comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 3 minutes ago
"How old are you Chris ? I assume you are working so thats why you are doing an Open course. Have you thought of noght classes at College ?"
25 this year Deeno saaan. Work full time typically doing contract work, so can get a few months off per year usually.
Not sure you can study law at night college.
Part time it's a 6 year course
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The guy with the office across from me is a criminal defence lawyer. He hates it.
The chick in my local bookmakers is currently studying it.
Property Law is the industry to get into £££££s
posted on 4/3/15
Can you get sponsored?
posted on 4/3/15
It's very hard to get into law if you're not in a Russel Group uni, let alone doing an Open University.
What kind of career have you had so far?
posted on 4/3/15
"What kind of career have you had so far?"
Fairly decent. Worked as an IT consultant for the past 5 years, 2 spent of them running my own Ltd company (me being the sole employee), done a bit of project and programme management also
posted on 4/3/15
comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 1 minute ago
"What kind of career have you had so far?"
Fairly decent. Worked as an IT consultant for the past 5 years, 2 spent of them running my own Ltd company (me being the sole employee), done a bit of project and programme management also
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I'd be worried about getting stuck as a paralegal or some bottle of the barrel solicitor, to be honest. I am and I've done a full time course at an established university.
I don't mean to be negative, because you should follow your dreams at 25, but if you come out of uni at 31, still having to do an LPC/BPTC (1 year full time, 2 years part) and then either a training contract or a pupilage for 2 more years, then you might wonder what you've done with your time if you don't get what you want out of it, especially when you've had a good career already.
What draws you to law? There's a lot of legal careers that aren't lawyering.
posted on 4/3/15
"Can you get sponsored?"
To be honest, finances aren't necessarily the problem.
It's more about making sure I'm going to be able to work 2/3 days a week combined with a full time course, which is why I was leaning towards OU
posted on 4/3/15
Girouski, cheers for the advice mate.
"What draws you to law? There's a lot of legal careers that aren't lawyering."
It's definitely not money. Can't see myself making what I do now in another career for at least 5 or 6 years after starting it.
It's really the only profession I've ever had a passion for doing, I just find it fascinating, and I'd like to think you could use it to do a lot of good.
posted on 4/3/15
comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 2 minutes ago
Girouski, cheers for the advice mate.
"What draws you to law? There's a lot of legal careers that aren't lawyering."
It's definitely not money. Can't see myself making what I do now in another career for at least 5 or 6 years after starting it.
It's really the only profession I've ever had a passion for doing, I just find it fascinating, and I'd like to think you could use it to do a lot of good.
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Well as a profession it's hugely segmented. There's the difference between solicitors and barristers, obviously, but the different areas of law are entirely different beasts too.
Do you want to work in the public sector or private? Land law or human rights?
posted on 4/3/15
"Do you want to work in the public sector or private? Land law or human rights?"
Unsure on sector, need to do more research.
Human rights for sure.
What do you do, Girouslki?
posted on 4/3/15
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posted on 4/3/15
They got us on a lab rat ting
posted on 4/3/15
comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 5 minutes ago
"Do you want to work in the public sector or private? Land law or human rights?"
Unsure on sector, need to do more research.
Human rights for sure.
What do you do, Girouslki?
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I'm a third year law student, but I don't count because I'm running away to Germany for a gap year or three. I'm most interested in international law, commercial law and human rights law. Anything with an international angle.
I'd recommend trying to get some sort of experience in a law firm. They often hand out mini-pupilages and the like to students and I don't see why you couldn't get a bit of a taste for the work if you wrote to a relevant firm. Do some research, basically, as the reality is often different from what you would think. The vast majority of your job will be banal, to say the least.
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