- Overview
- Career in Law
- Entry Requirements
- What is practising solicitor in the UK?
- What is practising barrister in the UK?
- How the Overseas qualified lawyer can practise in the UK ?
Law programmes at UK universities provide a comprehensive and critical understanding of core legal principles and practical skills. Students will learn the content of law and legal analysis, gaining experience in the areas of mooting, arguing and negotiation. Mock courtrooms will help enhance the learning process, helping you gain valuable experience of a real world setting.
Almost all UK law courses allow students the option of taking a year’s professional placement at a firm, while overseas study is also available. Students can also choose to combine Law with another subject such as business, politics or journalism.
All LLB programmes at UK universities are formally accredited by the Law Society of England and Wales and the Bar Council of England and Wales as qualifying law.
All LLB Programmes at UK universities are formally accredited by the Law Society of England and Wales and the Bar Council of England and Wales as qualifying law. A Law degree will open up many different career options, not only in the legal profession. In addition to traditional roles such as solicitors and barristers, Law graduates can use their qualification to find positions in journalism, business, criminology and many more. After completing an undergraduate Law degree, many students opt to study a Masters of Laws postgraduate degree.
A law degree does not guarantee a high salary. However company lawyers, including patent lawyers and attorneys, are among the world’s best paid professionals.
- Typical International Baccalaureate requirements: 34 points.
- Typical A-levels requirements: AAB.
- Typical IELTS requirements: 6.5 overall, with no lower than 6.0 in any one component.
A solicitor, who advises on legal issues but can not represents people in a courtroom. It is possible to become a solicitor without a law degree but most students qualify by the GDL (graduate Diploma in law route) . There are following steps to become a practising solicitor
Step 1 : Obtain a three-year undergraduate degree in law (LLB) in the UK or an UG degree in any other subject followed by a GDL Program (1 year) .
Step 2 : Take the one-year Legal Practice Course (LPC)
Step 3 : Gain practice-based training incorporating the Professional Skills Course – two years full-time
Step 4 : Admission to the roll of solicitors.
Barristers are professional lawyer those are able to provide specialist legal representation in a court, There are following steps to becoming a barrister in the UK:
Step 1 : Obtain a three-year undergraduate degree in law (LLB) in the UK or an UG degree in any other subject followed by a GDL Program (1 year).
Step 2 : Take the one-year Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC).
Step 3: Pupillage - spend one year as a pupil in barristers’ chambers or in another organisation approved by the Bar Standards Board as a Pupillage Training Organisation (PTO).
Step 4: Obtain tenancy in a barristers’ chambers or go into practice as an employed barrister.
A law degree from overseas university are not recognised in the UK to be a qualified solicitor or barrister . Overseas qualified lawyer needs to have a certificate of academic standing (CAS) from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) or from Bar Standards Board . CAS prove that you are eligible to do a Graduate Diploma in Law, which takes one year full-time or up to 22 months part-time.
After GDL , student can do LPC if student wants to be a solicitor or do BPTC if student wants to be a barrister.
In some circumstances, your Certificate of Academic Standing may give you direct entry to these courses without having to complete a Graduate Diploma in Law.
For more information you can visit :
http://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/where-to-start/qualifying-from-overseas