Course: How to Become a Lawyer

Welcome to this course, ‘How to become a lawyer’ by The University of Law! Watch this video to find out a little more about the course and what we will …

Read this article by Adam from our Birmingham campus about his experiences as a career changer. My decision to change careers was, to some extent, hastened by my advancing age! …

Just like law students, legal professionals have very different experiences in diversity in the legal sector. The resources below will give you an idea about their experiences in different areas. …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …