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The pointlessness of a law degree

I too am in the final year of a law degree and, yes, certain aspects of it seem a bit far fetched to be of any practical use in the world of traditional practice (barrister or solicitor). However, H&S and HR officers, in addition to those who take a law degree as a method by which to learn to research in-depth, might well disagree. Suggesting a law degree is pointless (or not fit for the legal profession) is missing the point entirely - the LPC / BPTC are what equip you for the practice of the law, at least in part. The LLB has, in my view, two purposes: (1) to demonstrate how to undertake detailed research, whether it be legal or otherwise and (2) to sort the wheat from the chaff at an early stage. Of the 160 (or so) students who started their law degrees at the same time as me, only 80 remain on my course... and it wouldn't surprise me if this story was repeated up and down the country.

17-Feb-2012

1:39 pm