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Career options directly related to Law Degree

For an overview of Commercial Law, please visit:

Arbitrator

Barrister

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• General information on:  
• Search for a mini pupillage via:

Joining one of the four Inns of Court

• General Information on:

Relevant Work Experience

• marshalling
• pro-bono work - / 
• public speaking 
• paid law work experience 

Barristers Clerk

Information on roles will be available here:

Chartered Legal Executive

Company Secretary

Costs Lawyer

• Cost Lawyer Standards Board:

Detective

Licensed Conveyancer

Jobs are available via:

•  - legal jobs

Paralegal

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Solicitor

• If you have graduated in a non-law related discipline, you may wish to look into a law conversion course, please see here for further information:  
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Aspiring to be a Solicitor

To become a solicitor in England and Wales: You have to complete an LPC followed by a paid training contract with a law firm.

More information on LPC

For a list of all institutions who offer LPC please visit:

• Apply via:  

For information on securing a Training Contract

Aspiring to be a Barrister

To become a Barrister: Undertake a , followed by a one-year training period called a .

For further information please visit:

Other Postgraduate options can be searched for via

Postgraduate options available at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ

• Public International Law LLM
• International Commercial Law LLM
• International Law LLM
• Master of Laws (LLM)
• International Business and Corporate Law LLM
• International Human Rights Law LLM
• Employment Law LLM, PGDip, by distance learning
• Forensic Science and Criminal Justice MSc, by distance learning
• Crime, Justice and Psychology MSc

Where did our previous Â鶹ÊÓƵ grads go in this sector?

• Edward Hands & Lewis
• HMP – Prison Service
• Leicestershire Police
• RAF
• Thames Valley Police
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• Wright Hassal LLP

Make sure to check all our events running on regularly to book onto any workshops and employer led sessions.

Our Festival of Careers runs three times per year and we welcome a whole host of employers from all sectors to speak to students about the opportunities they have. 

If you have any questions about the Festival of Careers or want to find out when the next one is taking place, please contact us at graduatetalent@leicester.ac.uk.