We all have our own views of a lawyer, from personal experience, media news, movies, or television. However, often the reality of learning and working with the law is very different from what people imagine. A career in law can give you high status, good salary, and promotional expectations, but keep in mind that success in this profession requires hard work, good grades, and long hours of study or work. It can all be very valuable because available career opportunities with a wide and varied law degree - whether you are interested in law with a view to becoming a lawyer or advocate, or wanting to enter into politics, business, or international finance and banking.


Activities related to legal and legal rules are at the root of all social change, but not just decisions of national interest or necessity achieved through the legal process: ordinary events that affect our daily lives from buying a home to making a will also involve lawyers, advocates, and legal counsel. As a multilingual subject and profession, a law has its own method, argument, and language, which can have an impact on family, commerce, and business, education, taxation, and transportation. Lecture law degree allows students to create, apply and assess critical differences in these methods.


LEGAL LEARNING


The 'mock' experiment, or 'moots' (a legal argument based on a set of facts), is an accredited feature of many law titles. They improve students' practical skills and provide insights into how laws are conducted within the court system. They also help to develop students' analysis skills, problem-solving, communication, and debating skills that are all important in the legal profession. Assessment is done through exams at the end of each year which should almost always be completed with a good grade so students can move on to the next level.


Law degrees and courses in law vary widely, depending on each institution. Some institutions offer European law and business as part of their general law program, while others offer this title separately. The legal research aspects emphasized by each institution vary. A law degree introduces students to the seven 'basic' topics needed to become a law graduate, and that provides graduates with the exception of the Common Professional Examination (CPE) set by the Bar and Law Society in the UK. These basic topics include constitutional law, criminal law, compensation law, contract law, land law, equity law and EU law.


WORK EXPERIENCE


Many large lawyer companies offer work placements over the holidays, but often this holiday program is almost as difficult as getting a training contract. If you are unsuccessful in securing this kind of work experience, do not give up - the most important thing from a recruiters point of view is that you have some sort of legal experience. You can spend time in smaller law firms, local government legal departments, law centers, probation offices or courts. You may be able to find paid administrative work, but if working as an unpaid volunteer you should see it as an investment for your future.


56,450 students study full-time for legal undergraduate qualifications in 2008/09 (source: HESA), and competition for getting a job after graduation is very fierce. Legal experience can be very important, because your skills in previous projects will give more topics to discuss during interviews, and all forms of work placements demonstrate a commitment to legal careers. In some companies, those who work well during job placements may be offered a permanent position.


APPLICATION CONSIDERATIONS


If you aim to study law at one of the more competitive online colleges, you may need to follow the National Admission Test for Law or LNAT. This test should be followed before submitting the application and shipped with the application to your preferred online college. It's important that you plan as early as possible and have a good preparation.