Careers with a Law degree
As well as becoming a barrister or solicitor, there are many career routes you can go down if you have a Law degree. Let鈥檚 explore your options.
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What can you do with a Law degree?
Study for a degree in Law, and you鈥檒l be equipped with an extensive set of skills that prepare you for a career in the legal system. You could find work in a practice that oversees family law, business law or criminal law, for instance.
To practice law professionally, you鈥檒l need specific qualifications and vocational training. See our guides on:
- How to become a solicitor
- How to become a chartered legal executive
- How to become a barrister or advocate
Alternatively, your legal knowledge could be used to support the government or a large company as part of an in-house legal team. Or your analytical skills could be helpful for work within the media, the welfare sector or in data science to name a few examples.
Career options for Law graduates
Law graduates go into careers like:
- Advocate
- Arbitrator
- Barrister
- Barrister鈥檚 clerk
- Chartered legal executive
- Company secretary
- Conveyancer
- Costs lawyer
- Legal cashier
- Paralegal
- Patent attorney
- Solicitor
- Usher
Other potential opportunities include:
- Accountant
- Civil servant
- Charity worker
- Data analyst
- Detective
- HR manager
- Immigration officer
- Lecturer or teacher
- Police officer
- Risk analyst
Who employs Law graduates?
Examples of employers looking for graduates with legal skills:
- Government Legal Service
- Crown Prosecution Service
- Armed Forces
- Law firms like Allen and Overy or Clifford Chance
- National Centre for Domestic Violence
- Deloitte
- HSBC Bank
- Citizens Advice
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