combined law (1 Viewer)

[zeee1999]

does it matter a lot what you choose to mix your law degree with? like for instance if you do criminology/law can you end up working a job that has no relation to criminal law?

 

[captainneuro]

does it matter a lot what you choose to mix your law degree with? like for instance if you do criminology/law can you end up working a job that has no relation to criminal law?

Yeah? Choose a mix which you would enjoy along with law.

 

[sida1049]

You can study chemistry and end up being the prime minister of UK (Margaret Thatcher).

 

[captainneuro]

You can study chemistry and end up being the prime minister of UK (Margaret Thatcher).

or do your masters/doctorate in law and end up as president of Croatia (Ivo Josipović)

 

[Jaxxnuts]

From what I heard I was told that doing a double degree doesn't always get you the single job

e.g. Doing Law and Computer science will land you as working as a lawyer specialising in cyberlaw which I don't think is always the case

Say you did Law and Psychology, there would be a range of careers available to you. Keep in mind that you don't need to work as a lawyer, you can work as a psychologist (given that you have the psychology degree)

That being said if you do something like psychology/law at uni you could (if you wanted to use both degrees) become a forensic psychologist, a behavioral scientist or (obviously) a lawyer where your knowledge of psychology will help you better understand and relate to your clients which can aid in getting your questions answered honestly and in providing good legal counsel. Coursework in psychology and behavioral sciences can also improve your negotiation, resolution and problem-solving skills.

 

[Jaxxnuts]

But that said to become a forensic psychologist, I don't think you would specifically need a law degree and a psychology degree, it could be an arts degree (majoring in criminology) and a psychology degree

As for a behavioral scientist idk but perhaps you could have a degree in psychological science and arts (I might be wrong on this so don't take my words for granted)

 

[zeee1999]

From what I heard I was told that doing a double degree doesn't always get you the single job

e.g. Doing Law and Computer science will land you as working as a lawyer specialising in cyberlaw which I don't think is always the case

Say you did Law and Psychology, there would be a range of careers available to you. Keep in mind that you don't need to work as a lawyer, you can work as a psychologist (given that you have the psychology degree)

That being said if you do something like psychology/law at uni you could (if you wanted to use both degrees) become a forensic psychologist, a behavioral scientist or (obviously) a lawyer where your knowledge of psychology will help you better understand and relate to your clients which can aid in getting your questions answered honestly and in providing good legal counsel. Coursework in psychology and behavioral sciences can also improve your negotiation, resolution and problem-solving skills.

so say for example i mix law with criminology and end up wanting to work in a construction law firm you think that wouldnt matter that much??