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Everything you need to know about becoming a lawyer

Virtual Bootcamp for non-law students

Our Bootcamp for non-law students is taking place on 29 April

An introduction for non-law students

You want to become a lawyer but don't study law? Here's what you need to know

Financing your education

The total cost of qualifying as a lawyer is considerable. Candidates should think about sources of funding at each stage of the process.

The Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)

What is the law conversion course?

Opportunities at law firms

Meet future employers and find out about the profession

Non-law case study

Hannah Cotterill is a trainee solicitor at Shoosmiths

"I graduated with a degree in sport and exercise science from Loughborough University. "

GDL or SQE Preparation course? A 2021 non-law student’s guide to choosing a solicitor training route

The ‘tried and tested’ route to becoming a solicitor is universally trusted by employers, which is why thousands of non-law students graduating in 2021 are choosing the GDL over new courses designed to prepare students for the SQE. This guide explains the key reasons why law firms, other employers and students value the GDL – and looks at how some new SQE-based study options are replicating that success with a focus on developing a wide set of skills.

Key transferable skills

There are four main types of university degree - arts, sciences, languages and business - and each trains students in a set of skills which are highly transferable to law.

Should I do the LPC or the SQE?

I’m in the final year of my degree – should I do the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) and Legal Practice Course (LPC) after I graduate, or the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE)?

Key information for non-law students

The Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE)

Our new hub page has everything you need to know about the SQE

Five things you can do to get ahead as a non-law student

Here are five things you can be doing to help you get ahead

Here's how you become a lawyer

From undergraduate degree to the conversion course, here's how it works

Non-law degree checklist

A checklist to get you started

Videos

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VLOG GDL VLOG – First coursework deadlines | Staying organised

NON-LAW Non-law case study - Shoosmiths

VLOG GDL VLOG - First week on the GDL | First impressions

INTERVIEW An introduction for non-law students - Shoosmiths

LCN VIDEO An introduction to the SQE (Solicitors Qualifying Exam)

The LCN Podcast

Non-law students

This episode is all about becoming a lawyer from a non-law background and features interviews with non-law trainee Gabs and non-law associate Aleks at Shoosmiths.

Vacation Scheme Insiders

Dimitar Kadiyski

University of Aberdeen

Law and European legal studies

July 2019

Getting started as a non-law student

If you are looking for a few ways to get started but are not sure what you could do, hopefully these tips will help!

Hear from non-law students and graduates

Being a creative lawyer

As a non-law conversion student with an English degree, I am often asked questions like: why law? Why the change? Why not study law in the first place?

CV workshop – the non-law perspective

Advice from GDL graduate Olivia.

Non-law trainee case study

Alex studied social sciences at university. Here's how he got a training contract at Shoosmiths

From this week's newsletter

Meet the Lawyer

For Greg Fearn, the most important factor when choosing where to apply is how a firm enables its lawyers to develop. He explains what it’s like to be part of a small team focusing on government infrastructure projects and how Mills & Reeve’s reputation for giving junior lawyers real responsibility is well earned.

Commercial Question

What led to the closure of Debenhams?

What factors led Debenhams to become the latest casualty of the high street?

Meet the Recruiter

Andrea Gallo explains how Accutrainee’s recruitment process works and outlines its goal to remove existing barriers to help candidates enter the profession.

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