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As an employer my preference is for someone who can take a career break and do a full time course. In my opinion its takes a lot of guts and so a more motivated employee after qualifying. However I know that is not always possible because of family commitments and money!

Anyone working hard to improve themselves part-time or full time is a major plus!

Open Uni is just as good as most univs outside the top 10. But you can get part time courses in top universities as well. UCL, KCL and excellent for law and they both have part time courses as well as full time.

Someone mentioned the industry being inaccessible without a degree from a Russell Group. Which is complete

Russell Group Uni's excel at research. Even if a prospective employer was to discount you for not having a LLB from a RG, then I have to ask, is that employer worth labouring for?

Anyway good luck OP, Law sounds agonisingly tedious but whatever floats your boat

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Someone mentioned the industry being inaccessible without a degree from a Russell Group. Which is complete

Russell Group Uni's excel at research. Even if a prospective employer was to discount you for not having a LLB from a RG, then I have to ask, is that employer worth labouring for?

Anyway good luck OP, Law sounds agonisingly tedious but whatever floats your boat


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It sounds unlikely but it's true (another law student here). The thing is, because law degrees tend to funnel students into the legal profession one way or another, there is huge competition. Lots of the biggest firms are even difficult to get a sniff at if you're not Oxbridge. A non-RG degree would do for smaller locally or regionally operating firms, but anything that's national level or up they'll get very picky and it's tricky to get in without having done things on the side, like winning a billion moots or being able to recite the FTSE 100 list backwards while standing on your head. The name of the uni itself doesn't make so much difference but firms can afford to turn down candidates who they don't think have been taught well enough because there will be 5 more that are waiting in line.

I am coming to UK to study BSc in Business and Economics with Accounting in City University London.Can anybody tell me if its a good course to study or should I also complete MSc before going to work either in England or in Middle East!

Sorry Chris, I've been busy with work this afternoon.

This is going back 2-3 years now but after researching it quite extensively I realised that: A. Its not particularly time saving in comparison to University and B. It isnt particularly money saving - if you're not in a position to pay all fees etc outright.

That was just relative to me at the time though. I was working nights as a supervisor and 4/7 members of my team were university students. Also I was trying to convince myself I was interested in the subject choices when in actual fact I didn't particularly have any interest at all, whereas you seem very interested in law.

The Access to higher education route was more attractive due to the fact it opened up a much wider range of subject choices, at relatively little extra cost. In addition to covering the hole that skipping 3 years of college left, in just one year.

Cheers guys, given me a lot to think about here

Can anybody answer my question?

Hi Chris, I work for Laureate Online universities who are partnered with the University of Liverpool. They offer law courses.

It's hard word, but offers a very flexible way of studying (for example you will have to put in about 20hrs per week during the eight week module, but can choose when exactly you do each module).

They recommend you complete within three years, although you can take up to six.

There are a bunch of others out there too of course, not just Laureate/Liverpool (I'm not in Sales.

Let me know if you want any info . . .
Cheers,
Lee

Chris

I'm currently studying International Politics at Brunel University. It isn't a Russell Group university, but it is seen as a respected university, especially for Politics and has a fairly good employability rate.

To be honest with you in most courses I wouldn't say where you go is overly important because a degree is a means to an end. After that you need to have the personal qualities and skills to convince employers you're the right man for the job.

Someone I know went to Newcastle University (a well respected Russell Group University) and they have struggled to get a job in their subject choice for the last 8 years. Someone else I know went to Kingston University and currently has a personal wealth of over £1m. The latter is significantly younger, too.

With that said, for law I think it is different gravy purely because the demand for that course is so high and there are so many people doing it. Not to put you off doing law at a OU (depending on where you go), but sadly the reputation of the institution is more important than it would be for other courses. A full time course is looked at in higher regard than a part time one. Law is highly competitive so depending on what you want to do and how high profile you want to go, you'll have to give it some serious thought.

In any case, don't ever let someone tell you that you can't do something. Whatever you choose I wish you the best of luck.

I am coming to UK to study BSc in Business and Economics with Accounting in City University London.Can anybody tell me if its a good course to study or should I also complete MSc before going to work either in England or in Middle East!

Can anybody tell what is the average pay like for those who have completed BSc in Business,Economics and Accounting and then pay for those who have done MSc.Thanks in advance for replying to my query!