Career options for law postgraduates

A postgraduate law degree gives you more expertise in a specialised area of law. These skills are useful for a career in law but are transferable and respected by employers in many other areas.

For those wishing to pursue a career in law, there are specific entry routes, which involve further training and professional examinations.

For non-law graduates who wish to train as solicitors, conversion courses are available that will prepare them for the necessary exams. Similarly, non-law graduates who want to take the Barrister-at-Law degree course will need to pass the King’s Inn Diploma in Legal Studies before they can sit the entrance exams.

Working abroad

There are three different legal systems in the UK, with Northern Ireland and Scotland having separate systems from England and Wales. This results in different postgraduate training systems but typically an Irish BCL will suffice for entry if the relevant subject modules have been chosen.

For those who wish to practise as Attorneys-at-Law, there are opportunities to study for the New York or California Bar. Irish law graduates are eligible to apply to sit for the New York Bar exam and qualified lawyers who do not possess a law degree can apply to take the California Bar.

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