Careers with a Law Degree

The School offers a distinctive approach to careers and employability. Every student has a personal tutor, who can provide individual careers advice, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions about careers at every progress review.

Each year, the School offers a range of initiatives directed to improving your employability and to enhancing your understanding of careers options. The School also provides several careers schemes tailored for students in each year of study, including a lecture on employability skills in the curriculum.

Laura Tulley, LLB Graduate (2016) and winner of the CEPLER Award for Outstanding Contribution to Extra-Curricular Endeavour. I have always been keen to get involved with extracurricular activities and the opportunities offered by the Law School have really enhanced my university experience. Through taking part, I have learnt a lot, met some lovely people and developed skills that I can take with me into my future career.

The Law School organises events to enable our students to learn about careers in areas other than the legal professions. Some of our recent graduates have gone on to roles with graduate entry schemes in accountancy, the Civil Service and regulation, amongst many others. We are increasing the number of such events, and arranging alumni contacts in these various careers to offer advice to current students. We also work with the University Careers and Employability Centre (see below) which is an excellent source of extra information about non-legal careers.

The University's Careers and Employability Centre organises a wide range of employer events including presentations by top law firms and the annual Law Fair. It also runs a series of career planning and job seeking workshops to help students prepare for their next move. A CV clinic and applications workshops are offered, where students can receive hints and tips on making their application as polished as possible. The Centre can give you valuable help and support in researching and choosing what you will do next. Information and advice is available at any point during your studies. In particular, it is an excellent source of information about non-legal careers

Our Law graduates develop a variety of skills through their studies, such as oral and written communication, analysis and evaluation, problem solving, independent working and research skills. Combined with a strong academic background, these skills are highly valued by employers, both within and outside of the legal profession. Whatever your choice of career, therefore, a law degree from Birmingham, one of the leading law schools and universities in the country, will stand you in good stead. Birmingham is one of the top 10 universities in the UK for graduate employability and this highlights our focus of improving the careers opportunities and guidance available in the Law School through CEPLER.