Comments on: Legal Background – Versatile in the Downturn?

By: anon

anon — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:52:13 +0000

Law is often touted as a great foundation for other things, that’s what I was told before I committed to a law degree. However, I agree with the other posters that if the individual is not able to adapt then law will be like a straight jacket. I would estimate that about half of the law grads I was with at uni went on to do other things.

By: anon

anon — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:48:56 +0000

I agree with 2. If you are prepared to show flexibility of character you can use the skills developed as a lawyer in different fields. If you are very set in your methods and thinking, it may be more difficult.

By: anon

anon — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:12:28 +0000

interesting post

By: City Mickey

City Mickey — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:10:25 +0000

Fair comment – this applies even moving between departments in the same firm. Firms will just be more easily able to see how they can utilise those skills.

By: anon

anon — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:09:22 +0000

Flexibility will come down to the individual and how they sell their skills at interview. You need to be able to apply those skills to different situations which will require a bit of research into the type of business you are entering. Those skills are mouldable depending on the person and how open minded they are. Any new job will require a degree of training and experience to make a peron fit.

By: recently redundant assistant

recently redundant assistant — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:42:47 +0000

Don’t worry folks. If you can’t get another law job, you can always do some bar work to sit out the recession; it won’t buy you a BMW but you might not starve or freeze to death either. It seems to me that everyone is trying to drink away the credit crunch – January is going to be an unpleasant hangover.