Here are five reasons why you should consider studying law
In light of the Legal Education Conference held at Emperors Palace last week, Monash SA provides five reasons why you should consider studying law.
Monash South Africa held a Legal Education Conference on 1 and 2 March for all legal practitioners to discuss and understand the vocation and how to design appropriate practical vocational training for legal practitioners.
The conference was held in conjunction with the Law Society of South Africa, and was hosted at the Emperors Palace Convention Centre.
In an effort to increase the interest in law degrees and courses among the youth, Monash SA provided five reasons why they should consider studying law.
1. Law degrees combine theory with practice
A lot of theory goes into studying law, but law is also a fairly defined profession and the teaching thereof must also be vocational in nature. Some universities and tertiary education institutions have mock courtrooms and run mock court assignments, allowing students a first-hand experience of what practising law is really like.
2. Law and case-based learning go hand-in-hand
Even when learning the theory, law students will spend a lot of time working through and researching cases. Law schools and law programmes at universities use real-life examples to demonstrate how the theory is applied. By working with real cases, students are able to understand how the law works together with real-life application.
3. Studying law equips students with a variety of skills
Even when learning the theory, law students will spend a lot of time working through and researching cases. Law schools and law programmes at universities use real-life examples to demonstrate how the theory is applied.
4. Law graduates are well-respected
Learning to become a lawyer means you’ll graduate from your studies equipped with the skills for a whole host of professional paths. Some of those skills include: research; critical analysis; synthesis of complex ideas; presentation and writing.
The variety of skills provided by a law degree puts this type of graduate at the forefront of employers’ minds. Adding to this, law is one of the world’s oldest fields of study, professions and human endeavour.
5. Law students can expect good graduate prospects
Law students have a great chance of getting a job or internship straight out of university and completing their studies. While a large percentage of law graduates will go on to practise law, many others study Law just because it’s a prestigious degree which opens a host of other occupations. You generally have to be a higher calibre of student to get into a law degree, so it already marks you as a good prospect for recruiters.
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