Non-law students

Many people are still surprised that you can train as a lawyer without a law degree. In fact, almost half of our trainees have studied something other than law. The Graduate Diploma in Law (through which we fully sponsor our future trainees) gives you enough legal knowledge in a year to start your professional training alongside law graduates. From there on, the training path and career scope are exactly the same and no one can normally tell who read law at university and who didn't. Not only is a non-law degree no obstacle to a legal career, in certain cases it can be a positive advantage.

Applications for our Christmas vacation scheme will open in October 2010.

"Not having a law degree certainly hasn't been a hindrance. In fact, I feel my degree has given me a different set of skills and a different approach to my work – which I feel can be a great advantage." Natalie Linton, Associate.