The good thing about law is that there are so many different areas to branch into – there’s criminal, torts, defamation, medical, administrative, international, tax, media, human rights, property, contract, constitutional…and the list goes on! In Australia a law degree is done over 4 – 5 years so all students study each area to get a taste of what they may like to specialise in come their final years.

Another thing to consider is just because you have a law degree it doesn’t mean that you have to become a lawyer. Law graduates are sought after in many professions as they have high analytical skills, good communication and reasoning skills and so forth. Many people graduate and then work in a related field such as politics.

To suceed in law school you need to be good at, and enjoy reading – you will spend most of your time reading! You also need to be persuasive – so your love of arguing is good, analytical and of course have a high level of communication skills – both written and verbal.

It is important to note that getting a law degree is one on the hardest paths you could take, opposed to some other degrees, you really need to have passion or it would be hell! But if you truly enjoy it, then it’s definitely a good path to take.

If you’re 18, then you’re either going into your first year of college or your second, right? Pick a field that interests you, and run with it. Law school is not degree-determinate, and will always be there.

“I think I’d like law but my dad says that depending on what field you pick it could be boring.”

Well, yeah. That applies to every job. You pick the field you’re interested in. What’s interesting to me in my legal career is employee benefits and retirement plans, which make most people weep from boredom. My best friend from law school loves criminal litigation, which I loathe. It depends on you.