I plan to be studying Law at university in 2013. However, recently certain things have come to light which have I guess got me thinking about my future as a Lawyer. With this in mind, I want to know what are the alternate career paths for those who have a Law degree but don't end up working in the Law. I plan to be studying Law at university in 2013. However, recently certain things have come to light which have I guess got me thinking about my future as a Lawyer. With this in mind, I want to know what are the alternate career paths for those who have a Law degree but don't end up working in the Law. I'm kind of the same - I'll be starting Law too next year but not 100% set on becoming a barrister/solicitor as yet. Law graduates go into all kinds of career paths because it has many transferable skills such as critical analysis, research, oral/written communication skills, problem-solving, attention to detail etc. (obviously there's more, just a few examples). So any careers that involve these sets of skills. Some graduates go into the media, police force or join the civil service / government. Or careers completely unrelated to the law... Quite a few people I know want to go into the Civil Service Fast Stream and EU. The tax side of accountancy is another one a few people seem interested in. All the normal graduate management programmes that are open to