The Council also prescribes practical requirements. Leo Cussen Institute 30 week Practical Training Course run between March and September each year. Law is a versatile qualification that provides an excellent basis for a wide range of careers. For those students combining law with another degree, options are expanded. After completing a Bachelor of Laws degree and having met the requirements for admission to practise you are both a barrister and solicitor, although most choose to practise as one or the other.
Solicitors work directly with clients, such as members of the public, companies and banks.
Some firms specialise in the work they do, while others pursue general practice. Barristers are engaged by solicitors and do not deal directly with clients. Law graduates have successfully developed careers in areas such as merchant banking, accounting, management consultancy, industrial relations, the media, research and teaching and editing and publishing. Many diplomats have law degrees. Some corporations recruit law graduates and give them specialist training.