Saturday, September 17, 2011

The Alternative To A Law Degree From University: Law Distance Learning

By Craig Abrahart


Many people believe that the only way of getting into a legal career is by starting at school, doing your A-levels, going to university and then getting your law degree - but that's not quite the case these days. The rising cost of university education can make access to higher education too far out of reach for some people, but there's no need to lose out: there's always law distance learning. This way, studying for law with distance learning could just be your best entry into the legal career you want.

If you want to learn at your own pace without having to make too many difficult compromises when it comes to commitments like home and work life, then law distance learning is perfect for you.

There are many colleges, universities and training institutions in the UK that offer law distance learning courses. Even though there is sure to be one close to you, location is definitely not an issue: course notes and assignments these days get posted online in most cases, but it's still possible to receive materials in the mail. With Skype and e-mail, though, contacting your tutors to exchange notes, receive feedback on your work and discuss problems has never been easier.

Law distance learning may sound like an easier option than travelling to and from a classroom, but you still have to have a degree of discipline because it's up to you to make sure you follow the course work and complete any assignment on schedule. This means you have to arrange your time properly so you can meet your deadlines. Tutors will always be on hand to give you guidance and advice, but they're not there to chase you up if you haven't handed in an assignment on time: you'll just lose the marks and that's that.

Law distance learning is a big commitment to make once you've found the right course. They vary from one institution to the next and can take as long as four years to complete. At the end of your course, you could have qualifications like the LLB / BA (Honours) Law or Combined Legal Studies which would put you in an excellent position to start as a para-legal, or to work in local government ... or even in the private sector.




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