You can't sue your depression for 1mill.
Come to that he probably can't sue Oxford University for 1m either but it's more realistic than suing yourself.
Man sues Oxford for 'only' getting a 2:1...
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You can't sue your depression for 1mill.
Come to that he probably can't sue Oxford University for 1m either but it's more realistic than suing yourself.
People still think a degree is a way to automatically get a high paid job, nope. Not unless your one of the Eton boys.
Unless it's something that absolutely requires a degree, like a doctor, you'll be trumped by people with no qualifications but loads of on-the-job experience these days.
Unless it's something that absolutely requires a degree, like a doctor, you'll be trumped by people with no qualifications but loads of on-the-job experience these days.
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He wanted to be a barrister or a city lawyer. Both jobs require a good degree. Someone with a 2:1 - even from Oxford - would struggle to to get their foot in the door to become a barrister at a respected chambers.
Good luck earning as much as a tax barrister or a magic circle partner without a degree, no matter how much experience you have.
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Did he do the modern history course as a part of his law course or have I missed something? I can't understand how you could blame the university for not getting good enough grade, if you don't think you get enough teaching from them you gotta do something yourself about it wouldn't you? And for someone who hasn't been in the UK schooling system, what exactly does a 2:1 mean? And what is better?
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1st (First class)
2.1 (Upper second class)
2.2 (Lower second class)
3rd (Third class)
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Normally target rates of 70%,60%,50%, 40% to the above also (nominally changes /hovers around those figures)
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No the lawyer is doing what lawyers do best, making the best out of a money making opportunity. They don't care if the case a client brings is idiotic or not if they're billing for it.
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At my Uni they had to allocate grades, ie the whole class couldn't get 1:1s. It was all proportional. Which is stupid as ****.
It's a very common route in to law?
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Oh I believe that. I used to work with a guy in IT who did a sports degree. What sports has to do with IT is beyond me.
those are all 'with honours' there is also a pass, non honours degree for people who fail a couple of modules
you don't need a law undergraduate degree - history is common enough, you can then do a 1 year conversion course and the LPC
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I must admit I discounted them and assumed most people spelt their name correctly on the exam paper.
yet you included a third which isn't too different
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What is the LPC? Sorry for all the questions but the UK schooling system can be very very confusing for people who hasn't gone through it
What is the LPC? Sorry for all the questions but the UK schooling system can be very very confusing for people who hasn't gone through it
"legal practice course" it is a 1 year course aspiring solicitors take before starting a training contract with a law firm, it comes after taking an undergrad law degree (LLB) or some other undergrad degree (such as History) + a law conversion course.
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Ah ok. Because back home in Sweden you have to do a five year law degree to become lawyer/barrister/solicitor or whatever title it is. And don't think training contracts like that exists either.
My sister who is a Partner in a top London law firm, is one of the rare few who didn't go to Oxford / Cambridge in the company. Because the pool of graduates is so competitive, she would always advise to be a specialist in an area of law rather than just take a law degree, hence why people do history, language, science degrees etc and then move onto an LPC.
In IT experience is everything, most don't care about qualifications because theres just too much to learn. Experience and trust is everything. No one wants some newly qualified guy tinkering with their servers and taking their entire company offline
You'll see every good IT job wants a minimum of 3-5 years experience. They list the areas they want people knowledgeable in and often don't even list any qualification requirements. Even for programming, you'll need to demonstrate your ability in the interview usually.
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Mine was the same but there also wasn't a set boundary. You could get a higher average mark than someone yet still get a lower classification than someone. They clearly took other points in to consideration.