For law graduates who haven’t secured a training contract, a position as a paralegal may be equally as challenging and more readily available, reports Dominic Carman
Take a look at the student guidebooks on choosing a degree and you will find that law easily comes out near the top of the list, with 20 applicants per place at the leading universities. Most law students optimistically start their degrees cherishing an ambition to practise as a solicitor or a barrister. But the reality for many on graduation is different: the majority of tomorrow’s law graduates are more likely to end up doing paralegal work instead. So what does it mean to be a paralegal and how viable is this alternative career choice?
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