IS LAW THE RIGHT COURSE???

[costargh]

People on here watch way too much American television!!!

[psychlaw]

A solicitor still needs excellent communication skills, since they're the ones who interview clients and they're the ones who have to make sure they get as many facts as possible, especially when it comes to difficult clients.

Hence, public speaking if you want to practice law, whether as a solicitor, barrister or judge.

but still thats communication skills not exactly public speaking
lol I probably shouldn't go against what you say because your the one whose doing law not me, haha

[ninwa]

hmm i got another Q though, is it advisable to do an arts degree along with your law degree so that you can improve your public speaking?

I don't think an arts degree really provides much opportunity for public speaking, unless you choose to major in drama or something lol ... I think I've done maybe one tutorial presentation for international studies and that's it

[Eriny]

For arts tutorial presentations, it's usually irrelevant how you speak anyway, they try to judge solely on content (at least, in my experience).

[bubble sunglasses]

    I'm somewhat attracted to law for it's in-the-moment, competitive side; arts is more of an ongoing discourse [though you can always have an impromptu debate, I suppose]. I'd have to try and determine how much of law I'd enjoy and how transferable the knowledge and skills are, if I was going to do it.
 Pity they don't have mooting here where you can join in even if you don't do Law, like they do at Oxford http://users.ox.ac.uk/~univ2320/Univ%20MootSoc/Mooting.html

[ninwa]

For arts tutorial presentations, it's usually irrelevant how you speak anyway, they try to judge solely on content (at least, in my experience).

Ditto for mooting, the judge chooses the winning team based on the law

[clinton_09]

whats mooting?

[costargh]

A moot is a simulated appeal in a superior court, based on a mock fact scenario and judgment from a lower court. No witnesses, just good old fashioned legal argument about whether or not the lower court decision was correct.

[xox.happy1.xox]

Hehe, much like the process of Overruling. (Except all facts are real)

[clinton_09]

A moot is a simulated appeal in a superior court, based on a mock fact scenario and judgment from a lower court. No witnesses, just good old fashioned legal argument about whether or not the lower court decision was correct.

wow that sounds fun

[humph]

    I'm somewhat attracted to law for it's in-the-moment, competitive side; arts is more of an ongoing discourse [though you can always have an impromptu debate, I suppose]. I'd have to try and determine how much of law I'd enjoy and how transferable the knowledge and skills are, if I was going to do it.
 Pity they don't have mooting here where you can join in even if you don't do Law, like they do at Oxford http://users.ox.ac.uk/~univ2320/Univ%20MootSoc/Mooting.html

? They have mooting at ANU - though it's predominantly law students who take part.

[excal]

hey, I was considering applying for a law degree next year, after year 12. I no that I will get the marks required but im not sure if law is right for me. I did legal studies and good real good marks for that and enjoyed it. Could you please give me some feedback on what you think of your uni course, institution, the workload and the amount of contact hours and days that you have to attend uni. Im not sure what uni I would go to, I was thinking Deakin Melbourne (Burwood). If there are any deakin students could you please tell me about the Uni and what it is like. Thanks for commenting back, if u do. 

While you've deleted your account, I'll add my two cents:

My philosophy is if you're asking 'IS COURSE X THE RIGHT COURSE???' (going simply by the thread title), then the answer is 'probably not'. Nor can we answer that question for you.

A good course is where you know what discipline (but maybe not specific course) you want to get into. Judging from what you've said about your enjoyment of legal studies, then perhaps it may be a good course for you.

[lacoste]

which one will have a greater chance of employment (overseas inc) and worth the years spent in uni:(which degree combo is more worthy) Note: the academic result is the same.

Melbourne Uni: Commerce + JD= ~5.2-6 years

or

Monash Uni: Commerce + Bachelor of Laws ~5 to 5.5 years

Note: if you got an ENTER of 99.5 would you go to monash or melbourne in this scenario. ??

[Mao]

UoM

they are better recognised, and you would graduate with a masters (i think?)

unless its inconvenient, I'd go for the prestige and higher qualification.

[ninwa]

I would go Monash commerce/law because:
1. You have to do the LSAT to get into the JD
2. You need consistently excellent results in commerce to get into JD, and in case I bombed out I don't want to "waste" (for lack of a better word - by no means am I suggesting that commerce degrees are bad) my ENTER score on just a commerce degree when I could have had commerce AND law degrees

But I'd go UoM because:
1. Breadth (yes I actually like this idea, UoM students please don't shoot me)
2. I think you'd get a scholarship if you got 99.55 (?)