Law
Oxford
Why?
Over the centuries, Oxford has educated some of the finest and most prominent lawyers and public figures in the world, such as Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Tony Blair and Amal Clooney being some of the more recent examples. Oxford's Law department is ranked amongst the best in the country and graduates enjoy excellent career prospects with around 75% going on to pursue a career in the legal field.
Oxford offers a choice of degrees between 3-year long Law (Jurisprudence) and 4-year long Law with Law Studies in Europe. The latter follows the same syllabus as the former, with one additional year being spent abroad in France, Germany, Italy or Spain studying the national law of your host country.
Course
It's important to note that Oxford Law students gain a BA in Jurisprudence rather than an LLB. However, each of the Oxford Law courses counts as a qualifying law degree so you can immediately go on to the Legal Practice Course (for solicitors) or the Bar Professional Training Course (for barristers).
Your weekly work will revolve around your tutorials and the essays you have to produce for them. Lectures are non-compulsary, with most students attending between 3-4 lectures a week.
Applying
Minmum grade requirements are AAA for A-levels or 38 (including core points) with at least 666 at HL for IB.
To apply for the Law Studies in Europe degree, you're expected to have done the relevant modern language to A-level, or any other equivalent.
All candidates must sit the Law National Aptitude Test as part of their application.
Statistics
3 year average: Interviewed: 44% Successful: 14% Intake: 197
Law with Law Studies in Europe: Interviewed: 37% Successful: 10% Intake: 28
KEY LAW RESOURCES
Oxford
Starting in Year 6, at 9pm on a Monday evening, I would get into bed and turn on the LBC legal hour. I didn’t read comics in bed as a kid; I listened to legal programs.