Getting into Law

What's the difference between a solicitor and barrister? What law course should you choose? Where do you find a training contract?If you're thinking of studying a law degree, the new and updated edition of Getting into Law provides you with all the information that you need to get onto the course of your choice and start a successful law career. From application and interview to funding and your future career, this comprehensive guide takes you through every stage of applying for a law degree.Written with contributions from admission tutors from the UK's leading law schools and top solicitors and barristers, as well as insights from current students. Founded in 1973, MPW, a group of independent sixth-form colleges, has one of the highest number of university placements each year of any independent school in the UK and has developed considerable expertise in the field of applications strategy. They author the Getting Into Guides which explain the application procedures for many popular university subjects.