A law degree, as a matter of fact, any degree is a large investment and should not be taken lightly, in reality, a law degree may not be for everyone. I hope by the end of this blog, I am able to aid those who may be indecisive about studying law. For those of you who are short of time, I will give you a quick conclusion on doing law at university; overall I would 100% recommend doing law.

First of all, we need to realise what our profession is. As lawyers we don't actually produce anything, instead, we help other people and often act as facilitators just think about it. Unlike engineers or scientists, we don't produce or necessarily discover new things but somehow, we are deeply embedded in society. When choosing law as a career path I believe you need to have some sort of selflessness and a duty to help others. Do you enjoy helping people? Because a large part of being a lawyer is ultimately helping people with their problems. People don't come to us because we're fun to be around, typically we're needed when someone falls into legal issues or needs to broker a business deal or buy a house. And guess who comes in to save the day in their superhero capes? - I mean suits and ties.

I know we live in an age where everyone kind of has some sort of social anxiety (myself included) but to do law you need to put yourself out there a little. You don't necessarily need to be a social butterfly; however, you will be required to come out of your comfort zone; you probably don't want your lawyer to get stage fright while addressing the jury - you might as well just drive yourself to the jail cell (I'm joking of course). Being a people person is important, especially when you work with people all day. Social skills are often overlooked but no one wants to work with someone who sucks all the energy out of the room.

Having to work hard comes with the territory of aspiring to become successful, this isn't just exclusive to law you must be willing to work no matter what and law is certainly no exception. The workload becomes easier if you are well-organised and focus on working efficiently. Planning ahead early and prioritising work over play avoids the well-known dreaded all-nighters. A law degree will stretch you to your limits and test your commitment, when your motivation is at its lowest the only thing that will drive you is your passion.

I know you didn't think I wasn't going to talk about reading. You might have heard, "there's a lot of reading in law" and thought to yourself "I'm a pretty fast reader" or "I like to read". Listen mate there is a lot of f*cking reading - I'm sorry for resorting to profanity but be prepared to spend hours in the library.

Let's not beat around the bush, I feel I've connected with you over the last couple of paragraphs and can get really real with you. I feel to do law you need to have a bit of a competitive nature, in order to survive you will need to fight for your place. The reality is you will be competing against your fellow students for the best grades, internships and jobs, and some students become extremely defensive and do everything they can purely for personal gain at the expense of others. This being said not everyone is your enemy fighting for a place at the table, but you should be aware of the reality of law school, it can be an intense place. Don't take this as me telling you to mark your territory the first lecture you attend and claiming a whole row to yourself to assert your dominance; that's obviously pretty strange - but if fear is what you're going for, then you do you. Remember that it's ok to be friendly but don't allow yourself to be walked all over.

Law opens avenues to unlimited opportunities; however, these opportunities are extremely competitive therefore you need to separate yourself from the competition. Getting a job is not easy therefore make sure you do your due diligence and make sure you make yourself a candidate that firms are fighting to get their hands on.

I would consider law a very versatile degree, you can find a member of the family (yes current/former law students are a big family) in all sectors and industries. Do you want to make a change; are you unhappy with an aspect of society, law enables you to do anything, just think about it many world leaders are lawyers. Plenty of United States presidents had law degrees (16 out of 46). Plus having a law degree doesn't tie you down to having a career in law, many go into finance or business.

Now we arrive at the taboo topic that everyone thinks about but never discusses - Money. Of course, there is lots of money to be made in law but as you might have heard from others, money doesn’t always bring happiness; follow what you love, and your career will never feel like a job. What’s the point of bags of money if you feel empty inside, money can never fill the void inside.

For those who stuck around and read my blog, I'm currently giving you an electronic high five through whatever device you're using right now. To conclude this blog, I would reiterate that I would 100% recommend doing law for anyone considering it. Law is what you make it, there is no single moment which causes everything to click but eventually, everything will come together.