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School of Law

Graduate Destinations

How does a degree in Law help with my career?

The Law department at SOAS provides students a thorough, specialist knowledge of comparative law, human rights, environmental law and international law.  Students also develop a range of skills valued by many employers including: critical judgment skills; problem-solving skills; the ability to formulate sound arguments; and the ability to interpret and explain complex information clearly.  

SOAS Law graduates have gone on to pursue careers directly related to law, or used their skills and expertise to get take up professional and management careers in both the private and public sectors.  The Law degree programmes have also enabled graduates to continue in the field of research either at SOAS or other institutions  

Destinations of recent graduates from this department immediately after graduation include:

  • CLC Solicitors: Legal Executive
  • Supreme Court: Law Clerk
  • Great Works: Overseas Coordinator
  • Release: Paralegal
  • Legal Advice Centre: Case Worker
  • Lloyds TSB: Investment Banker
  • Government Department for Communities: Civil Servant
  • Global Witness: Consultant
  • Medecins Sans Frontieres: Logistics Administrator
  • Star 4 Africa: Communication Manager
  • Human Rights Commission Zambia: Research and Documentation Officer
  • The American Bar Association: Intern
  • Medecins Sans Frontieres: Project Coordinator
  • Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation: Requirement & Interface Analyst
  • National Society for Human Rights: Trainee Legal Advisor
  • U.S. Department of State: Foreign Service Officer
  • U.S. Department of Transportation: International Transportation Specialist
  • Yildirim Beyazit University: Assistant Professor
  • Clifford Chance: Lawyer
  • Changzhou City Government: Judge
  • UNHCR: Project Associate
  • Department of International Development: Humanitarian Programme Officer
  • UNICEF: Researcher
  • Women's Aid: Legal Advocate
  • Cairo Institute of Human Rights: North Africa & Sudan Director
  • MIB Associates: Legal Consultant for Developing Nations
  • International Union for the Conservation of Nature: Legal Analyst
  • GLA Piper: Legal Consultant
  • High Court of Justice: Judge
  • Mauritius Legal Courts: Magistrate
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Diplomat
  • The Human Rights Law Connect: Lawyer
  • United Nations: Legal Analyst
  • World Bank: Seceteriat Analyst
  • Central Bank of Malaysia: Legal Adviser
  • Asian Development Bank: Consultant
  • Ministry of Justice: Lawyer
  • Office of Human Rights Commission: Associate Human Rights Officer
  • Pakistani Government: Deputy Commissioner
  • Embassy for Syria: Speech Writer
  • HM Revenue & Customs: Case Lawyer
  • Treasury Solicitors: Solicitor
  • National Human Rights Commission: Assistant Chief Legal Officer
  • Bar Council: Barrister
  • Inns of Court School of Law: Lecturer
  • SOAS: LLM Law
  • University of Bordeaux: MA Law
  • Hong Kong University: PCLL
  • College of Law: LPC
  • Australia National University: PhD Sustainable Development
  • SOAS: M.Phil. Law Research

DLHE Statistics

The chart above shows that SOAS Law graduates are very employable. Graduate Destination Surveys from 2004-2011 show that 93% of graduates who could be surveyed are either in work, further study, work and study or volunteering.

Further information about DLHE is available on the Careers Service website.

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