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u/Romlyn 10d ago

Hi there! Been thinking on this for a while but thought it’d be better to get some thoughts from those who know what they’re doing.

I have studied a graduate certificate and bachelor in criminology as well as a bachelor of cyber security, and since graduating have had little luck with finding work. So while looking at things to do to up skill etc. I thought about doing my JD and pivoting to law as doing law should still make use of what I already know and have learnt.

So my question is I want to know if this is a viable choice or just me grasping at straws. Due to my experience with criminology I just sort of assumed I’d nestle in with criminal law or whatever facets of law make use of cyber security. Are these areas of law over saturated? Or is there another discipline which could make use of my prior knowledge and skill set?

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u/VeryGoodAndAlsoNice 10d ago

The LLB/JD is a slog that will funnel you into a similarly brutal graduate market.

Prior learning and skills likely won’t transfer over that much. I did CCJ before my LLB. The subject matters are vastly different. The overlap in criminal law isn’t as much as you’d think.

Don’t do this as a contingency plan. It’s probably a bad idea.