get a good degree
apply to college of law. spend 2 years studying law. apply for jobs in city law firms (average: 2,000 applications for approx 40 jobs per firm). pass the interview. pass the presentation. pass the second interview. pass your exams. work like a bitch for the 2 year training contract. qualify as solicitor. work hard for the next 5 years. the earnings are all yours!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 10:38, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Young uns expect something for nothing nowadays Swipey.

( girlinthehole, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 10:40, Reply)

I work pretty bloody hard, but I can't even claim to put in anywhere close to the hours Blousie does!

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 10:41, Reply)

Don't you mean Swipey?

( girlinthehole, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 10:53, Reply)

shhh, you'll put him off his stroke.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 10:55, Reply)

Gahh, piss

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 11:14, Reply)

The reason why I am not a lawyer is
because that all sounds like a terrible pain in the arse.
( Kroney, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 10:41, Reply)

the honest answer is
that some of it is, yeah. missing holidays and weekends and lots of social stuff for the 2 year training contract is hard. but it's also very challenging, the work is really varied, you meet lots of interesting bright people - i whinge on here because it's an outlet, but in fact as jobs go, it's a pretty bloody good one.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 10:43, Reply)

Of course, the other reason is that I'd find it all terribly tedious
I did work in a shipping law firm about ten years ago. It was mostly shuffling through papers. Even then I was questioning why it wasn't all on hard drives. I bet it hasn't changed much, either.
( Kroney, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 10:44, Reply)

i know
it weren't like that when i were a lad
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 10:42, Reply)

I've got a phone interview with a decent company coming up
I'm hoping that'll go well, so I can then pass onto the next stage.

Either way, the starting wage is nearly £5k above what I'm on now, and according to my inside source there, they're more than happy to employ anyone.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 10:44, Reply)

You make it sound way harder than it really is
My mates a lawyer on 500k a year and he just read up on it on wikipedia
( Peej, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 10:53, Reply)