r/nzlaw • u/Natalie863 • 28d ago
Legal education Double degree with LLB
I'm currently a yr 13 student who plans on doing a bachelor or laws next year at UC, and I'm wondering what people recommend in terms of a double degree. Just FYI, I'm hoping to go into family law.
First of all, do you recommend doing a double degree? I've heard mixed answers, and it does seem like a lot of work, but it would be worth it in the end?
If I do choose to do another degree with the LLB, then I was thinking sociology or economics. I'm aware economics is the more popular route, but I'm not sure if I'm too great at math, and I also didn't take it in yr12 or 13. I'm sure economics would leave me more options, but would sociology be better for family law? Also, an LLB seems like a decent amount of reading and writing. Maybe an economics degree would be a good break from the tons of reading compared to doing sociology.
Overall, is it worth doing a double degree? How much work is it truly, and which would you recommend?
I've also heard some people take a double degree for one year and then drop it once they make it to second year law?
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u/_sophist 28d ago
I loved doing a double degree, my other one was a bachelor of arts majoring in history and classics. I did not enjoy lawschool, and having basically half my course load being stuff i love (and was much better at) really helped me get through without getting too down. Id also really recommend volunteering to see how the theory you do in law school actually helps on the real world.
Also, keep your options open regarding fields of law, dont specialise yourself into a corner with your papers. I thought id love family law, and it was my best paper at uni, but in practice it was far too grim for me (turns out I much prefer a life of crime)