If you’re interested in being employed in the legal field, then there are many available courses that you can take in order to make your desire come true. SAS Law School is one such school that can provide you with the courses that you need. Whether you want to start as a beginner, or to become a paralegal, a legal secretary, a Refugee Law advocate, a practicing lawyer in the United Kingdom, or a Master in Laws, SAS Law School will surely be able to help you reach your goal. (1)
The Solicitors Assistance and Support (SAS) started in 1993 as a training school aiming to help people (who did not have law degrees) get themselves employed in the legal field. After some years, the number of students attending SAS Law School grew in number and the school found that it was already providing training courses for many law students at different universities such as Bristol, East London, John Moores, Guildhall, Birkbeck, and Middlesex. (2)
SAS Law School offers various law courses such as Introduction to Law Course, Legal Secretarial Course, Refugee Law Course, Paralegal Law Course, Senior Paralegal Law Course, and Master in Laws Course. You can also take up non-law courses such as Introduction to Business and Accounts, as well as Introduction to IT. Aside from that, SAS Law School also offers its students the chance to partake in various short courses. If you have difficulty in paying the fees that each course entails, you can request for a fee reduction. (3)
If you plan on being a lawyer in the United Kingdom, there are three necessary steps that you have to take in order to achieve your goal. The first is to get a Law Society qualifying law degree. After doing that, you must take the Bar Vocational Course in order to become a barrister, or take the Legal Practice course so that you will become a solicitor. The last step is to convince a firm of barristers or solicitors to allow you to get a training contract. However, there are more people seeking training contracts than there are training contracts available for all these people. One thing that you can do to get through this hurdle is to start out as a Senior Paralegal in a law firm and perform well on your job. Once you are able to do this, then getting a training contract will be easier. To become a Senior Paralegal, then taking up a Senior Paralegal Course will be very beneficial to you. (4)
(1) http://www.saslaw.org.uk/
(2) http://www.saslawcourses.org/about.php
(3) http://www.saslawcourses.org/enrol_courses.php
(4) http://www.saslaw.org.uk/becoming_lawyer.php