http://www.llm-guide.com/board/7163 en Re: Re: Re: construction law - LLM GUIDE Discussion Board Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:33:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/7163/last#7163 Specialising in a field such as construction with your background can be very lucrative. However, there are quite a few qualified lawyers who hold dual qualifications, e.g an engineer who later qualifies as a lawyer. I guess you need to decide whether you want to become a construction lawyer or an architect with the legal know-how. If you take a common sense approach you may agree that construction law is dealt with construction lawyers and not necessarily engineers or architects with a legal background. Conversely, you may want to consider a career as a specialist consultant, but this may bring a sporadic income. If you are keen on a legal career rather consider a GDL conversion course which will prepare you for the LPC/BVC (Required to become a solicitor or barrister) After this you may specialise in construction law without doing the LLM as your undergraduate degree should give you enough specialised knowledge in the construction field. You may also find an LLM very challenging due to the fact that you have not studied an undergraduate law degree. Good Luck, Peter