Careers support and employability
We offer a wide range of support and resources to help LLB, LLM, and MSc students build skills, gain experience, and connect with employers, alumni, and legal institutions
Careers support
At UCL Laws, we provide a range of services to help you take the next step in your career, whether in legal practice, policy, academia, or industry. Our dedicated in-house Careers Consultant, Stephen Gurman, has extensive experience across the legal, business, and financial sectors, and can offer expert advice to support your ambitions.
Students can sign up for one-to-one advice sessions which cover:
- Exploring options related to your degree
- Planning your next steps after graduating
- Gaining experience through internships, placements and mentoring schemes
- CV writing and making applications
- What to expect at interviews and assessment centres
- How to pitch your degree, skills and experience to employers
- Pursuing further study or an alternative career route outside of law
- Funding sources for professional courses.
If you’ve been invited to any type of interview, you can ask for a Practice Interview. This role-play exercise will help you practice typical interview questions for the role you’ve applied for (including vacation schemes, training contracts, pupillages, and roles outside of legal careers), and help you work on your interview technique.
You’ll receive feedback on your performance during the session and have a chance to address any other concerns you have about the interview process. We aim to make practice interviews as similar to the real thing as possible, so you must have a real interview invite before booking.
Stephen Gurman hosts a number of workshops covering career options with your degree, how the recruitment process works, experience and skills required, what recruiters look for and how you can best positions yourself to make an outstanding application.
You can participate in pro bono opportunities at UCL Laws, many of which are organised by the UCL Centre for Access to Justice. These offer a wide range of pro bono, clinical, and research experiences. Engaging in these activities will develop essential skills for your future career. Through volunteering, you can gain awareness of social justice issues, explore new areas of law, and make a meaningful contribution to the local community.
Studying in London, close to courts, Parliament, and major law firms, provides unparalleled opportunities to engage with legal institutions and build professional connections. Careers support complements a rich programme of networking events, talks, and workshops organised by UCL Careers, the UCL Laws Societies, and both undergraduate and postgraduate programme teams.
The annual UCL Laws Careers Fair and other sector-focused events allow you to meet employers, explore internship and training opportunities, and develop key employability skills. Specialist events hosted by the UCL Centre for Access to Justice introduce students to careers in social justice and public interest, while UCL Law Societies' activities offer additional networking and skills-building opportunities to help you establish valuable professional relationships.
Employability
Graduate outcomes
A degree from UCL Laws provides a strong foundation for careers in legal practice, international business, government, and beyond. Students can develop practical skills and strengthen their professional profile through extracurricular opportunities such as mooting, debating, and pro bono work.
As an LLB Law student, you will gain a broad range of skills across multiple legal subjects, opening up diverse career paths upon graduation. LLM and MSc Law and Finance students develop advanced legal knowledge while acquiring highly transferable skills in critical thinking, communication, and advocacy—qualities highly valued across various sectors. Many graduates progress directly to professional legal training to qualify as solicitors or barristers, while others pursue careers in academia, financial services, public policy, government, or work with charities and international organisations.
Our alumni go on to work in a range of specialist areas and industries, including outside of law. The latest survey data* reveals:
What do UCL Laws graduates do?
- 66.7% were in graduate-level employment
- 16.0% were in higher study
- 7.4% were in other work or other study
- Of those whose main activity was work, 7.4% were running their own business, or were self-employed/freelancing
Which industry sectors are the most popular?
Of those whose main activity was work:
- 53.8% went into Law
- Other popular sectors include Accountancy & Financial Services, Academic Research & Higher Education, and Charities, NGOs and international development
What job titles do UCL Laws graduates have?
Of those who were in full-time employment:
- 62.2% had jobs related to the legal profession
- The most common job titles were:
- Legal professionals n.e.c. – 21.1%
- Solicitors and lawyers – 20.6%
- Legal associate professionals – 9.9%
- Business and related research professionals – 4.5%
- Management consultants and business analysts – 2.7%
- Finance and investment analysts and advisors – 2.2%
Which organisations employ UCL Laws graduates?
UCL Laws graduates joined major law firms, government departments, investment banks, charities, and international organisations. Recent employers include: Dentons, Clifford Chance LLP, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Slaughter and May, Linklaters; American Express, PwC, KPMG, NatWest; Cancer Research UK; and various UK and international government departments.
*Source: Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020-21. UCL Laws students who graduated in 2021 were surveyed 15 months after graduation. 300 out of 788 graduates responded (response rate: 38.1%).
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Student and alumni profiles
Meet our students and alumni to discover more about life at UCL Laws and to get inspired about our community's career successes.
Clinics and pro bono opportunities
At UCL Laws, we encourage our students to put their knowledge and skills to practical use in the community and see how the law can be used as an effective instrument for social change.