Hi all, I am looking for some ideas and advice.

I am on maternity leave from my current job, working in a call centre, customer service work but primarily responding to customers letters of complaint and executive post. A lot of what I do is working within the Sales of Goods Act and trying to explain to customers what their rights are and what our responsibilities are.

I am looking at going back to college and would like to study Law. However, I do not think that I want to become a solicitor. I am looking for ideas for what I could do for a job after completing the A Level Law course.

Any ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

trading standards officer
Advice worker (In CAB or similar Advice centre)
Advocacy worker
Paralegal
Legal secretary
Policy worker
HR
Home office
Anything that needs you to have a keen mind and be able to think through problems.

Hmm, some very interesting suggestions there, thank you for that.

The trading standards officer sounds like a good idea because I love doing all the retail and trading legalities and stuff, I might feel a bit like gamekeeper turned poacher though because I am usually on the other side. (employed by a retailer)

Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

After the A Level you may want to consider studying ILEX. ILEX comes in part 1 and part 2 and is available at the Sheffield College. It will train you to to become a Legal Executive. This is similar to a solicitor, but you won't be one (if that makes sense!) and employers are more likely to go for you and pay you better than a paralegal, and you could specialise in your contract law (Sale of Goods Act). Hope that helps and good luck! JIB.

Thank you for that, the ILEX is something I have heard about but I was under the impression that you needed to be employed in a solicitors office before you could qualify, secretary or similar.

I think I will have to do a bit more research on the Legal Exec qualifications and prospects.

Hmm, some very interesting suggestions there, thank you for that.

The trading standards officer sounds like a good idea because I love doing all the retail and trading legalities and stuff, I might feel a bit like gamekeeper turned poacher though because I am usually on the other side. (employed by a retailer)

Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Then you'd be particularly effective 'cause you'd know all the ways retailers try to get out of things :)

just remember people are innocent till proven guilty lol