How many hours a week altogether should I put aside for studying a law degree?

Question

It has been my dream since I was a little girl.Thanks

Answer 1

A general rule for college and graduate classes is that you should spend three hours studying for every hour in class.

Answer 2

All available free time minus one hour a day.

Answer 3

Studying for the LSAT, you mean? You can take a class or if you're self-motivated, study on your own for maybe 5 hours a week, though this will vary over the 2-3 months that you study. If you're talking about law school studying, I don't even know if you can count the hours. It's pretty rough, especially 1L year.

My advice (unsolicited, of course) is to make sure you *really* want to go to law school. You say it's been a dream since you were little, so as long as you know what you're getting into and what you'd actually do as a lawyer (not usually what they show on Law & Order, FYI), then you should be fine. Good luck with studying!

Answer 4

During my first and second year I was required to attend uni 10 hours a week; thats four 1 hr lectures and four 1hr 30min seminars a week.In my third year that was cut down to 8 hrs a week.

Your first year will be easier then your A-Levels, no doubt. About 2-3 hours home study per module a week is all that is required (so 4x 2-3 hrs a week = roughly a 8-12 hr week home study).

In your second year it starts been a little more demanding with 6 hrs home study per module required (so about 24-28 hrs a week home study). In your 3rd year its mental! Anything like 35+ hrs.

Your first year never counts towards your final degree mark. Your second year does, with a weighting of 20%-25% (it depends on your course) and your third year 70%-75%.

Answer 5

80 should be enough.

Answer 6

To be certain of a good class of degree (2:1 or a 1st) you should study for at least 20 hours a week during term time. This time to include lectures, seminars, library work, assignments and reading the law sections of the 'quality' newspapers (Guardian, Times etc). Any time that you put in over and above that will not be wasted but if you do the minimum (about 10 hours, depending on the timetable) then you'll be struggling for a bare Pass degree.

It will be time well spent. This also allows you time for a job. Remember that in the world post-university you will be working considerably more than 20 hours, probably more like 50+ per week if you practice law and get busy.

Answer 7

when I did law, i'd read at least a chapter of a book prior to the relevant lecture, then once that week had finished, read the next chapter so I was up to date...

don't forget to read the newspaper on a regular basis, (Times, Guardian, Daily Mail)

watch the news too!!

when it comes to courseworks, go back to basics- make spider diagrams of all the relevant resources you are going to use, such as cases, websites etc.... the more you plan it out infront of your eyes, the words just flow out and there you have your 3000 word essay!!

you can't really calculate hours of study with law, it all depends on how dedicated you are and how quickly you can absorb the information.... if it's a passion you have, you should be fine :)  good luck

Answer 8

at least 12-15 per week at a minimum