Can you gain legal qualifications at an older age (40s)?

[gangzoom]

Totally random question, having just witness an incredibly effective barrister doing their job first hand, it's got me intrigued. I'm currently about to finish a Level 7 apprenticeship Diploma in Senior Leadership and was planning to take it to MsC level on the basis of my own career planning.

However the legal aspects of developing an efficient narrative around the facts has always intrigued me, and it seems like post graduate/apprenticeship entrance into law is possible? Clearly there will be costs involved but I wonder any PHs here have experience of gaining formal legal qualifications in their 40s?

The Senior Leaders Diploma is my 5th postgraduate qualification since leavimg Uni, so I'm quite comfortable with academic study whilst working a full time job.

https://www.thelawyerportal.com/study-law/what-is-...

Edited by gangzoom on Saturday 2nd March 05:42

[gangzoom]

Thanks for the comments. My wife had told me she has banned me from doing anymore post graduate courses.....Law qualification wouldn't count as a postgraduate course though.

Need to do more research but sounds very possible.

[gangzoom]

Just spent the morning getting exposed to the differences between statuary, common, and case law, but also thinking about a quote regarding 'justice'.

A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

Really interesting/intellectually challenging stuff, I can easily see my self getting lost in this stuff......all I need to do now is work out how to do/fit this learning into the day job, though part of the day job is not insubstantial amount of conversations with our legal team, and attending court.

The difference between justice and the law is something I've never considered either .