Explore what Law graduates do
Studying a Law degree develops your ability to think critically, analyse complex information and communicate effectively. You'll gain a deep understanding of legal principles, systems and contexts, preparing you for a wide range of careers in law, public policy, business, and beyond.
Law graduates from Exeter commonly work in the following sectors:
- Accountancy, Banking, Finance and Insurance
- Business Analytics, Strategy and Consulting
- Business Operations and Management
- Community, Advice and Guidance
- Emergency and Uniformed Services
- Law and Legal Services
- Politics, Government and Public Sector
While these sectors are popular among Law graduates, alumni from your course enter a broad range of jobs, sectors and further study, as you can see below.
Interested in career options that directly relate to your discipline or where your degree gives you a strong advantage? Start by exploring: What can I do with a Law degree?
Destinations of Exeter Law graduates
Each year, UK graduates are surveyed 15 months after finishing their degrees via the Graduate Outcomes survey.
Graduates from your discipline have entered a wide range of job roles. You can explore some recent examples below.*
Accountancy, Banking, Finance and Insurance
- Analyst (Investment Bank)
- Graduate Trainee Risk Consultant
- Paralegal (Investment Bank)
- Senior Associate Auditor
- Trainee Tax Lawyer
Business Analytics, Strategy and Consulting
- Assistant Project Manager
- Associate
- Business Consultant
- Legal Executive (Consulting firm)
- Senior Compliance Analyst
Business Operations and Management
- Customer Operations Analyst
- Head of Business and Development
- Project Delivery Associate
- Recruitment Consultant
- Sales Executive
Charities / Information, Advice and Guidance
- Church Intern
- Court Support Worker
- Domestic Abuse Support Officer
- Researcher
Emergency and Uniformed Services
- Army Officer
- Communications Operator
- Detective Constable
- Naval Officer
- Probation Case Administrator
IT, Data and Tech
- Cyber Security Governance and Assurance Manager
- Data Analyst
- Data Privacy Consultant
Law and Legal
- Case Progression Officer
- Company Secretary
- Estate Planner
- Paralegal
- Trainee Solicitor
Politics, Government and the Public Sector
- Legal Assistant (Local Government)
- Legal Trainee (Civil Service)
- Management Graduate (Local Government)
- Parliamentary Advisor
- Project Delivery Graduate (Civil Service)
Most employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.
Graduates from your discipline have gone on to work for a range of employers. You can explore some recent examples below.*
- Axis Capital
- Banking Circle
- Bespoke Law Services
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Burges Salmon
- CASS+
- Citi Bank
- Citizens Advice
- Fidelis
- Fountain Court Chambers
- Gallagher
- Hill Dickinson
- Kennedys Law
- KBR
- KPMG
- M3 Consulting
- National Highways
- proSapient
- Reed Smith
- Serious Fraud Office (UK Government)
- Squarepoint
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
- Tozers
- Victor & Victory Counsellors at Law
- Womble Bond Dickinson
Graduates from your discipline have pursued various programmes of further study. You can explore some recent examples below.**
Further study related to your discipline
- Bar Practice Course (BPC)
- Bar Training Course (BTC)
- LLM Commercial and Corporate Law
- LLM Law and Technology
- LLM Legal Practice
- LLM International Law
- LPC Law and Business
- MRes Socio-Legal Research
Further study in other disciplines
- MA Conflict, Security and Development
- MA International Relations: Global Security and Development
- MA Politics and Public Policy
- MSc International Business
- MSc Psychology (Conversion)
- MSc Real Estate
- MSc Sports Management
- MSc Terrorism and Insurgency
- PGCE Modern Languages
Useful resources
- Discover what matters to you in a future career using our Know Yourself page.
- Explore your career options using our Employment Sectors page.
- Consider your further study options by visiting our postgraduate study page.
- Browse Exeter alumni career paths using the University's alumni profiles database and LinkedIn's University of Exeter Alumni Tool (LinkedIn account required).
- View national graduate destinations for your discipline in the What do graduates do? report. Please note it does not cover all disciplines.
*Data is based on responses from full-time, UK-domiciled students who graduated between 2021/22 and 2022/23, as reported in the Graduate Outcomes surveys.
**Individual course titles are taken from the University of Exeter’s Career Destination Surveys (2022/23 and 2023/24).