"Study law"?

[Mehrgan]

Hi,
In order for one to become a lawyer, should they study law? I mean is that the right collocation?

How about doing in articles?


Thanks.

[bhaisahab]

Hi,
In order for one to become a lawyer, should they study law? I mean is that the right collocation?

How about doing in articles?


Thanks.

Yes, to "study law" is correct.

[Offroad]

Hi,
In order for one to become a lawyer, should they study law? I mean is that the right collocation?

How about doing in articles?

Thanks.

What did you mean by 'doing in'?

[philadelphia]

One is reading Law is very idiomatic. It may go one is a postgraduate in Law and one is taking a Law degree as well. Those sentences could be followed by from a university (eg from Oxford)

[Barb_D]

In the US, we'd probably just say "I'm in law school."

[konungursvia]

You may be thinking of articling or doing articles, meaning you're a slave for a more established lawyer for a year.

[Mehrgan]

What did you mean by 'doing in'?

Oh, sorry...that's supposed to be doing/in articles...which must be used in British English...

[Tdol]

Doing/in articles are used in British English.

[BobK]

But 'study/read law' are also used in Br Eng. If you're studying/reading law, the implication is that you're at college or university. If you're 'in articles', you have left college or university but you're not yet fully fledged. The 'slave' that K mentioned is - in the case of a trainee barrister (an advocate in court) called a 'pupil'; the time spent as a pupil is called 'pupillage'.

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[Barb_D]

Does every law school graduate have to do this? Like an intern year for a doctor?