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anneEyzm2708
post Oct 20 2014, 10:05 AM

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I'm a BOJ student. Anybody know if after I graduate, can I apply for the 1 year LLB program @ UiTM?
anneEyzm2708
post Nov 17 2014, 07:35 AM

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Band 5 is excellent and now the minimum requirement for graduating in law
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post Oct 15 2015, 02:59 PM

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QUOTE(captain_asia @ Oct 14 2015, 11:06 PM)
Hey guys i am in huge dilemma here. I just started my engineering degree not too long ago and unfortunately i starting to realize that i might be in the wrong major. The reason i took engineering in the first place is that i got all As for physics, maths and chemistry for my a level so i thought with my subjects combination engineering definitely would be the best major for me but seems like i made a huge mistake back then. The classes now are so dull and that's why i am thinking to switch to law but i am too afraid to make this change now as i have been a science student since form 4. I have wasted my few months to study something i dont like so to make sure i am not going to make the same mistake again i want to be 100% sure i wont be regretting again afterwards. The thing that makes me hesitated on switching to law is that i am afraid my English level is not up to par and studying law later will be struggle for me and maybe even it will have significant impact on my future career as a lawyer later on. I have done some researches about how being a lawyer is like and i found that lawyers actually have do a lot of drafting and sometimes going to courts is inevitable which i think with my English level it would be a major disadvantage to me. So what you guys think i should know before i make my decision on studying law. I just need some wise advises to make sure that i will not make the same mistake by choosing a wrong major. Any reply is highly appreciated.
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Your english seems hood enough to me
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post Oct 16 2015, 01:11 PM

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QUOTE(captain_asia @ Oct 15 2015, 05:16 PM)
Hi there, are you currently studying law. Any good advice? To be frank, my oral skills are bad or maybe just not good enough to be a lawyer because all of my family members speak mandarin most of the time so there is barely any chance for me to practice my English speaking skill. Lawyers need extroadinary good English, dont they? Besides, my writing skill needs a lot of improvements as i cant really write a good eassy and lawyers need to write contracts which is gonna require a very good writing skill and thats the thing that sometimes makes me wonder is law really suitable for me.
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well it depends on which area you plan to be practicing
i'm a 2nd yr student and from sarawak
courts in sabah n sarawak use english so it does mean one has to have a decent command of english
i've seen court documents from semenanjung and it gives me headache because my malay is really bad haha
however for writing contracts and such, yes you have to have decent command of english
i see that you can write in proper sentence structure and you're quite articulate
that's a good sign actually
legal language is an acquired skill and it's not that hard to learn, providing that you like and are willing to read lots and lots of books and cases


 

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