Future Change in Career Path
Future Change in Career Path
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Folks
I am considering going back to university to a post graduate degree to allow me to change the course of my career.
I have been considering moving out of detailed design into contracts. I have identified a degree programme in Construction Law and Arbitration (MSc or LLM) which is part time so allows me to keep working.
My first degree is Civil and Structural and I am Chartered.
I was wondering if any other members had changed from design to the contract/law side of the construction industry. Was it a difficult change? Did you find resistance because your first degree was not law based?
I am considering going back to university to a post graduate degree to allow me to change the course of my career.
I have been considering moving out of detailed design into contracts. I have identified a degree programme in Construction Law and Arbitration (MSc or LLM) which is part time so allows me to keep working.
My first degree is Civil and Structural and I am Chartered.
I was wondering if any other members had changed from design to the contract/law side of the construction industry. Was it a difficult change? Did you find resistance because your first degree was not law based?





RE: Future Change in Career Path
Don't know where you are in the world, if that makes a difference, but I made the change in the UK several years ago without doing a second degree. I haven't met any resistance or had problems because I don't have a law based degree. I have however been fortunate enough to work for large companies on large contracts, so I guess there is always someone in the comapny you can turn to for advice.
RE: Future Change in Career Path
RE: Future Change in Career Path
RE: Future Change in Career Path
I dont think I could become a solicitor though, as I would not really use the engineering background. Engineering contracts though is a different matter. Lets find all those loopholes...