Career Paths
The careers LSLPE prepares you for.
A degree that fluently crosses law, government and markets opens an unusually wide door. These are the destinations LSLPE graduates head toward most — in chambers, in Whitehall, in the City and beyond.
where you'll
go next.
Six destinations where LSLPE graduates land most often — each drawing on the law, politics and economics you read together here.
Barrister / Solicitor
Advise, draft and advocate — in chambers, in firms or in-house — across commercial, criminal, public and human-rights work.
Policy Adviser
Turn evidence into policy inside government, regulators and think tanks — from first submission to the minister's box.
Economist
Model, forecast and value — advising on the economic impact of decisions in the public and private sector.
Diplomat / Civil Servant
Represent, negotiate and administer — shaping how the state acts at home and abroad.
Political Risk Analyst
Read politics for markets — advising banks and firms on how power shifts move risk and price.
Strategy Consultant
Solve hard commercial and public problems — the classic destination for sharp, cross-disciplinary graduates.
“The moot court is where I learned to think on my feet. Two years later I did my pupillage in commercial chambers — and it felt like the same room.”
Your case starts here.
Talk to an advisor about the LSLPE route toward the career you have in mind — from pupillage to policy.
