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HR & Law, Should they be combined?

Simon Connors

I have been in HR now for a number of years (15+) and over this time I have noticed the need for HR professionals to be more aware and knowledgable of the legal side of things. Not just the normal basics such as the equality act and working time directives, but more important things like contract law and case law. 

Given this new side to HR I am thinking it might be beneficial rather than just do the normal law updates we attend a few times a year, but also doing a part-time law degree. I feel it will make me a better HR professional and of course more employable in the future. But I would like to know what other peoples experiences and advise would be on this as I know its an extra cost to the layout but feel it's going to be worthwhile in the long run.

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  • About a decade ago I did the Graduate Diploma in Law - the conversion course that you can do in a year full time or two years part time, to effectively cram in the knowledge you might gain during a law degree. At the time I was considering retraining as a solicitor with a focus on employment law, and while I ultimately decided that I didn't want to take that step, I've always been grateful for the really firm understanding it gave me of some of the fundamentals of law. They certainly weren't covered well when I did my CIPD qualifications (ahem, quite a few years' ago).

    That said, I wouldn't choose that course as a good method of study - if I hadn't been looking at a life change, I'd have taken a longer period and enjoyed learning rather than cramming! Still looking for a suitable LLM Employment Law that works for me, but none local that I can find.
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  • About a decade ago I did the Graduate Diploma in Law - the conversion course that you can do in a year full time or two years part time, to effectively cram in the knowledge you might gain during a law degree. At the time I was considering retraining as a solicitor with a focus on employment law, and while I ultimately decided that I didn't want to take that step, I've always been grateful for the really firm understanding it gave me of some of the fundamentals of law. They certainly weren't covered well when I did my CIPD qualifications (ahem, quite a few years' ago).

    That said, I wouldn't choose that course as a good method of study - if I hadn't been looking at a life change, I'd have taken a longer period and enjoyed learning rather than cramming! Still looking for a suitable LLM Employment Law that works for me, but none local that I can find.
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