Hello, everyone.

I'm a Middle-Eastern from a certain French-mandated country. Currently, I'm studying CompSci, and because of a Scholarship restriction I cannot change majors. However, I will be getting a Minor in Econ, another in PoliSci, and one in Legal Studies (if they open it).

I've recently found a passion for Law, especially Criminal Law and Justice. I was wondering whether it would be reasonable to learn and practice law outside (as I do not want to settle down in this hell-hole if I can avoid it), and I have a few questions.

1. Can a foreigner become a prosecutor in the UK? Is it impractical? How does one get admitted into the Bar there? Will a Law degree from my country help? (Probably not.) I'm willing to work a few years in CompSci there to save up for Law School and fulfill the five-year residency requirement to become a UK citizen.

2. Failing that, are there any International criminal-related prosecution jobs that I can get with a Law degree from my country? I don't mind if they do not pay well; I simply want to be in the field.

Thanks in advance!

Honestly speaking becoming a successful Barrister in the UK is one of the hardest professions these days.

In order to qualify as a Barrister, you need to do a law conversion course (1 year) since your original degree is not in UK Law, then the BPTC (Bar Professional Training Course) and then one year of Pupillage which is professional experience. Around 1 in 8 students at Bar School get pupillage every year and that's not counting the people from previous years still trying.

Furthermore, getting into the Criminal Bar is not ideal. Criminal barristers can barely afford to pay rent these days with the slashing of legal aid as it has become.

Trust me, prosecuting in the UK is hard enough, with Criminal law, you won't even be able to eat comfortably, even if you got pupillage and made it all the way through.

Just an honest opinion from my experiences with the Bar over the past three years and the opinions of various Barristers I've spoken to.