Check the degree yoU will do is recognised by the Law Society of the uk (I would have thought a canadian degree is acceptable) then you should be able to do the Graduate Diploma in Law(GDL). You do need a degree first. In the UK you do not need specifically a "Law" degree to be a solicitor or barrister You are probably better off doing a different degree like commerce (as opposed to a basic law degree) anyway as it looks better on your CV. The GDL is a one year full time or two year part time course that gives you a basic understanding of UK law and lets you train as a solicitor (need to do Legal Practice Course following this - another year full time) or as a barrister (one year full time Bar Vocational Course).
Here are some courses for GDL
http://www.college-of-law.co.uk/prospective_students/content1-300.html
http://www.swan.ac.uk/law/professional/GraduateDiplomainLawGDL/
http://www.bpplawschool.com/programmes/gdl/
If you want Oxford or Cambridge specifically look at their websites, I don't know if they offer the GDL.
There are loads of places that offer these courses and costs vary but full time is generally about £7000-£10000 so they're not cheap. Do a google search for GDL and go from there. The Law Society looks after solicitors (http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/home.law) and Barristers are looked after by the "Inns of Court" ( http://www.lincolnsinn.org.uk/ - is one of the 4 inns) will give you more information on career pathways.
If your mum is a UK citizen it should be easyish for you to get citizenship in the UK but look on http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/eligibility/ to see what you need to do.
So, for now: get your degree in commerce. While at Uni see what stuff you can do to boost your CV - legal societies, debating societies, write for the uni newspaper etc. Find a place to do the GDL. Move to Britain and go from there!
Best of luck.
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