All our LLB programmes satisfy the degree requirements laid down by the Bar Standards Board to be able to complete the academic stage of legal training to become a barrister. The pathway to becoming a solicitor changed in 2021 so that from 2022 all law students will follow the Solicitors Qualification Exam (SQE) route to qualification.
The SQE will remove the need for a qualifying law degree. Instead you will need to:
- hold a degree (or equivalent qualification/experience)
- successfully complete both parts of the SQE (the SQE has two parts: SQE 1 focuses on legal knowledge and SQE 2 on practical legal skills)
- have 2 years’ qualifying work experience
An Edge Hill University LLB Law Degree is an excellent first-step to becoming a solicitor. We provide a skills pathway that will ready you for working in a law firm, this includes practical law modules taught by practitioners and the opportunity to study the law clinic module. Further you can take a four year sandwich degree which will provide the chance to complete a year of the required qualifying work experience.
Undergraduate courses
Law
LLB (Hons)
Take your first step towards a career in law. Practise offering real legal advice in our Law Clinic and courtroom. Gain exemptions from the academic stage of training to become a solicitor or barrister on this Qualifying Law Degree.
- Course Length:
- 3 years, 5 years
- Example Offers:
- 112-120 UCAS Tariff points
- Location:
- Edge Hill University
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Law with Criminology
LLB (Hons)
Are you fascinated by law and how it is viewed through a criminological lens? Our Qualifying Law Degree explores the foundations of law and theories of crime, providing exemptions from the academic stage of training to become a solicitor or barrister.
- Course Length:
- 3 years, 5 years
- Example Offers:
- 112-120 UCAS Tariff points
- Location:
- Edge Hill University
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Law with Politics
LLB (Hons)
Explore political concepts, systems and communications on a Qualifying Law Degree which offers exemptions from the academic stage of training to become a solicitor or barrister.
- Course Length:
- 3 years, 5 years
- Example Offers:
- 112-120 UCAS Tariff points
- Location:
- Edge Hill University
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Postgraduate courses
International Cyber Regulation & Policy
LLM
How should we govern the digital world? Untangle the rules and rights involved in online services, hardware and software. Explore the limits of traditional legislation. Analyse the new dangers we face and debate the conflicting underlying principles at stake.
- Course Length:
- 1 year, 2 years
- Location:
- Edge Hill University
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Policing and Law Enforcement Investigation
MSc
Get to know the investigation process with insights from former senior police officers. Studying with us, you’ll master the strategies used by the police and other law enforcement agencies in serious and complex cases.
- Course Length:
- 1 year, 2 years
- Location:
- Edge Hill University
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Strategic Leadership in Emergency Services and Law Enforcement
MSc
When critical incidents happen, there must be a streamlined response. We’ll help you take the lead in identifying, managing, and leading in this challenging area. Graduate ready for rewarding roles in emergency services and law enforcement agencies.
- Course Length:
- 2 years
- Location:
- Edge Hill University
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Applied Management of Offending Behaviour
MSc
Why do people commit crime? And what makes them stop? Untangle the causes of criminality, explore management options and research routes out of offending. Studying with us, you’ll develop the expertise for a career in criminal justice.
- Course Length:
- 1 year, 2 years
- Location:
- Edge Hill University
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The negotiation competition
The Judge-Gatfield negotiation competition allows students from all year groups to take up simulated roles of solicitors and act on behalf of different sets of clients. The competitors, who compete in pairs, are given a scenario and one week to prepare for each round. The competitors develop transferrable skills applicable to both legal and non-legal practice, for instance, time management, organisational skills, communication skills, confidence, the ability to work well in a pressurised environment and most of all, the ability to negotiate.
The negotiation competition provides students with a fantastic opportunity to gain an understanding of what life as a solicitor will be like.
