Explore the foundations of legal knowledge, gain a qualifying law degree and develop your practical skills on our law programmes.
Law is the cornerstone of our society. Laws guarantee our freedoms, protect our democracy, regulate conduct and behaviour, help to create fairness and uphold justice.
Our modern law programmes are designed to provide you with a thorough foundation of legal knowledge, whilst also equipping you with transferable skills needed for your future career. As a law student you will study the foundations of English Law – contract law, tort, trusts, criminal law, public law, land law and EU law – and can choose to specialise in additional areas of law that you find most interesting.
We provide a wide range of optional modules that you can select in your second and third years; these range from Family Law, AI and Technology Law, Employment Law, Sports Law, Business & Company Law and International Law. We also offer a suite of unique practice-focused modules that are designed and delivered by legal practitioners including: Private Client, Property Law in Practice, Criminal Law in Practice, Mediation, Civil Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
At our School, we pride ourselves on providing not only an excellent academic experience but also a supportive environment where you can thrive. We offer a broad range of extra-curricular activities to enhance your university experience, which includes our Student Law Society, wellbeing weeks, commercial awareness programmes, opportunities to participate in external competitions and educational visits to Inns, conferences and courts of law (such as the UK Supreme Court and the International Court of Justice in The Hague).
Real World Experience
Joining our law programmes means you’re embarking on an immersive learning experience, with opportunities to practise your mooting and negotiation skills in our on-campus Moot Court Room and Law Clinic or act as a criminal defence lawyer in our ‘Crime House’.
You will also benefit from being taught by current and former legal practitioners and internationally recognised academics and can take advantage of our extensive industry links.
We organise regular events where you can network with employers and former students to build your connections and gain valuable insights into your future career.
Your Future Career
Whether you are planning a career in the legal profession or a career in another field of expertise, our programmes will develop and inspire you to reach your career goals.
Our LLB law degrees are qualifying law degrees, so you’ll graduate with the key skills and knowledge required to enter the legal profession. Upon graduating, you can then undertake the required further legal training to become a solicitor or barrister, including our LLM SQE Legal Practice.
The transferable skills which you gain from our programmes also mean that a wide variety of doors are open to you whether in the legal sector, criminal justice system, civil service, public relations, accountancy or business and marketing.
Our recent law graduates have secured positions as Senior Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service, in-house solicitor at BAE Systems, Legal Director at Moderna and barrister at 4 King’s Bench Walk Chambers.
As a School, we are committed to enhancing your employability and helping you to find the right career path for you and that is why 97.5% of our Law students are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation (Graduate Outcomes data released 2023 from 2020/21 graduates).
Professional development opportunities are embedded into your programme or offered through extra-curricular activities, such as:
- Unique, practice-focused modules – e.g. Criminal Law in Practice, Law Clinic Experience, Mediation, Private Client, Civil Litigation
- Work Placement opportunities – whether taken as part of our work placement modules or as an extra-curricular activity, there are numerous opportunities to undertake work experience
- Careers Fairs, Alumni Panels, Insight Days – grow your network and build connections with our specialist School Careers Fair and annual alumni panel events
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