Programme overview
Programme Director: Dr Sue Prince
The Graduate LLB allows non-law graduates to undertake a two year accelerated conversion programme which leads to a qualifying LLB law degree. It covers all the foundation subjects that are required by the UK’s Solicitors Regulation Authority to pass the Academic Stage of training that forms part of the professional qualification as a lawyer. There is also the opportunity to study a specialist option from within the Law School or a non-law module from elsewhere in the University. The degree is vocation-facing, and most graduates pursue further training and a career in law after graduation.
The Law School has a vibrant community of international staff and students. Our active alumni network covers the world. We enjoy strong and exciting links with the legal profession, and the wider legal community. Our legal research advances both legal theory and policy, especially in the fields of European Law, Family Law, English Legal History, and International and Human Rights Law. The Law School draws on this activity to offer an exciting portfolio of research-led teaching options for the second year of the Graduate LLB such as: Public International Law, Human Rights Law; Law and Literature; Law of Evidence; Medical Law and Bioethics.
The Graduate LLB offers opportunities for you to enhance your employability skills. As well as the wide range of curriculum based learning activities, you will have the chance to take part in mooting, pro bono work, and our newly established Law Clinic. We have a dedicated University Careers Service and a yearly Law Fair which this year attracted 54 exhibitors from large international, national and local law firms and employers. The Law School also has a personal tutor system for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, offering individual pastoral support from academic staff in the Law School.
