Law

Our accredited, qualifying law degree provides you with essential legal and academic skills. study the core subjects common to all law degrees and supplement them with a wide choice of specialist elective modules. develop your commercial awareness and confidence with pro bono clinics, volunteering and mooting opportunities

This course is available with a placement year option where you will study for 1 additional year.the placement year provides you with a fantastic opportunity to broaden your horizons and develop valuable skills and contacts through working with a self-sourced organisation relevant to your degree subject. the minimum period in placement

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

This llb (hons) qualifies students to progress directly to the professional stage of their legal training – the legal practice course (lpc) or the solicitors qualifying exam for solicitors and bar vocational studies (bvs) for barristers. as a graduate you might also work for: other providers of legal services regulatory agencies non-governmental bodies and international ngos the law commission the civil service. the skills acquired during the course of your study will also open doors to a variety of other, non-law specific careers. graduates often successfully apply for places on general graduate training programmes with property firms, investment banks, consultancy firms and within the retail sector. some of the organisations where our graduates have found employment are: capital solicitors standard chartered bank hsbc amnesty international nationwide law associates.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. City, University of London has partnerships with the following companies: