In our friendly community of students and academics, you’ll take part in team-building exercises and small-group learning. There will be opportunities to practise client interviewing and case management through placements, workshops and volunteering. Hear from leading lawyers and business professionals in regular seminars and get career-ready with weekly employability skills lectures, our unique Careers Programme and annual law fair. At master’s level choose topics from commercial law to human rights.
Shadowing schemes for prospective barristers
Work shadowing for prospective barristers
Industry accredited courses
Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board
Simulated courtroom
Practise arguing cases in front of members of the local judiciary
Partnership with ULaw
Continue your training with our ULaw partnership
Law courses
Our LLB courses include degrees from maritime law to European and international legal studies. If you have a degree in another subject, accelerated courses allow you to pursue a career in law in the UK or overseas. Carry out higher level study with our master’s degrees and our PhD in law.
Student stories
Our staff
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I specialise in international environmental law. In particular the growing importance of animal welfare and the need for biodiversity legislation.
Professor Werner ScholtzHead of School -
I'm a lecturer in criminal law and justice. My recent work examines the current minimum age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales.
Mr Mark TelfordPrincipal Teaching Fellow -
My human rights work has involved advising organisations and courts around the world. From Kosovo, Phnom Penh and Sierra Leone to The Hague and the United Nations.
Professor Nina JorgensenProfessor of Public International Law