Our Law and Practice LLB(Hons) course prepares you for an exciting career in legal practice, with special emphasis on getting you ready to take the new Solicitors Qualifying Exams (SQE1). Whether your aim is to become a solicitor or to work in industry, this course will ensure you stand out. This course is designed to develop your skills in advocacy, legal drafting, and legal research, allowing you to develop competences which are required to be a solicitor. You’ll also gain a host of transferrable skills, such as: how to construct an argument how to communicate with clients attention to detail the ability to work on your own and as part of a team. Why study Law and Practice LLB(Hons) Our flexible course structures mean that you can wait until the end of Year 2 to decide whether you want to take an academic route and enrol onto our LLB (Hons) Law or one of our practice-focused courses, or Master’s in Law and Practice. In the National Student Survey 2025, Law is ranked top in Yorkshire for learning opportunities. Employability skills are embedded within our curriculum. Plus, a range of extra curriculum activities are on offer which will support you to enhance your skills further. These skills are desirable to employers in both legal and non-legal sectors. You can also benefit from hands-on experience at the Legal Advice Centre too. You’ll participate in national and international Moot competitions, a professional mentoring scheme, the Law School challenge and a law Careers Fair, developing both legal and employability skills as well as networking for future careers. In addition to specialised legal databases (i.e., Westlaw, Lexis Library) and journals (via Heinonline, Jstor), you’ll have access to over 200 law eBooks (textbooks) via Law Trove. These are all included in your course fees. You’ll be taught my both practitioners and legal academics who bring their industry and research expertise into classroom teaching. Plus, 86% of undergraduate graduates from the School of Business, Education and Law who are in work andor further study within fifteen months of graduation. (HESA Graduate Outcomes 2122, UK domiciled graduates) Together with the Functioning Legal Knowledge modules (Criminal Law, Contract Law, Land Law Tort, EU, Public Law), you’ll study a range of practice focused modules, including: Dispute Resolution Criminal Litigation Administration of Estates Business Law and Practice Property Law and Practice Equity and English Legal System Throughout the course, you’ll also take a variety of option modules to help you find your areas of interest in law, as well as access our purpose-built mock courtroom, which simulates a real-life, legal environment and will help you hone your skills. Away from campus, you’ll gain relevant real-world experience through a placement year. After the second year of the course, you’ll put your knowledge and skills to the test in an optional 48-week work placement in your area of interest, in the UK or abroad. This course will prepare you for a variety of potentially exciting careers in a range of fields in the industry. As you’ll develop competences that are required to be a solicitor, you may find career opportunities as a solicitor, paralegal, legal assistant, legal advisor, and legal executive. The transferrable skills you’ll develop will further open opportunities in both public and private sectors graduate level jobs. The top five job titles advertised in the UK for graduate roles associated with Law courses are Paralegals, Conveyancing Assistants, Legal Assistants, Conveyancing Paralegals and Legal Administrators.
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