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Law, LLB (Hons)

University of Portsmouth, the United Kingdom

University of Portsmouth

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About Law, LLB (Hons) - at University of Portsmouth

Overview

Develop your understanding of UK law and the legal system with our LLB (Hons) Law degree. 

You’ll explore the foundations of law as a discipline, build key legal skills such as client interviewing and negotiation, and gain a wide but detailed knowledge of UK law topics. Our partnership with Barbri, who specialise in legal exam preparation, means you’ll be ready for your exams when you graduate whether you take the Bar exams or the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE).

You’ll take part in live community projects to apply your learning as you study, and have the chance to practise your legal skills in our replica courtroom — where you’ll experience what advocacy can be like in a real crown court, with hidden recording equipment so you can review your performance afterwards.

If you take a paid industry placement after your second or third year, you’ll spend a year working in the legal profession or a quasi-legal environment, such as the Bank of England. This experience, alongside department insight days with Law firms and University networking events with guest speakers, means you’ll finish your course with connections in the legal industry.

With transferable skills and practical work experience that you can apply to multiple sectors, you’ll graduate ready to enter a range of jobs with your law degree.

Course Highlights

  • Study a broad subject to gain sought after transferable skills that are valued by employers
  • Cover the foundations of legal knowledge you need to prepare for the Bar exams
  • Graduate prepared for your Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) through our partnership with Barbri, the world’s largest legal exam preparation experts
  • Gain real-world legal practice skills by applying your learning in our community settings
  • Experience presenting a case in our replica courtroom as part of our advocacy module 
  • Graduate with 3 months of work experience that can count towards your SQE qualifying work experience by choosing our Law in Practice module
  • Hear from expert guest lecturers and network with industry professionals
  • Apply for a paid placement year in a legal or quasi-legal role, with support from our dedicated Placement Team 

Career and Opportunities 

Law is an incredibly flexible degree. If you don't believe us, take a look at our blog about the 7 reasons to study law.

When you graduate you'll be ready to take your next step to train as a solicitor, a barrister or a Chartered Legal Executive. It's worth noting that Chartered Legal Executives can now become judges, coroners, advocates and partners in law firms.

Some of our graduates go on to secure training contracts, but others choose to go into different professions. Law degrees are in the top 10 degrees for employability, as you'll graduate with a wide range of transferable skills that will make you very employable across a range of other sectors.

Doing a law degree gives you a wide range of career options.

Previous graduates of this course have got jobs in companies such as:

  • Eversheds Sutherland
  • Churchers Solicitors
  • Gammon Bell & Co
  • Downs Solicitors LLP
  • Coffin Mew LLP
  • Shoosmith Solicitors
  • HMRC
  • National Assembly Wales
  • Ministry of Defence

Graduates of this course have gone onto roles such as:

  • trainee solicitor
  • trainee barrister
  • paralegal
  • financial consultant
  • intellectual brand protection analyst
  • letting negotiator
  • human resources manager
  • recruitment consultant
  • accountant
  • international project manager
  • senior researcher
  • company secretary

Other graduates have continued their studies at postgraduate level or set up successful businesses with help and support from the University.

Notes about fees for this course

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees-and-student-finance

Entry requirements

112-120 points from 3 A levels, or equivalent.

English Language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.

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