Law

Birkbeck, University of London
Undergraduate LLB (Hons) Full-time 3 Years LawPolicing

A-Level Entry

BBC

UCAS Points

112 points

About this course

The LLB Law at Birkbeck prepares you for a career in legal practice along with teaching you the transferable skills and specialist knowledge needed for a broad range of other professional pursuits.

Why choose this course?

  • This LLB is an academically rigorous course that gives you the opportunity to study beyond the seven foundations of legal knowledge that are essential for professional legal qualification, and the chance to graduate with a specialised pathway in human rights, commercial law or legal practice.

  • It offers you extensive career support and strong links with the legal professions including internships and clinical practice opportunities, scholarship schemes, and the opportunity to join our award-winning mooting team.

  • It prepares you at the academic stage for vocational qualification as a solicitor, barrister, or chartered legal executive.

  • You can build your study timetable to work around other commitments with pre-recorded lectures you can watch in your own time and a range of daytime and evening or online seminars to choose from.

    What you will learn

    You will learn the seven foundations of legal knowledge: Contract Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Land Law, Tort Law, Trusts, Law of the European Union, Legal Systems and Methods, and Jurisprudece.

    Upon graduating, you will be ready to:

  • prepare for the Solicitors’ Qualifying Exam (SQE)

  • apply for a place on the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC), or

  • pursue a range of other careers.

    You will also learn to identify the political, economic, commercial, social and cultural factors that inform how we understand the law and the problems, tensions and contradictions within certain legal theories and doctrines. You can then choose from an extensive range of option modules to follow your interests or career aspirations.

    How you will learn

    This LLB law is available to study full- or part-time. Depending on the module, we offer classes in the daytime, evening, on campus or online. For core/compulsory modules you can choose your own timetable selecting whether to study them in the daytime or the evening.

    Foundation Year

    If you opt for the Foundation Year route, this will fully prepare you for undergraduate study. It is ideal if you are returning to study after a gap, or if you have not previously studied the relevant subjects, or if you didn't achieve the grades you need for a place on your chosen undergraduate degree.

    Highlights

  • Birkbeck is an international centre for world-class legal teaching, research and scholarship. You will be taught by field-leading academic staff, alongside experienced solicitors, barristers and judges.

  • You will have access to Birkbeck's Careers Service linking you with top UK employers and offering help with job applications, interviews and career planning.

  • You will be able to take part in our Legal Practice Conversation series.

  • Gain valuable experience and hands-on skills through our Birkbeck Law Clinic, including placements with: University of London Refugee Law Clinic, Environmental Law Foundation, and Release. Placements involving the provision of legal services count towards your Qualifying Work Experience if you are seeking to qualify as a solicitor.

    Careers and employability

    We offer you lots of ways to enhance your career and employability prospects, including:

  • work with our law clinics

  • sharpening up your advocacy skills with our Mooting team and networking with our Law Society

  • attending a bespoke commercial awareness course

  • networking with legal professionals through our Mentoring Pathways Scheme, Legal Practice Conversations, Legal Professionals Insight Evening and Careers Fair.

    Graduates may go on to pursue a career path as a:

  • barrister or solicitor

  • CILEX lawyer

  • chartered legal executive

  • legal advocates

  • policy analyst or researcher.

    • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades BBC
    UCAS Tariff Points 112 points
    BTEC DMM

    Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 4 Years

    Qualification: LLB (Hons)

    Location: London

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 3 Years

    Qualification: LLB (Hons)

    Location: London

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    3520 Legal associate professionals
    2412 Solicitors and lawyers
    2419 Legal professionals
    2411 Barristers and judges

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Law (with Honours) - LLB (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    3 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    London
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Law, Policing

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