Law with Professional Legal Practice

Build a foundation of legal knowledge and advance your legal career with our Law with Professional Legal Practice LLB. From client management, interviewing and research, you will develop the essential skills for a successful role in legal practice or related fields. You will build a foundation of knowledge and experience which will help to prepare you for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE).

Why choose this course?
- Global Top 250 for Law (Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings, 2023)

- Study the Foundations of Legal Knowledge: Contract Law, Tort Law, Public Law, Criminal Law, European Law, Land Law, and Equity & Trusts

- Prepare for a career as a legal professional through practical learning via Legal Advice Clinics, CLOCK, and work placements

- Designed to provide experience in key areas of legal practice including residential conveyancing and wills, probate and drafting

- Global Top 100 for International Outlook, Law (Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings, 2023)

Whether you are interested in pursuing a traditional career in law or would like to explore a career in another industry, Law with Professional Legal Practice at Keele will help to tailor your programme of study to suit your career aspirations. You will apply legal knowledge and skills to both the theory and practice of law, immersing yourself in practical experiences through opportunities including Legal Advice Clinics, our award-winning community legal outreach programme CLOCK, and mooting.

Our programme offers a wealth of practical experience that will enable you to develop the required attributes for an active career in law or other sectors such as business, finance and more. You will study the seven Foundations of Legal Knowledge: Contract Law, Tort Law, Public Law, Criminal Law, European Law, Land Law, and Equity & Trust, as well as delving into topics such as wills, probate and residential conveyancing.

Our LLB Law with Professional Legal Practice course focuses on developing the skills necessary for legal practice. Modules such as equity and trusts, residential conveyancing, and wills, probate, and drafting provide insights into the professional life of a lawyer. This practical focus will help prepare you for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), ensuring you are well-equipped for a successful career in law.

Our civic Law School offers various practical learning opportunities that put future employability at the heart of your degree programme. These opportunities enable you to work with real clients, practice your legal skills whilst supported by qualified solicitors, and offer free legal advice to help individuals carefully navigate the justice system. Our CLOCK (Community Legal Outreach Collaboration Keele) scheme and Legal Advice Clinics offer valuable training, building your confidence, critical thinking skills and ability to communicate with various audiences.

About Keele

Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.