LLB (Hons) Law in University of East London

Our LLB (Hons) Law course is a qualifying law degree, forming an essential part of the training you need to become a barrister or a solicitor. The course will equip you with a broad understanding of key legal principles and institutions within the political, social, economic, and cultural context in which the law operates. You’ll learn how the law is made and administered and explore the inter-relationships between the law, individuals, and society. We give you the opportunity to build on this knowledge with a wide choice of 16 optional modules in your final year. And you’ll also have the opportunity to gain valuable experience in our acclaimed community Legal Advice Centre, working with local solicitors to provide a law clinic for the general public.

Year 1

• Mental Wealth: Introduction to Professional Legal Studies
• English Legal System
• Legal Skills
• Contract Law
• Introduction to Land Law
• Public Law

Year 2

• Mental Wealth: The Legal Professional
• Criminal Law
• Public Law II: Human Rights Proceedings
• Tort Law
• EU Law
• Equity and Trusts

Year 3

Core

Mental Wealth: Professional Standards & Ethics

• Option
  
• Clinical Legal Education
• Company Law
• Family Law
• Client Practice
• Civil & Criminal Litigation
• Evidence
• Commercial Law
• Banking Law
• Consumer Law
• Employment Law
• Corporate Governance & Ethics
• Human Rights & Equality
• Law & Medical Ethics
• Sports Law
• Law Project
• Intellectual Property Law
• Property Law in Practice
• Brexit and Free Movement of People
• Law, Community & the City
• Youth Justice

Employability

Our Law course equips you with skills and knowledge that are in high demand from employers in a variety of fields. Many of our students go on to enjoy successful careers as lawyers after completing their legal studies through the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and obtaining a training contract with a law firm. Others become barristers, going on to take the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) and then obtaining Pupillage in barristers’ chambers. This can lead to a tenancy as a self-employed barrister, or you can practice as an employed barrister. Whether or not you decide to pursue a career as a solicitor or barrister, you’ll learn skills and develop qualities that appeal to employers in a variety of sectors. These include valuable communication skills such as writing, speaking, and presenting, and the ability to analyze and evaluate information.
Other career options include:
• general management roles in the private or voluntary sectors, e.g. in finance, insurance, media, or education.
• Public administration, e.g. in local government housing, planning, or legal departments.
• Paralegal or legal executive work in a variety of sectors.

Some students move on to postgraduate study or enter other fields such as teaching or journalism.