Law LLB (Hons)
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Please note: This course is subject to validation. First intake for this course is September 2025, for September 2024 entry please visit Law LLB (Hons).
This course lets you explore Law according to your interests and career ambitions.
You have the flexibility to customise your degree by selecting from a range of optional modules that align with your interests and career aspirations.
You'll learn about Law using real-life situations and get to dig deeper into specific topics from inquests and criminal law to human rights and law in popular culture.
As part of this course you will have the opportunity to spend time in our Student Law Office, where you will work with legal professionals, gaining essential skills for your future career. You'll deepen your understanding of specific legal areas and learn how to apply this knowledge in various situations. Plus, you'll refine your analytical, thinking, and communication skills, crucial for the modern workplace, under expert guidance.
This course will equip you with transferable skills and prepare you for a multitude of career paths. For example, if you aspire to become a solicitor or barrister, you can transition seamlessly into one of our M Law pathways after your initial two years. With this additional year of study, you'll graduate with the knowledge and skills required for the next steps in your chosen profession.
Over 95% of students studying Law at Northumbria thought staff were good at explaining things (NSS, 2023).
Law at Northumbria is ranked 7th in the UK for research power out of 69 submissions (REF, 2021). This represents a rise of 37 places compared to 2014.
A solicitor is a qualified legal professional who deals with legal matters which may include complex problems, provides advice to clients, prepares legal documents, and represents them in various legal matters. Unlike barristers, solicitors usually work directly with clients and handle a wide range of legal matters. Solicitors can specialise in a range of areas from commercial law to family and crime, and so much more.
If you aspire to be a solicitor, this pathway is a great start. After two years, you can follow the MLaw pathway, if you are eligible. On this pathway, you will have optional modules based on your interests, but will also undertake some core modules aimed at preparing you for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE1). You will also have the opportunity to work with real clients in the Student Law Office.
A barrister is a type of lawyer who represents clients in court and provides expert legal advice. They have the skills to handle complex legal arguments and present them persuasively to the judge and jury.
If you aspire to be a barrister, you can follow the MLaw Exempting (Bar Course) pathway, if you are eligible. On this pathway, you will have optional modules based on your interests, but will also undertake some core modules relevant to your qualification. Years 3 and 4 of the programme will cover the topics relevant to your career in court, equipping you for pupillage beyond your degree.
The Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) is the route to qualification as a solicitor from September 2021.
The introduction of SQE means that the assessments required to become a solicitor have been centralised with every aspiring solicitor sitting the same national assessment. Under the SQE route to qualification to become a solicitor it is necessary to:
The SQE Assessment is split into 2 stages: SQE1 and SQE2:
SQE 1 – A test of your ‘functioning legal knowledge’ and application of law based on realistic client scenarios. This stage consists of 2 multiple choice papers of 180 questions each. To progress onto SQE2, the student must pass SQE1.
SQE 2 – A test of your practical legal skills including interviewing (notes and analysis), advocacy, research, drafting, writing, and case analysis.
As mentioned above, ‘Qualifying Work Experience’ (QWE) is also required as part of the SQE route. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) anticipate that student’s gain this experience before sitting SQE2 although this is not a requirement. A minimum of two years full time equivalent is required, and QWE is more flexible than the concept of a period of recognised training under the old route to qualification. Whilst many students may still choose to complete this requirement by undertaking one period of formal training with a law firm, work undertaken with up to 4 organisations can be used to satisfy the QWE requirement. A greater range of work experience can also count now than previously. This new development provides students with more flexibility and gives students an opportunity to widen their knowledge through a greater range of work experience increasing the potential pathways to qualification.
There is a cost of sitting the SQE assessments, in addition to any course tuition fees. The SRA regularly updates information and guidance about how to qualify under the SQE system so keep checking its website.
Dr Victoria Roper, Associate Professor at Northumbria University, answers crucial questions about the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination in the BBC's podcast series; Not All Lawyers Have Law Degrees.
UCAS Code
M102
Level of Study
Undergraduate
Mode of Study
3 years Full Time or 4 years with a placement (sandwich)/study abroad
1 other options available
Department
Northumbria Law School
Location
City Campus, Northumbria University
City
Newcastle
Start
September 2025
Fees
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