Modern LLB (Hons) Law programme is designed to provide you with a thorough foundation of legal knowledge, whilst also equipping you with transferable skills needed for your future career. As a law student you will study the foundations of English Law – contract law, tort, trusts, criminal law, public law, land law and EU law – and can specialise in areas of law that most interest you through our diverse range of optional modules. Joining our law programmes means you’re embarking on an immersive learning experience, with opportunities to practise your mooting and negotiation skills in our on-campus Moot Court Room, provide legal advice to the community in our Law Clinic or act as a criminal defence lawyer in our ‘Crime House’. You will also benefit from being taught by current and former legal practitioners and internationally recognised academics and can take advantage of our extensive industry links. In our Highly Commended Law School of the Year (Educate North Awards 2025), we pride ourselves on providing not only an excellent academic experience but also a supportive environment where you can thrive. We offer a broad range of extra-curricular activities to enhance your university experience, which includes Work Placement opportunities, Careers Fairs, Insight Days, Panel Events, our Student Law Society, wellbeing weeks, commercial awareness programmes, opportunities to participate in external competitions and educational visits to Inns, conferences and courts of law, such as the UK Supreme Court and the International Court of Justice in The Hague. It’s because of all of this that 98 percentage of our Law students are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation (Graduate Outcomes data released 2024 from 2021/22 graduates). A qualifying law degree This programme is a Qualifying Law Degree. A qualifying law degree is needed for those wishing to pursue a career as a barrister. The degree fulfils the first academic component required by the Bar Standards Board to become a barrister, while also providing a strong foundation to embark on the new routes of qualifying as a solicitor through the Solicitors Regulation Authority.