謝菲爾德哈萊姆大學

Course summary

Combine the study of law with real-life experience of legal practice in our on-campus law firm.
Develop transferable professional and legal skills, such as interviewing, drafting and advocacy/public speaking.
Gain a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) and the foundational knowledge required to undertake the Legal Practice Course (or in future, the Solicitors' Qualifying Exam) or Bar Professional Training Course.

This course qualifies you for a career in law and gives you a practical edge in the employment market. Study the core foundations of legal knowledge and gain work experience in our on-campus law firm. The course satisfies the standards of both the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board.

Course summary

• Combine the study of law with real-life experience of legal practice in our on-campus law firm.
• Develop transferable professional and legal skills, such as interviewing, drafting and advocacy/public speaking.
• Gain a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) and the foundational knowledge required to undertake the Legal Practice Course (or in future, the Solicitors' Qualifying Exam) or Bar Professional Training Course.

This course qualifies you for a career in law and gives you a practical edge in the employment market. Study the core foundations of legal knowledge and gain work experience in our on-campus law firm. The course satisfies the standards of both the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board.

How you learn

We have highly motivated, knowledgeable and creative staff across the department, who bring a breadth and depth of knowledge and skills from legal practice. This enables high quality learning of the core aspects of the discipline and a range of specialist topics and areas of study.

You learn through

• online lectures
• two-hour workshops
• group work and presentations
• practically based case studies
• professional work-based learning

Future careers

This course is a fully qualifying law degree and is therefore the first step towards a career in the legal profession, typically as a solicitor or barrister. With a law degree, you will also be in the top 25% of those who secure graduate jobs in the wider commercial and business sector. This course prepares you for a career in

• law (solicitor, barrister, paralegal, in-house counsel, in the private or public sector)
• financial services
• management and commerce
• teaching
• civil service
• local government
• the police
• the Crown Prosecution Service
• Trading Standards