Program Overview

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English Law & Hong Kong Law LLB and JD

Key Information

• Course type: Single honours at King's plus other award at partner institution
• Delivery mode: In person
• Study mode: Full time
• Required A-level: A*AA
• Full entry requirements, including contextual requirements
• Duration: Four years
• Application status: Closed
• Start date: September 2025
• Application deadline: 29 January 2025

Course Essentials

This is an exceptional opportunity to gain invaluable exposure to two legal systems and is the first step in becoming a qualified barrister or solicitor in Hong Kong and/or England & Wales. By studying the English Law & Hong Kong Law LLB and JD you will develop critical thinking skills, widen your intellectual horizon and study at two reputable universities. It is a fantastic way to prepare for work in international law firms and multinational companies. This course is primarily taught at the King’s College London Strand and Waterloo campuses. Please note that locations are determined by where each module is taught and may vary depending on the optional modules you select. Years 3 and 4 are taught at Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

Base Campuses

Strand Campus

Located on the north bank of the River Thames, the Strand Campus houses King's College London's arts and sciences faculties.

Waterloo Campus

Waterloo campus is home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties

Please note that locations are determined by where each module is taught and may vary depending on the modules you study.

Partners

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Regulating Bodies

King's is regulated by the Office for Students

Entry Requirements

Subject Requirements

• Required subjects: No required subjects
• Preferred subjects: No preferred subjects

A-Levels

• Required grades: A*AA
• Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels.

International Baccalaureate Diploma

• 38 points overall or an aggregate score of 19 from three Higher Levels.
• Notes: The total point score of 35 includes TOK/EE.

LNAT

• All applicants are required to take the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT) by 31 December.
• You may submit your Law application to King’s through UCAS before or after you take the LNAT - ensuring you submit before the UCAS January Equal Consideration deadline - however, to ensure equal consideration you must sit your LNAT test by 31 December.
• Please ensure that you select King’s when you register your LNAT account so that we are able to retrieve your LNAT result in a timely manner.

Alternative Accepted Qualifications

• Select an alternative accepted qualification: Access to HE Diploma, BTEC Nationals/CTECs, Cambridge Pre-U, European Baccalaureate, Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers

Standard Requirements

• The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be 60 credits in total.
• Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall: 39 credits must be from units awarded at Distinction, with 6 at Merit. The Access to Higher Education Diploma should be in a relevant subject - Humanities, or similar - to be considered.

International Applicants

Equivalent International Qualifications

• Select a country: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australasia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Home Fee Status Students, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, St. Helena, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The Gambia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wales, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Course Specific Subject Requirements

• Course specific subject requirements are indicated in subject requirements above

English Language Requirements

• English language band: B
• Please note that nationals of Majority English Speaking Countries (as defined by UKVI) who have successfully completed high school in the respective country, are not required to complete an English language test. For information on our English requirements and whether you need to complete an English language test, please see our English Language requirements page.

Selection Process

Alternative Law Programmes

• Students who apply to the joint English Law & Hong Kong Law degree would, if unsuccessful, be automatically considered for the Law LLB (M100). Please note however that an offer on the LLB is not guaranteed and your application would be reviewed on a competitive basis. If you wish to be considered for any of the other Law undergraduate programmes at King's (M121, M122, M123, M124, LM21) you will need to make a separate entry on your UCAS form.

Contextual Consideration

• We do not make contextual offers for this programme, and all applicants will be required to meet the standard entry requirements. However, as part of the assessment process, we do take into account contextual information to gain a more complete picture of each application. More information can be found on the Contextualised admissions website.

Deferrals

• Applications can be submitted for deferred entry by choosing the appropriate year of entry on the UCAS application.
• If your circumstances change and, therefore, you need to request a deferral after an offer has been made, you will be able to request this, however we cannot guarantee that it will be permitted. Each deferral request will be considered on a case-by-case basis and we reserve the right to decline any post-offer deferral request. Requests should be submitted via a message on King’s Apply with an explanation of the reason for making the request.

Foundation Courses

• We consider applicants who have recently achieved grades which are below the entry criteria, and have subsequently studied/are studying another qualification to seek entry, such as a Foundation programme, to be resit applicants (see resit policy under 'Resits').
• Therefore, we are only able to consider applications from applicants on Foundation programmes if their Level 3 qualification is not suitable for direct entry onto our Law undergraduate programmes. In these cases, applicants studying Foundation programmes in the UK are welcome to apply.

Graduates

• Our general entry requirements are based on A-level or equivalent. However, where an applicant is completing/has completed a degree, we are able to consider the degree study as part of the assessment of the application.
• Generally, we would consider a minimum of a UK Bachelor degree with a 2:1 grade profile (or overseas equivalent) as meeting the entry requirements for our undergraduate degrees. However, those who have achieved/are predicted a high 2:1 or a First may be considered more competitive.

Interviews

• Places on this programme are limited and therefore very competitive. A joint academic panel from King’s and CUHK will conduct online interviews and offers will be made following this, if successful. No offers will be given before the interviews. Interviews are usually scheduled for February.

Personal Statement

• Your personal statement is one of the many factors in the overall assessment of your application, and is your opportunity to introduce yourself to the university and inform us of your commitment to the programme and how the programme fits into your career plans, as well as any work experience or extracurricular activities you have done.
• We look for applicants with an enthusiasm for scholastic activities in general such as reading, debating, and theological interests. Participation will be valued but achievement in these areas of interest will also be recognised. We are also looking for applicants with an enthusiasm to study a law degree programme and have thought through their reasons for considering this subject option. The King's degree programme focuses on the study of law as an intellectual discipline. Law may be regarded as a social science, a branch of ethics or as part of political philosophy, and all of these perspectives are explored within the learning environment of King's. It also can form the first major step towards qualifying for practice as a solicitor or barrister. Applicants outside of the UK should indicate why they particularly wish to study English law & Hong Kong law.

Resits

• Please be aware that we do not accept resit students for entry to any of our undergraduate Law programmes. We require all relevant qualifications to be successfully completed in the first sitting, e.g. completing three A levels within two years. We will only consider resits if there are significant mitigating circumstances affecting your first ‘sitting’. In these situations we still cannot guarantee that your application will be considered, but you should submit a Mitigating Circumstances form so that this can be considered alongside your application. We will then request further information if necessary. Please note, we consider taking the same subject again at the same level, even within a different qualification, to be a resit.

Transfers

• Transfers into this programme are not permitted.

Teaching Methods - What to Expect

• Lectures
• Small Group Tutorials
• Seminars

We have a strong tradition of excellence in teaching, with consistently high student satisfaction ratings for Law in the National Student Survey and are committed to maintaining that tradition. All required modules are taught through lectures, small group tutorials and seminars. These tutorials and seminars will give you the opportunity to apply the general legal principles you have learnt to specific problems and allow you to engage with our academics and explore issues further in depth.

You will be assigned a personal tutor, who will advise on academic and personal issues and offer some careers assistance. We attach great importance to maintaining good relations between staff and students and our Staff -Student Liaison Committee meets regularly.

Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.

Assessment

• Examinations
• Coursework
• Essays

Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written examinations. Forms of assessment may typically include examinations, essays, moots, or a negotiation exercise.

The study time and assessment methods detailed above are typical and give you a good indication of what to expect. However, they are subject to change.

Structure

Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits and at CUHK you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits (30 CUHK units) in Year 3 and 108 credits (27 CUHK units) in Year 4.

Required Modules

You are required to take the following modules in year 1:

• Criminal Law (30 credits)
• Elements of the Law of Contract (30 credits)
• European Law (30 credits)
• Public Law (30 credits)
• Legal Reasoning and Legal Skills (non-credit bearing)

Optional Modules

There are no optional modules for this course in year 1.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

Please note that modules with a practical component will be capped due to educational requirements, which may mean that we cannot guarantee a place to all students who elect to study this module.

Employability

Gaining two reputable qualifications from two globally prestigious universities will enhance your competitiveness. Career prospects typically include:

• Embarking on a trainee contract towards practicing law as a barrister/solicitor in London or Hong Kong
• Practice law as an in-house lawyer in multinational enterprises
• Pursue further education

King’s law graduates are popular with many types of employers. The majority of our students choose to become solicitors in a wide range of firms including The Magic Circle, US and other leading law firms and specialist niche firms. Some choose broader business roles such a financial analyst, management consultant or graduate trainee.

Others find their law degree opens up opportunities in international development, advisory work, the public sector and teaching. Although the employment market is competitive, our students have been very successful in obtaining posts with the firms or sets of chambers for which they wanted to work.

Our dedicated King’s Law Careers Service provides you with all the information and activities you need to make an informed career choice and to increase your chances of success.

Tuition Fees

Full Time Tuition Fees UK

The UK tuition fee for the academic year is currently £9,535 per year. This is based on the UK Government's cap.

Full Time Tuition Fees International

The International tuition fee for the academic year is £31,600 per year.

Please note that the International tuition fee is subject to annual increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King's terms and conditions.

All International applicants to Undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit of £2000 against their first year's tuition fee. This deposit is payable when you firmly accept an unconditional offer to study with us, and will be offset against your tuition fees when you join King's.

Students undertaking study for dual qualifications at King's and a partner institution will pay the King's tuition fees whilst attending King's and the partner tuition fees whilst attending the partner institution. You should also budget to pay for the associated subsistence costs, such as travel, visas, accommodation and food as well as any vaccination/immunisations required by the country to which you are travelling.

Additional Costs

In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:

• Books if you choose to buy your own copies
• Clothing for optional course related events and competitions
• Library fees and fines
• Personal photocopies
• Printing course handouts
• Society membership fees
• Stationery
• Graduation costs
• Travel costs for travel around London and between campuses.

Funding

To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's please visit the Fees and Funding section.