Law LLB

Program Overview

The LLB Law program at the University of Exeter provides a comprehensive understanding of legal principles, with a focus on regional and global perspectives. Students can tailor their degree through a wide range of optional modules, participate in pro bono opportunities, and develop advocacy skills through mooting. Graduates are equipped for careers in law, business, and other fields that value legal expertise. The program boasts strong relationships with the legal profession, offering valuable networking and experiential learning opportunities.

Program Outline

LLB Law - University of Exeter

Degree Overview:

• Objectives: Provides students with the foundation to pursue a professional legal career.
Delivers a rigorous understanding of legal principles and examines law in different theoretical and social contexts, with a focus on regional and global developments.
• Program Description:
• Offers a wide range of optional modules in the second and final years, allowing students to tailor their degree to their interests and career ambitions.
• Includes the Exeter Law Projects program, providing opportunities to observe or participate in activities involving the application of law through pro bono opportunities.
• Accredited by relevant bodies, equipping students with the knowledge and skills required for the academic stage of qualification as a barrister.
• Canadian students can return to practice in Canada by applying for admission to a law society through the National Committee for Accreditation (NCA).

Outline:

• Duration: 3 years
• Discipline: Law
• Year 1:
• 120 credits of compulsory modules:
• Criminal Law (30 credits)
• The Law of Contract (30 credits)
• Constitutional and Administrative Law (30 credits)
• Legal Foundations (30 credits)
• Year 2:
• 105 credits of compulsory modules:
• The Law of Torts (30 credits)
• Land Law (30 credits)
• Equity and Trusts (30 credits)
• European Union Law (15 credits)
• 15 credits of optional modules:
• Students can choose from a list of optional modules offered in the Law School at Level 5 (XXX2xxx).
• Year 3:
• Students on the LLB with Placement (Reed Smith) variant spend their third year on a work placement.
• Final Year:
• 120 credits of optional modules:
• Students can choose from Level 6 (XXX3xxx) and/or Level 5 (XXX2xxx) modules, with a maximum of 30 credits at Level 5.
• Students must take a minimum of 90 credits at Level 6.
• Students can choose up to 30 credits of modules outside the Law School, subject to availability and approval.

Assessment:

• Year 1: Most assessments are exam-based, testing students' ability to argue persuasively and apply the law correctly.
Some modules allow unannotated statute books in exams, while others allow full notes.
• Other Assessment Methods:
• Oral presentations
• Group work
• Legal written work (e.g., skeleton arguments)
• Year 1 Assessment: Does not count towards the final degree classification, but students must pass to progress to Year 2.

Teaching:

• Teaching Methods:
• Interactive seminars
• Workshops
• Lectures
• Independent and guided study
• Faculty: Lecturers are supportive and dedicate time and energy to providing feedback and advice to students.
• Unique Approaches:
• Mooting: Exeter has an international reputation for mooting, providing students with opportunities to practice advocacy skills in a simulated court environment.
• ExeTalks: Provide students with insights into the research undertaken at the University of Exeter, delivered by academics who teach on the programs.

Careers:

• Career Paths:
• Many graduates pursue further study in law and then enter a training contract with a firm of solicitors or a pupillage in a barrister's chambers.
• A law degree provides skills sought by other sectors, such as business, finance, and administration.
• Example Destinations:
• Law firms: Allen & Overy, Freshfields Bruckhaus Derringer, Michelmores, Thomas Eggar LLP, Macfarlanes, Peer and Co, Bond Pearce, Collection Attorneys Europe, Maurant Ozannes, Nabarro, Dundas and Wilson, Reynolds Porter, Chamberlain
• Other employers: Michael Page International, British Red Cross, Axiom Legal, Microsoft, Babcock International Group, Barclays Bank PLC, Alliance Insurance PLC, Royal Bank of Canada, German Banking Federation, EDF Energy, UNICEF
• Further Study:
• Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law
• Legal Practice Course, College of Law
• LLM, University of Cambridge
• BCL, University of Oxford
• LLM International Commercial Law, University of Exeter
• LLM International Relations and Diplomacy, Leiden University, The Netherlands
• LLM, University of Southern California
• MA European Community Law, College of Europe, Bruges

Other:

• Lasok Law Library: Located in the Forum, holds over 40,000 volumes and is open 24 hours a day.
Offers diverse study spaces for quiet study, group work, and social learning.
• Moot Court: Custom-built, equipped with the latest technology, including high-spec video conferencing, and offers students opportunities to participate in mooting activities.
• LLB with Placement (Reed Smith): Offers students a unique opportunity to spend a year gaining practical legal experience with top global law firm Reed Smith LLP.
Includes business skills masterclasses and a Legal Professionalism module.

Tuition fees for 2024 entryUK students: £9,250 per year International students: £23,700 per year