Program Overview

Law LLB

Overview

Our LLB Law degree provides you with the law knowledge and professional development skills you’ll need for a successful career. Learn from tutors who are internationally recognised for their work and who will challenge you to think like a lawyer from day one.

Course Details

Qualification

LLB Hons

Entry Requirements

AAA

Start Date

September 2026

UCAS Code

M100

Duration

3 years full-time

Fees

£9,535*

Course Information

Year One

• Foundations of Tort
• Introduction to Law and Legal Theory
• Law of Contract
• Public Law

Year Two

• Criminal Law
• Land Law
• Law of the European Union
• Advanced Tort
• Consumer and Marketing Law
• Critical Approaches to International Law
• Family Law
• Foundations of International Criminal Law
• Immigration and Asylum Law
• International and Comparative Law of Secured Transactions
• International Law and the Global Economy
• Legal Research Project
• Online Regulation and E-Commerce (Internet Law A)
• Student Law Office
• UK Human Rights Law

Year Three

• Law of Trusts
• Advanced Criminal Evidence
• Child Law
• Critical Approaches to International Law
• Cybercrime, Cybersecurity and Surveillance (Internet Law B)
• Dissertation in Law
• Immigration and Asylum Law
• Intellectual Property
• International and Comparative Law of Secured Transactions
• International Wildlife Law
• Issues in Company Law
• Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
• Law in Practice
• Mental Health Law and Policy
• Principles of Corporate Insolvency Law

Teaching Methods

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Tutorials

Assessment Methods

• Coursework
• Dissertation
• Essay
• Examinations

Careers Overview

Our degree opens doors to a wide variety of professions and organisations, including:

• Law firms
• Barristers’ chambers
• Consultancies
• Business advisory services
• Marketing
• Public relations
• Accountancy
• Campaigning

Recent graduates have secured positions at law firms such as:

• Clifford Chance
• Slaughter and May
• A&O Shearman
• Eversheds
• Addleshaw Goddard

Outside of law firms, graduates have worked at:

• Deloitte
• Barclays
• HSBC
• Civil service in the UK and internationally

Graduate Stories

Hear from graduates about their current roles and what they enjoyed about their time at the School of Law.

Placements

The Faculty of Social Sciences runs an exclusive placements programme of term-time opportunities across all years of study. There are both paid and volunteer opportunities at local, national and even international level, across a wide range of organisations and businesses.

Law Careers Fair

The careers service organises career events and the annual law fair. This event is central to legal recruitment at Nottingham and attracts legal organisations including international and local law firms, barristers' chambers, the Government Legal Service, representatives of the justice sector and legal education providers.

Job Prospects

90.1% of law graduates were in sustained employment or further study five years after graduation. These graduates had a median salary of £46,400.*