Program Overview

Program Overview

The LLB, Bachelor of Laws program is designed to maintain its leadership in legal education through an innovative, research-oriented program. The program aims to provide the Saudi, regional, and global markets with high-quality bilingual law graduates. The mission is to enable LLB graduates to pursue postgraduate studies at reputable universities and practice in leading firms, organizations, and government bodies.

Program Objectives

The program objectives include:

• Providing an outstanding legal education implementing technology and research in a collaborative environment
• Ensuring that graduates have acquired the knowledge, skills, and values required to be future leaders and are properly prepared for entry into professional careers in Law
• Teaching legal principles, the fundamentals of jurisprudence, and legal skills and values in a manner that combines theory and practice
• Cultivating student competency in Legal Writing in both Arabic and English
• Keeping the program updated based on the labor market needs locally and internationally
• Building competitive legal skilled practitioners technically and ethically
• Encouraging intellectual and research production
• Providing students with opportunities to exhibit their legal knowledge via competitions, conferences, and internships

Graduate Attributes

The graduate attributes of College of Law graduates are aligned with the three NCAAA domains:

Knowledge and Understanding

• A coherent knowledge and understanding of core areas: the general concepts, rules, and theories of legal science
• Historical origins and developments of the science of law
• Scientific principles in the preparation of legal research
• Substantive and procedural rules of law in KSA, international and comparative law
• Recent developments in legal sciences

Skills

• Analyzes legal texts, judicial rulings, and jurisprudential opinions
• Infers the applicable legal provisions on different facts and issues
• Uses critical thinking to resolve legal issues and issues
• Drafts contracts, regulations, and legal briefs
• Uses legal methodology to solve a specific legal problem
• Proposes legal solutions in different matters according to the legal methodology
• Distinguishes between legal research methods to reach scientific conclusions
• Uses modern technologies to find suitable solutions for various legal problems
• Is proficient in pleading before the judiciary and the judicial committees
• Discusses verbally and in writing with others effectively and objectively

Values

• Performs the tasks assigned independently
• Is responsible for self-learning and personal development
• Undertakes the required duties and tasks through teamwork and individual work
• Shows a commitment to the ethics of professions and legal functions
• Follows the ethics of scientific research
• Commits to principles of responsible citizenship
• Promotes sustainability, diversity, and social equity for a better world