This graduate entry programme is aimed at non-law graduates who wish to obtain a Qualifying Law Degree for professional purposes and who already hold a first degree. This two-year programme provides a core legal knowledge covering the seven Foundations of Legal Knowledge subjects at an advanced level; Public Law (including Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Human Rights Law), Law of the European Union, Criminal Law, Obligations (including Contract, Restitution and Tort), Property Law, Equity and the Law of Trusts. These are studied alongside a choice of optional legal modules. Please note: For entry to this programme, an undergraduate degree is required.

The majority of our graduates enter the legal profession. However, any degree which incorporates Law is recognised as a mark of excellence in virtually all employment spheres. Past graduates have embarked on a wide variety of professions, for example civil service; banking; charities and international organisations; management; the armed forces; accounting and finance; and the police service. Recent employers AON Ltd Wragge and Co Eversheds Linklaters DLA Piper Santander UK Plc Bank of England Work experience opportunities We organise regular careers events and routinely play host to law firms who wish to come and meet our students. There is an annual ‘Law Fair’ at which Liverpool University students have the opportunity to meet future legal employers. Academic staff in the Law School as well as the University Careers and Employability Service offer invaluable careers advice and support. Every year, many of our students are awarded funding and contracts from Inns of Court and solicitors’ firms for their professional training. Undergraduate students can develop their legal skills through a number of extra-curricular activities such as mentoring by members of the legal profession, mooting and negotiation competitions. The Student Pro Bono Society provides careers information and work experience opportunities in local advocacy organisations, including the Liverpool Central Citizens Advice Bureau. The Student Legal and Bar Societies also organise a range of social and networking activities as well as professional visits to Courts and Chambers. The School arranges a range of placement opportunities, typically offering students the chance to spend two-three weeks during the vacation working within an international law firm or alongside in-house lawyers in major commercial companies. In addition, a limited number of year-long placements in China are offered to students on a competitive basis. The Liverpool Law Clinic: The Law Clinic gives many students their first taste of professional practice: students work under the supervision of a lawyer, meeting the client, researching their problem and drafting advice. Confidentiality, clear communication and customer satisfaction are all emphasised as essential elements of the Clinic’s service. Participation in the Clinic helps students experience the practical aspect of Law whilst contributing towards their degree through the completion of the Clinical Legal Skills module.