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The benefits of studying with us

Learn with the leaders

  • We’re the largest, longest-established and only truly specialist law school in the UK you’ll get many benefits that other institutions are simply unable to match
  • A wide range of firms and chambers – your current or future employers – regularly choose us to train their people, from the high street to leading global law firms such as Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance and Linklaters.
  • Law is all we teach, everything we do is completely focused on providing you with first class legal training.
  • Nearly all practising lawyers in England and Wales have trained with us at some point
  • We have the largest mentoring network in legal education.
  • With eight centres you get the widest choice of locations to train in the UK.
  • You’ll be part of a world-renowned institution with a growing international student body and strong connections with the International Bar Association, European Lawyers Association and the Law Society.

Benefit from our expertise

  • You’ll receive outstanding teaching delivered exclusively by qualified, experienced lawyers.
  • Receive unrivalled levels of high quality face-to-face teaching or personal online supervision, both supported by the very best interactive e-learning to help you pass your course and get the most out of your learning.
  • Choose how you want to study and get the widest range of specialist options, allowing you to tailor your course to reflect the areas of law that interest you most.
  • You’ll have the reassurance that the Solicitors Regulation Authority has given our study centres the highest possible ratings.

Improve your prospects

  • You’ll learn how to think like a successful lawyer in the area of practice you want to pursue – and develop the business skills that the profession demands.
  • We have the UK’s largest and best-resourced legal careers service is at your disposal to help you find your ideal job.
  • You get the widest choice of invaluable pro bono experience to develop your skills and add to your CV to aid your search for a training contract or pupillage.
  • Make the most of our connections with all types of law firms and chambers throughout the country – to help get you where you want to be in your career.
  • You can gain practice-oriented Bachelors or Masters of Law degrees giving you a real advantage among your peers in a competitive legal job market.


“The College of Law was a clear choice as it had such a good reputation amongst law firms and students.”
 
Emily Davies, full-time GDL, 2008/09