Law with Business (Hons) Keele University

Overview

The Law with Business (Hons) degree from Keele University explores the principles of law that underpin business management. You will investigate how law influences workplace operations and business practices, as well as developing an understanding of the seven foundations of legal knowledge. These include: Contract Law, Tort Law, Public Law, Criminal Law, European Law, Land Law, and Equity & Trusts.

This course enables you to develop a keen appreciation of the relationship between law and business at a theoretical and practical level, whilst building essential skills for a career in law, business or related fields such as finance and human resources.

The core structure of this programme explores the principles of law and business, allowing you to tailor the programme to your interests and careers aspirations as you progress throughout the degree. Whether you wish to investigate contemporary issues in law, study the practice of law in corporate business or take a placement module to engage with training in legal contexts.

Our civic Law School offers various practical learning opportunities that put future employability at the heart of your degree programme. These opportunities enable you to work with real clients, practice your legal skills whilst supported by qualified solicitors, and offer free legal advice to help individuals carefully navigate the justice system. Our CLOCK (Community Legal Outreach Collaboration Keele) scheme and Legal Advice Clinics offer valuable training, building your confidence, critical thinking skills and ability to communicate with various audiences.

At Keele, you can enhance your industry experience through a work placement year, gaining valuable insights into the workplace environment and building professional networks. Alternatively, you may wish to take an international year to study at a partner university. You will also have the opportunity to learn a language and become a multilingual graduate which can open up your career prospects on a global scale.

Career opportunities:

The Law community at Keele is supportive and inclusive, providing opportunities to network with academics, peers, alumni and employers. Building links with local and national employers can help to support your journey within the legal field and beyond.

Law Fair: Scope your legal career and graduate opportunities. Meet with employers and organisations to understand the graduate attributes required across the legal field, with guidance on applications and recruitment.

Legal Dining: A formal dining event where we aim to pair you with potential employers and inspirational alumni. A great opportunity to network with professionals and an example of the type of events you may attend as a legal professional.

We’re proud to equip you with key professional skills that enable you to embark on your professional career in legal and non-legal roles such as:

• Solicitor

• Barrister

• Lawyer/paralegal

• EntrepreneurBusiness Manager

• Mediator/ArbitratorLegal Researcher

• Human Resource Manager

• Teacher

• Journalist

Other sectors you may wish to explore include:

• Civil Service

• Charities

• Politics

• Public Relations

• Marketing

• Education

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