Law (Eng or NI) with Energy Law (Hons) University of Dundee

Overview

This LLB Law (Eng or NI) with Energy Law (Hons)  from University of Dundee  is recognised in common law countries that accept an English qualifying degree.

You start this course with 120 credits which lets you complete your degree in three years.

This course is fully accredited by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (England and Wales) so when you graduate you will have full flexibility in deciding where to complete your legal training.

The energy law modules are provided by the University's Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy. CEPMLP is internationally renowned in the field of international business transactions, natural resources and energy law, and policy. 

In Levels 3 and 4 you will develop a detailed knowledge and expertise in this key commercial field and will study subjects such as energy law and energy projects and environmental law. 

You will also explore a specialist area of your choice in a dissertation in Level 4.

Careers

A new qualification route to practicing as a solicitor in England and Wales is currently (June 2019) being developed. This will be a centralised Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). This LLB course will still enable you to pursue qualification as a solicitor until after these reforms come in. For more information on these reforms and what they might mean for your journey to practice, visit the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

The university also runs an annual Legal Recruitment Fair. This attracts high profile employers and organisations wishing to to meet students to recruit to graduate positions.

Many of their graduates have gone onto prestigious careers including at the Court of Session, the Old Bailey, the European Court of Human Rights and the UN.