Law with Professional Placement The University of Exeter

Overview

The Law degree from The University of Exeter key features are:

• Provides students with the foundation to pursue a professional legal career

• Its wide range of optional modules in your second and final years enable you to tailor your degree to your own interests and career ambitions

• The Exeter Law Projects programme gives you the opportunity to observe or participate in activities involving the application of the law via many streams of pro bono opportunities

Career opportunities:

We have an excellent relationship with members of the legal profession who are in regular contact with students through activities such as workshops, skills sessions, mooting, networking, internships, shadowing and mentoring.

Students of the Law degree from The University of Exeter also benefit from our strong links with alumni all over the world. Many of our alumni are in senior positions and include:

• His Hon Judge Phillip Waller CBE

• Steve Edge, Partner – Slaughter and May

• Fiona Shackleton, Partner – Payne Hicks Beach

• Dato Ambiga Sreenevasan – President of the Malaysian Bar Council

• Sarah Turvill – Chairman of Willis International Ltd

Career paths

Many graduates go on to further study in the law and then enter a training contract with a firm of solicitors or a pupillage in a barrister’s chambers. A law degree also provides a range of skills which are sought by other sectors such as business, finance and administration.