Law (Senior Status) (Hons) Leeds Beckett University

Overview

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As part of this  Law (Senior Status) (Hons)  course at  Leeds Beckett University , you'll:

• Gain a comprehensive knowledge and dynamic understanding of the law
• Develop academic, practical, digital and employability skills
• Participate in stimulating learning activities and authentic assessment tasks at each stage of your learning
• Analyse, critique and challenge contemporary issues in law
• Learn to provide strategic solutions to legal problems and recognise conflicts and tensions
• Tailor your degree to your career aspirations with option modules
• Become an independent learner and critical thinker
• Begin to communicate fluently using appropriate legal terminology

Our LLB (Hons) Law (Senior Status) is an attractive course if you already have an undergraduate degree in another subject or want to accelerate access to a legal qualification abroad, for example in Canada. It's also perfect if you want to achieve a law degree qualification (LLB) over two years, rather than the traditional three years.

Career opportunities

Upon graduation, you'll have a range of skills and attributes that are attractive to both legal and non-legal employers. This course will have significant value if you're seeking to go directly into the legal world or business. You'll gain the skills to work in any

industry where critical legal thinking skills are required, such as law, insurance, banking or retail. Successful completion of this course will enable you to progress onto courses leading to qualification as a solicitor and barrister. Following further training, you could build your career in a wide variety of roles, including

• Solicitor
• Legal executive
• Management positions
• Barrister
• Paralegal

You'll also be prepared to study on other master's courses such as the LLM International Business Law and LLM International Law: Conflict, Security & Human Rights.