Undergraduate

Nottingham Law School is one of the largest and most innovative Law schools in the UK. We offer exciting courses with opportunities that meet the needs of students and the legal world. We take great pride in our outstanding and long established national and international reputation for excellence in modern legal education. Our links with the legal and other professions both at home and overseas reflect and inform the design of our course portfolio and ensure that we continue to lead the way in legal education.

All our undergraduate law degrees are recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board as Qualifying Law Degrees, enabling you to progress on to further legal training to become a solicitor or barrister.

We have outstanding facilities including a mock courtroom, family courtroom, and four mooting rooms to further enhance our students mooting and advocacy experience.

Nottingham Law School encourages students to become involved with societies and projects that will enhance their university experience. Prospective employers pay close attention to your interests and extra-curricular activities and we ensure that you always have a range of extra opportunities available:

LEX, our very own Student Law Society, hosts lectures, workshops, networking evenings and also organises social events such as the annual Law Ball.
Mooting is an oral presentation on a matter of law which draws on a diverse range of intellectual and practical skills which are valued by both legal and non-legal employers.
International Summer Schools provide an exciting opportunity to learn more about European and international law with visits to institutions such as the European Court of Human Rights and the European Parliament.
The University Language Programme offers you the chance to study a new language or improve a current one.

From 2012 entry our courses will have some additional special features which will include: studying abroad, gaining experience through clinical education modules, a Path to Professional Practice module which will prepare you for the workplace, and short placement opportunities.

Our courses offer you a wide range of options: to study and take a work placement; study abroad; to combine the study of law with another subject. For further details please view the links below.

Courses

Students are taught by a unique mix of qualified lawyers who have worked and continue to work in the legal profession and academics whose research drives course design.

All of the above courses are Qualifying Law Degrees for professional purposes enabling successful students to continue on to the first stage of professional training, namely the Legal Practice Course for intending solicitors and the Bar Professional Training Course for intending barristers. If you intend to become a solicitor you will be guaranteed a place on our excellent rated Legal Practice Course (2.2 or higher). Our courses also provide an excellent foundation for a wide range of careers.

Meanwhile, our undergraduate news bulletin The Verdict June 2011 , has details of student achievements, our International Summer Schools programme and comments from some of our students and alumni.

We have strong links with schools, sixth forms and FE colleges and provide a number of taster sessions throughout the year. These enable visitors to find out more about working in law, view our facilities and find out more about legal careers. Our Law in Focus March 2011 newsletter will provide further information about the Law School and about our taster sessions.

Search our range of undergraduate courses.