Law LLB (Hons)

Our Law (LLB) degree builds the foundation of your future career and is the gateway to professional training to become a solicitor, barrister or legal executive as well as a highly respected discipline for entry into a number of other careers. Chester Law School maintains strong links with local legal professionals and the wider community to enhance our degree and ensure you make the most out of your time at university. Guest lecturers, co-curricular outreach and pro bono (free legal advice) opportunities can enhance your skillset and transform you into a Law graduate who stands out from the crowd.

Studying our Law (LLB) degree allows you to tailor your studies to your interests. Gain a rich understanding of key concepts in your first year of study. Have the opportunity to focus on areas of Law that particularly interest you in your final year of study and develop your skills before you graduate.

Outside of your studies, join our Law Society which hosts a variety of events throughout the year, gain an insight into law in the real world by volunteering with our Legal Advice Clinic, or get involved with Chester Community Law Project, our student-led outreach programme which enables volunteers to use their legal knowledge to benefit our local community.

Our team is made up of former practitioners and nationally recognised academic lawyers, committed to helping our students make their career aspirations a reality.

This course is designed to give you the skills you need to progress into a range of careers in the legal sector and beyond.

You will study modules which give you a comprehensive understanding of the key areas of law most commonly practiced in England and Wales, and the practical employability skills relevant to a career in law and a variety of other professions.

During the first year of study, students undertake modules that enable them to develop their knowledge and understanding of the foundations of legal knowledge, including the study of:

• Public Law
• Property Law
• Contract Law
• and modules that develop their practical legal and employability skills.

The second year of study builds upon this foundation with the study of:

• Criminal Law
• Tort law
• Equity and Trusts
• Conveyancing
• and Law: Practice and Profession.

In the final block of the second year of study, students benefit from an Experiential Law module, with placement opportunities, as well as alternative employability development and community engagement project work opportunities.  

The Law School has links with the legal sector across the North West to facilitate this. Students may also secure placements outside of the Nort West if they choose to do so.

At Level 6, students will apply their skills while undertaking an academic or practical major law project in an area of law or community engagement that interests them, alongside their chosen pathway modules.

The course includes a choice of optional pathways of study, which are focused on areas of law that are common in legal practice to prepare students for a future in law.

For example, students can choose a pathway in:

• Family and Child Law
• Advanced Criminal and Evidence
• Human Rights and Social Justice
• International Commerce and Trade
• as well as other pathways that are made available based on the expertise of staff in the Law School.

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the course that will take the form of either core or option modules and should be used as a guide. We review the content of our courses regularly, making changes where necessary to improve your experience and graduate prospects. If during a review process, course content is significantly changed, we will contact you to notify you of these changes if you receive an offer from us.

This course shares a common first year with students on the Law with Criminal Justice and Law, Business and Commerce courses.

This means that you’ll learn alongside students studying a similar discipline, helping to broaden your knowledge and exposure to other concepts, perspectives and professions in the first year of your degree.

As you learn and collaborate with students from other courses, you'll not only widen your social and professional network but also learn new skills that will set you up for success in your industry.

In your second and third years, you will progress to studying more specialist modules within law, developing your skills to become a World Ready graduate.

Job Prospects

The range of teaching and assessment methods used on the programme, as well as the excellent opportunities for self-development offered, assist students in demonstrating, on graduation, the skills and attributes needed to enter the world of work. Our graduates have gone on to successful careers as solicitors and barristers as well as other professional roles. 

Careers service

The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service which provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, through employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice and guidance.

Careers and Employability aims to deliver a service which is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.

We are here to help you plan your future, make the most of your time at University and to enhance your employability. We provide access to part-time jobs, extra-curricular employability-enhancing workshops and offer practical one-to-one help with career planning, including help with CVs, applications and mock interviews. We also deliver group sessions on career planning within each course and we have a wide range of extensive information covering graduate jobs and postgraduate study.