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Ralph Sandland

Professor in Law Director of Undergraduate Programmes

Why study with us? A curriculum that:

• Thoroughly covers the foundations of English law
• Explores
• Tort
• Contract
• Trusts
• Criminal law
• Public law
• Enables you to take further legal training to

become a solicitor or barrister

Why study with us? Diverse modules that:

• Enable you to specialise in the areas of law that

interest you

• Expand your knowledge and career opportunities

in a wide variety of sectors - Across your second and final years, you can take up to 40 credits of

• ptional modules outside the school
• Offer a range of qualifying options, including
• Classical Legal Theory
• Employment Law
• International Human Rights
• Intellectual Property
• International Humanitarian Law
• Mental Health Law and Policy

Why study with us? Opportunities to study abroad that:

• Include locations such as Australia, Canada,

Europe, USA, China, New Zealand or Singapore

• Give you a grounding in different legal systems

that will prove very attractive to prospective employers

• Immerse you in a different culture
• Develop you personally as well as professionally
• Broaden your world view
• Give you memories and experiences that last a

lifetime

Why study with us? Current study abroad partners include:

• USA: Connecticut, Texas
• Australia: Australian National, New South

Wales, Sydney

• Canada: British Columbia, Western Ontario
• China: Hong Kong
• Europe: Brest, Copenhagen, Ghent, Lund,

Madrid, Prague, Rome, Rovaniemi, Utrecht, Vienna

• New Zealand: Auckland, Canterbury
• Singapore: National University

Our links to the legal industry As well as holding presentations and training workshops for students, many firms and barristers chambers provide additional support to the school by:

• supporting student events through the various

student societies

• sponsoring scholarships and prizes
• providing facilities and resources such as the

Slaughter & May Computer Room

Work placements We understand that employers are looking for more than a great degree Our faculty work placements and internship programme provides

• pportunities that develop your skills in a real-world setting, and often result in

a graduate job offer. Recent placement and internship partners include:

• NATO
• The Rights Practice
• Electoral Reform Society
• Citizens Advice
• Nottinghamshire Police
• Rosie May Foundation

Careers and employability

• A high proportion of our graduates go on to

qualify as solicitors or barristers

• You may be eligible to practise overseas where

admission to the Bar (or equivalent) can be attained subject to meeting the jurisdictions' conditions

• Possible countries include:
• Hong Kong
• India
• Malaysia
• Pakistan
• Nigeria
• Singapore

Careers and employability Those interested in a career outside of law use their degree in a wide variety of professions and organisations such as:

• Consultancies
• Business advisory services
• Marketing
• Civil service
• Public relations
• Accountancy
• Campaigning

Recent graduates have gone

• n to work at:

Avery Dennison, BAE Systems, Clifford Chance, the London Stock Exchange, and PwC

Get a Q-Step ahead

• The UK has a shortage of social science

graduates with quantitative skills

• These skills are increasingly in demand from

employers across all sectors including government, business and charities

• Nottingham is one of only 18 institutions that

are participating in the Q-Step programme

• Designed to provide you with the evaluative

and analytical skills required to examine data

• Quantitative Methods pathway available on

BA Law Find out more at nottingham.ac.uk/q-step

Careers and employability Our Careers and Employability Service offers:

• Careers information and advice
• Specialist legal careers adviser
• Annual law fair/individual presentations with around 70 firms
• Skills workshops including Skillegal
• Guidance on CV writing
• Advice on interview techniques
• Nottingham Advantage Award
• Employability Skills Award

Careers and employability

98.5%

• f undergraduates

from the school secured work or further study within six months of graduation*

£19,875

was the average starting salary, with the highest being £46,000*

* Known destinations of full-time home undergraduates who were available for employment 2016/17. Salaries are calculated based on the median of those in full-time paid employment within the UK.

5th

in the UK for boosting law graduate salaries

The Economist British university rankings, 2017

Alumni

Founder, African Prison Project “It has been wonderful to work with a great group of staff, volunteers and partners during this time — including the University of Nottingham." Inspector, Nottinghamshire Police "There is more to policing [than driving a car with blue lights]: investigating complex crimes, firearms and public

• rder policing, to name a few."

Consultant, Eversheds “Moving to a country, with an environment so different to anything I’d experienced, was exactly the new challenge I needed.”

Katie Williams Claire Rukas Alexander McLean

How you learn

• In year one, you will spend between 8-10 hours per

week in lectures taught by leading law academics

• You'll have a tutorial of up to eight students, every

fortnight on Law of Contract and Public Law

• In Introduction to Law and Legal Theory you will

have a one-hour seminar with up to 16 students, every other week

• Beyond formal taught sessions, you'll be expected

to engage in self-directed study, including reading case law and legislation and preparing answers to tutorial questions

How you are assessed

• Unseen timed examinations
• Coursework
• Essays
• Dissertation

Your degree classification is based on marks from your second and subsequent years

• f study

How we support you

• Module-specific academic tutors
• Senior Tutor
• Personal tutor
• Academic Legal Skills Advisers
• School Welfare Officer
• University welfare services
• Learning support
• Counselling
• Health services

Award-winning student societies

Law Society Bar Society Pro Bono Society Mooting Society Advocate magazine European Law Students’ Association Nottingham

Our courses Three-year

• LLB
• BA Law, including Q-Step

Four-year

• BA Law with French and French Law
• BA Law with German and German Law
• BA Law with Spanish and Spanish Law

Post-entry LLB/BAs Four-year

• Law with American Law
• Law with Australian Law
• Law with Canadian Law
• Law with Chinese Law
• Law with European Law
• Law with New Zealand Law
• Law with South-East Asian Law

Keep in touch

NottsLaw @UoN_Law