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Law 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 optional 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 opportunities 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 on 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% 5th £19,875 of undergraduates in the UK was the average from the school for boosting law starting salary, with secured work or graduate salaries the highest being further study within six £46,000 * The Economist British university months of graduation* rankings, 2017 * 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.

Alumni Alexander McLean Katie Williams Claire Rukas Founder, African Prison Project Consultant, Eversheds Inspector, Nottinghamshire Police “It has been wonderful to work with a "There is more to policing [than driving “Moving to a country, with an great group of staff, volunteers and environment so different to anything I’d a car with blue lights]: investigating partners during this time — including experienced, was exactly the new complex crimes, firearms and public the University of Nottingham." challenge I needed.” order policing, to name a few."

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

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

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