Legal education in the United Kingdom

Legal education in the United Kingdom is divided between the common law system of England and Wales and Northern Ireland, and that of Scotland, which uses a hybrid of common law and civil law. Dundee, in Scotland, is the only university in the UK to offer students a choice of either English/Northern Irish or Scots Law LL.B. degrees. It now offers a dual-qualifying LL.B. degree in Scots Law and English/Northern Irish law. England, Wales and Northern Ireland [edit] Requirements for becoming a lawyer in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland differ slightly depending on whether the individual plans to become a solicitor or barrister. All prospective lawyers must first however possess a qualifying law degree,[1][2] or have completed a conversion course.[2][3] A qualifying law degree in England and Wales consists of seven modules drawn from the following subject areas: Public law (constitutional/administrative) European Union law Procedural Law (including law of evidence) Criminal law Law of obligations (contract, restitution, and tort) Property law (real property) Trusts and equity Following graduation, the paths towards qualification as a solicitor or barrister diverge. Prospective solicitors must enrol with the Law Society of England and Wales as a student member and take a one-year course called the Legal Practice Course (LPC), usually followed by two years' apprenticeship, known as a training contract.[4] Prospective barristers must first apply to join one of the four Inns of Court and then complete the one-year Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC), followed by a year training in a set of barristers' chambers, known as pupillage.[2] Qualifying law degrees [edit] Aberystwyth University Anglia Ruskin University BPP Law School University of Bedfordshire University of Birmingham Birmingham City University University of Bolton Bournemouth University University of Bradford Brunel University Bradford College University of Brighton University of Bristol University of Buckingham University of Cambridge Cardiff University University of Central Lancashire University of Chester City University, London Coventry University De Montfort University University of Derby University of Dundee Durham University University of East Anglia, Norwich University of East London Edge Hill University University of Essex University of Exeter University of Glamorgan University of Gloucestershire University of Greenwich University of Hertfordshire University of Huddersfield University of Hull Keele University University of Kent Kingston University Lancaster University University of Leeds Leeds Metropolitan University University of Leicester University of Lincoln University of Liverpool Liverpool John Moores University University of London: Birkbeck, University of London King's College London London School of Economics Queen Mary, University of London School of Oriental and African Studies University College London University of London International Programmes London Metropolitan University Manchester Metropolitan University University of Manchester Middlesex University Newcastle University University of Northampton Northumbria University* University of Nottingham Nottingham Trent University Open University** Oxford Brookes University University of Oxford University of Plymouth University of Portsmouth Queen's University Belfast University of Reading University of Salford Sheffield Hallam University University of Sheffield Southampton Solent University University of Southampton London South Bank University University of South Wales Staffordshire University University of Sunderland University of Surrey University of Sussex University of Teesside Thames Valley University University of Ulster University of Wales: Bangor University Swansea University Swansea College University of Warwick University of Westminster University of the West of England, Bristol University of Winchester University of Wolverhampton University of York The College of Law