How long does the LLB in Law take to complete?

The LLB in Law is a three-year full-time UK honours degree, with part-time and accelerated routes available. Placement year is included within the LLB in Law programme.

How is the LLB in Law delivered?

The LLB in Law is available on-campus in central London, online and by distance learning, with the same weekly seminar structure and named tutor support across modes.

Is the LLB in Law recognised in the UK?

Yes. The LLB in Law is a UK Level 6 honours qualification aligned with standards referenced by the SRA, Bar Standards Board and Law Society. It is a strong foundation for the SQE or Bar route, which are separate qualifications.

What are the entry requirements for the LLB in Law?

Applicants to the LLB in Law typically hold A-levels at BBB or above or an Access to HE Diploma, with GCSE English and Maths at grade 4/C and IELTS 6.5 for non-native English speakers.

What funding options are available for the LLB in Law?

LSLPE offers instalment plans and scholarship pathways for the LLB in Law, and international applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation guidance from admissions.

LLB in Law | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The LLB in Law at the London School of Law, Politics and Economics is a three-year UK Level 6 honours degree covering the qualifying legal subjects needed for progression toward the SQE or Bar route. Part-time and accelerated routes are available, and the syllabus is aligned with standards referenced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Bar Standards Board and the Law Society of England and Wales.

By graduation you will have argued moots at senior undergraduate standard, drafted claims and defences across contract, tort and public law, prepared criminal casework, and completed a placement year in a chambers set, City firm, government department or think tank. Your capstone dissertation will present original doctrinal analysis fit for practitioner or academic review.

Every intake of the LLB in Law joins the same LSLPE weekly rhythm, whether on-campus, online or by distance learning, and students are placed in small named cohorts from week one. Reading is drawn wherever possible from primary UK sources including Supreme Court judgments, Law Commission working papers and Sentencing Council guidance, giving honours students a direct working relationship with the evidence base used by the SRA, Bar Standards Board and CILEX. Assessed work rewards clean writing and structured argument over volume, and tutors emphasise the everyday drafting skills that honours practitioners use in first practice.

Key Features

Full qualifying legal subjects taught by practising and academic lawyers.
Syllabus mapped to competencies referenced by the SRA and Bar Standards Board.
Case-room seminars run in the Inns of Court tradition with named tutor support.
Placement year in a chambers set, City firm, government department or think tank.
Moot court exercises across contract, tort, criminal and public-law scenarios.
Guest sessions from practising barristers, solicitors and CIArb-listed arbitrators.
Dissertation supervised by an LSLPE tutor with active publication or practice.
Named tutor written feedback on every graded submission with an interim tutor review at the halfway mark.
Structured induction reading list drawn from primary UK legal sources including Supreme Court judgments, Law Commission working papers and Sentencing Council guidance.

What You Will Learn

Apply doctrine in contract, tort, criminal, land, equity and public law.
Analyse Supreme Court judgments using authoritative case-analysis methods.
Draft claims, defences and Part 18 requests in civil disputes.
Prepare criminal charging, plea and sentencing memos.
Advise on human-rights and public-law questions.
Interpret EU-retained law and post-Brexit constitutional questions.
Present written and oral advocacy of senior undergraduate standard.
Build a dissertation using UK case law databases and Law Commission reports.
Read published UK legal evidence sessions, working papers and reports at practitioner standard.
Manage timed writing and oral defence under seminar and committee-style conditions.

Who This Course Is For

School leavers targeting a career in law across chambers, firms or public bodies.
Career changers from public-sector or corporate roles moving into legal practice.
Paralegals and legal executives seeking a full honours LLB.
International applicants wanting a UK-recognised honours LLB.
Working professionals in compliance or regulatory roles seeking legal grounding.
Applicants moving into the degree route from a UK Access to HE Diploma, a mature-applicant portfolio or a related LSLPE credential.

Career Pathways

Trainee Solicitor in a City, high-street or in-house legal team.
Pupil Barrister in a civil, criminal or public-law set.
Legal Executive on a CILEX route.
Legal Adviser to a government department or public body.
Compliance Officer in a regulated business.
In-house Counsel to a corporate legal team.
Judicial Clerk supporting UK court and tribunal work.
Legal Researcher for chambers, think tanks or academic centres.
Support-role progression across chambers, City firms and Whitehall departments and legal-policy adjacent teams in central London.

The LSLPE careers service coordinates placements with chambers, City firms, government departments and think tanks specialising in legal work. The service runs at least one careers day each academic year specifically for degree students on the LLB in Law, connecting them with employers across the Royal Courts of Justice, the Inns of Court, chambers, City firms and Whitehall departments and the wider LSLPE alumni network.

Entry Requirements

A-levels (or equivalent) at BBB or above, OR a UK Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3, with a preference for essay-based subjects.
GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C or equivalent.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
Two academic references and a personal statement addressing your interest in law.
International applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation support from LSLPE admissions.

Why Study at LSLPE

The London School of Law, Politics and Economics teaches law within a short tube ride of the Royal Courts of Justice, the Supreme Court, the Inns of Court, chambers and the City. LLB students engage directly with the barristers, solicitors and clerks arguing the same cases they read in seminar.

Every intake, on-campus or remote, joins the same weekly seminar structure with named programme-tutor support, and curriculum alignment is refreshed annually against Bar Standards Board and Law Society guidance.

Study skills teaching is embedded across the LLB in Law, covering scholarly referencing, timed writing under committee-style time pressure and the reading of published UK legal materials. International applicants receive additional English-language coaching from the LSLPE admissions team, and mature applicants without recent formal study join a bridge-week before term begins to consolidate written English and note-taking habits. Tutors provide named written feedback on every submission, and every graded piece is reviewed by a second tutor for consistency across cohorts and study modes. Students shadow LSLPE tutors on structured observation sessions at the Supreme Court, the Administrative Court and the Central Criminal Court where relevant, and are encouraged to follow live UK debate through the UK legal-affairs press and the UK Human Rights Blog community.

Apply for LLB in Law

Applications for the LLB in Law are reviewed on a rolling basis and admissions responds within one working day. Apply for the LSLPE Bachelor's programme, placement year in chambers, government or a think tank included. International applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation guidance from the LSLPE admissions team throughout the enrolment cycle, and progression maps into an LSLPE Master’s programme are set out in writing at offer stage. Enrol Now.