How long is the LLB in Private Law at LSLPE?

The LLB in Private Law runs three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated routes available. Online and distance routes follow the same weekly seminar structure as the on-campus LLB in Private Law.

How is the LLB in Private Law delivered?

The LLB in Private Law is delivered on-campus in London, online and by distance learning. All three modes include the embedded placement, moot programme and dissertation.

Is the LLB in Private Law UK-recognised?

Yes, the LLB in Private Law is a UK Level 6 honours degree mapped to SRA SQE knowledge areas and BSB foundation legal knowledge requirements. It is a strong foundation for the SQE and Bar training routes.

What are the entry requirements for the LLB in Private Law?

The LLB in Private Law expects A-levels at BBB or above, an Access to HE Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits, or an equivalent international qualification for entry to the LLB in Private Law.

What does the LLB in Private Law cost and is funding available?

The LLB in Private Law is quoted on the LSLPE fees page with staged payment plans, employer sponsorship documentation and scholarship windows. Admissions issues a personalised funding letter for the LLB in Private Law on request.

LLB in Private Law | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The LLB in Private Law at LSLPE is a UK Level 6 honours degree running three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated routes available. The programme is aligned with Solicitors Regulation Authority SQE knowledge areas in private law, Bar Standards Board foundation legal knowledge requirements, and Chartered Institute of Legal Executives graduate benchmarks. It covers the core private-law subjects that ground UK legal practice and litigation.

By graduation you will have argued moots in contract and tort, produced a client-facing opinion on a trusts problem, drafted particulars of claim in a mock civil action and completed a final-year dissertation. A year-two placement in chambers, a City firm or an in-house team is embedded in the degree. The LLB is a strong foundation for the SQE and the Bar training routes; it does not by itself qualify graduates as solicitors or barristers.

Key Features

Curriculum mapped to SRA SQE knowledge areas, BSB foundation legal knowledge and CILEX graduate benchmarks.
Case-room seminars using Supreme Court and Court of Appeal judgments in private law.
Moot programme run in the Inns of Court advocacy tradition.
Embedded year-two placement in chambers, a City firm or an in-house team.
Named programme-tutor support across all three study modes.
Final-year dissertation supervised by a practising private-law barrister or solicitor.

What You Will Learn

Contract law including formation, terms, breach and remedies.
Tort law including negligence, occupiers' liability, nuisance and defamation.
Property law including registered title, leasehold and equitable interests.
Equity and trusts including express, resulting and constructive trusts.
Family law including divorce, financial remedies and child arrangements.
Civil procedure under the Civil Procedure Rules.
English legal method, statutory interpretation and precedent.
Legal research and dissertation methodology.

Who This Course Is For

School leavers and Access to HE progressors targeting the solicitor or barrister route.
Career changers moving from paralegal or advice-sector roles into full graduate law.
Working practitioners in in-house teams seeking a qualifying LLB.
International applicants studying English private law for UK-facing practice.
Aspiring in-house counsel in financial services, retail and technology.

Career Pathways

Trainee Solicitor via the SQE route
Pupil Barrister via the Bar training route
Paralegal in private-law practice
Legal Executive with a private-law specialism
In-house Counsel
Contract Lawyer
Legal Adviser in advice-sector organisations
Judicial Clerk

The LSLPE careers service holds at least one careers day each academic year connecting LLB in Private Law students with chambers on Chancery Lane and Fleet Street, City firms and in-house teams across financial services and technology.

Entry Requirements

A-levels (or equivalent) at BBB or above, OR a UK Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3.
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.
International applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation support from LSLPE admissions.

Why Study at LSLPE

LSLPE is the specialist law, politics and economics division of Harold International College of London, teaching in small tutor-visible cohorts within a short tube ride of the Royal Courts of Justice, the Rolls Building and the Inns of Court. The LLB in Private Law reads its subjects through the appellate judgments and drafting conventions that make up the daily material of English private-law practice.

Three parallel study modes let progressors, working practitioners and portfolio-route applicants complete the LLB without leaving employment, and the LSLPE careers service refreshes curriculum annually against SRA and BSB guidance. The LLB is a strong foundation for the SQE and the Bar training routes.

Apply for LLB in Private Law

Applications for the LLB in Private Law open with rolling intakes and admissions responds within one working day. Apply for the LSLPE Bachelor's programme with a placement year in chambers, a City firm or an in-house team included, and take a credentialed UK step towards the legal profession. Enrol Now