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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

  1. Law Ralph Sandland Professor in Law Director of Undergraduate Programmes

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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.

  13. 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."

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Award-winning student societies European Law Mooting Society Students’ Association Advocate magazine Nottingham Law Society Bar Society Pro Bono Society

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. Keep in touch NottsLaw @UoN_Law

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