School of Law


LLB

University of London's world-class LLB is of international standing. It has been the first step in the careers of thousands of practising lawyers around the world.

You will develop a critical awareness of the common law legal tradition and apply problem-solving skills to a range of legal and non-legal settings.

November intake

Application deadline: 1 October

Registration deadline: 1 November

May intake

Application deadline: 1 April

Registration deadline: 1 May

Our LLB is divided into routes. Your choice will depend upon a number of factors:

  • Do you wish to study for a Qualifying Law Degree (where the majority of your modules are pre-set), or a Non-Qualifying Degree (which allows you more choice)?
  • Do you hold a degree that makes you eligible for Graduate Entry? (Study 9 modules to complete, instead of the usual 12.)
  • Standard Entry Route - Qualifying Law Degree (LLB)

    Standard Entry Route - Non-Qualifying Law Degree (LLB)

    Graduate Entry Route - Qualifying Law Degree (LLB)

    Graduate Entry Route - Non-Qualifying Law Degree (LLB)

  • If you are not eligible for the LLB, can you access an approved local teaching centre? This may allow you to study the CertHE Common Law and progress to the LLB.

The University of London was the first to offer a degree in English Law in the 1890s, and continues to offer the security of an internationally recognised 'gold standard'.

Upon graduation, you will join a distinguished group of solicitors, barristers and judges from all over the world who began their careers with a University of London LLB.

The academic direction of the LLB is provided by a Consortium of outstanding University of London Law Schools: Birkbeck, King's, LSE, Queen Mary, SOAS and UCL.

Three of these (UCL, King’s and LSE) are ranked in the top 20 worldwide for Law (QS World Rankings 2019) and two of these (UCL, LSE) are in the UK's top ten (The Complete University Guide 2019).

Simon Askey is Director of Undergraduate Laws. Simon is responsible for the strategic direction of undergraduate programmes in law and the academic co-ordination of the assessment process and matters relating to student progression and performance. He began teaching law in 2001, with a primary focus on legal methods and legal skills, and he is co-author (with Ian McLeod) of Studying Law, which is in its fourth edition.

Dr Yvonne Jacobs is Associate Director of Undergraduate Laws. Yvonne works with the Director on the academic co-ordination of the assessment process and matters relating to student progression and performance. She has previously taught at Liverpool University and held the posts of LLB Course Director at City, University of London and Principal Lecturer and Senior Personal Tutor at BPP University.

Patricia McKellar is Associate Director of Undergraduate Laws. Patricia drives the learning, teaching and assessment strategy for e-learning technologies and interactive learning, supporting college-based academic staff to create distance learning resources and to implement technology enhanced learning in their modules. She oversees the extensive student support initiatives employed by the programme and promotes and develops student engagement. Patricia travels regularly for the programme, presents at national and international conferences and has published articles on legal education. She was in legal practice for a number of years and, prior to her appointment at University of London, was a Senior Lecturer in Legal Practice at the Glasgow Graduate School of Law at the University of Strathclyde, where she developed a number of innovative e-learning initiatives.