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Law and Practice LLB(Hons)

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21 September 2026

Duration

3 years full-time 4 years inc. placement year

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120-112 points

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About this course

Overview

Why choose Huddersfield for this course?

  • Get SQE-ready. This course is designed to support your preparation for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE).
  • Focus on legal practice. Develop skills in advocacy, legal drafting, and client communication through practical modules.
  • Learn by doing. Build real-world skills through mooting, mentoring, placements, and hands-on experience at our Legal Advice Centre.

Our Law and Practice LLB(Hons) course prepares you for an exciting career in legal practice, with special emphasis on getting you ready to take the new Solicitors Qualifying Exams (SQE1). Whether your aim is to become a solicitor or to work in industry, this course will ensure you stand out.

This course is designed to develop your skills in advocacy, legal drafting, and legal research, allowing you to develop competences which are required to be a solicitor. You’ll also gain a host of transferrable skills, such as:

  • how to construct an argument
  • how to communicate with clients
  • attention to detail
  • the ability to work on your own and as part of a team.

Why study Law and Practice LLB(Hons)

Our flexible course structures mean that you can wait until the end of Year 2 to decide whether you want to take an academic route and enrol onto our LLB (Hons) Law or one of our practice-focused courses, or Master’s in Law and Practice.

In the National Student Survey 2025, Law is ranked top in Yorkshire for learning opportunities.

Employability skills are embedded within our curriculum. Plus, a range of extra curriculum activities are on offer which will support you to enhance your skills further. These skills are desirable to employers in both legal and non-legal sectors. You can also benefit from hands-on experience at the Legal Advice Centre too.

You’ll participate in national and international Moot competitions, a professional mentoring scheme, the Law School challenge and a law Careers Fair, developing both legal and employability skills as well as networking for future careers.

In addition to specialised legal databases (i.e., Westlaw, Lexis Library) and journals (via Heinonline, Jstor), you’ll have access to over 200 law eBooks (textbooks) via Law Trove. These are all included in your course fees.

You’ll be taught my both practitioners and legal academics who bring their industry and research expertise into classroom teaching.

Plus, 86% of undergraduate graduates from the School of Business, Education and Law who are in work and/or further study within fifteen months of graduation. (HESA Graduate Outcomes 21/22, UK domiciled graduates)

Together with the Functioning Legal Knowledge modules (Criminal Law, Contract Law, Land Law Tort, EU, Public Law), you’ll study a range of practice focused modules, including:

  • Dispute Resolution
  • Criminal Litigation
  • Administration of Estates
  • Business Law and Practice
  • Property Law and Practice
  • Equity and English Legal System

Throughout the course, you’ll also take a variety of option modules to help you find your areas of interest in law, as well as access our purpose-built mock courtroom, which simulates a real-life, legal environment and will help you hone your skills.

Away from campus, you’ll gain relevant real-world experience through a placement year. After the second year of the course, you’ll put your knowledge and skills to the test in an optional 48-week work placement in your area of interest, in the UK or abroad.

This course will prepare you for a variety of potentially exciting careers in a range of fields in the industry. As you’ll develop competences that are required to be a solicitor, you may find career opportunities as a solicitor, paralegal, legal assistant, legal advisor, and legal executive. The transferrable skills you’ll develop will further open opportunities in both public and private sectors graduate level jobs.

The top five job titles advertised in the UK for graduate roles associated with Law courses are Paralegals, Conveyancing Assistants, Legal Assistants, Conveyancing Paralegals and Legal Administrators.

*Lightcast data extracted from Graduate Career Explorer – job postings from Dec 2023 to Nov 2024 showing jobs advertised associated with a selection of relevant graduate.

Career opportunities after the course *

Conveyancing Assistants

Paralegals

Legal Assistants

Conveyancing Paralegals

Patent Paralegals

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Who can apply?

Entry Requirements

BBB-BBC at A Level.
DDM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma.
120-112 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.
Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 credits achieved from any units awarded at merit.
Distinction at T Level.
120-112 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.

Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see Undergraduate entry requirements.

We offer a range of fair access opportunities and support to help students progress to higher education. You may also be able to earn extra UCAS points. For more details, please see our Contextual Admissions Guidance.

What will you learn?

Course Details

Law is more than textbooks and theory — it’s communication, teamwork, research and confidence. This module helps you build the core skills you’ll need to thrive in your degree and beyond. You’ll practise public speaking, legal writing, referencing, problem-solving and more — all through real-world, group-based tasks. It also helps you reflect on your personal development and grow the kind of transferable and professional skills employers value. Whether it’s time management, resilience, or the ability to work with others, you’ll develop the confidence and clarity to start shaping your future career. It’s about preparing you to succeed not just as a law student, but as a professional — wherever your legal knowledge takes you.

This module explores all the foundational and fundamental aspects of the creation of a legal agreement that is a contract. It explores how a contract comes to light, how it can evolve based on the inclusion of certain terms and how the courts keep upholding underlying principles which underpin contract law, while balancing ideas of justice and public interest and policy. You will learn some of the key guiding principles in Contract law, key debates and discussions on the underlying idea of contract law, the evolution of its principles and rules, the role of contract and the limits to what it can achieve.

This module will enable you to acquire a thorough understanding of the principles of criminal liability, and how these principles are applied to specific offences. A range of offences will be considered, including homicide, offences against the person (such as assault and battery) and property offences (theft, burglary, robbery and fraud). You'll also acquire knowledge of the basis of a defendant’s liability and the skills to apply your knowledge in problem situations.

The English legal system is rich in history, complex in structure, and continuously developing. This module provides an introduction to its core components, including how legislation is created, the structure of an Act of Parliament, and the roles of delegated and secondary legislation. It also explores key principles of statutory interpretation and offers a brief overview of the development of common law. You will examine the structure of the current English court system and the lasting importance of using past legal decisions to guide future cases. Additionally, the module will equip you with essential skills for researching legal materials - such as cases and statutes - and using them to build well-reasoned legal arguments.

Laws don’t just reflect society — they shape it. In this module, you’ll explore how legal systems interact with race, gender, class and popular culture. From feminist and critical race theory to legal injustices shown in films and media, you’ll challenge the idea of law as neutral and ask who the system really serves. It’s an eye-opening introduction to law as a force for change — helping you build critical thinking skills that go far beyond the courtroom.

In this module you will explore how power is used (and sometimes misused) in the UK, and what happens when governments, courts and ordinary people clash. You’ll explore the legal workings of the UK, examine real-world controversies, and debate whether our system truly delivers justice. By the end, you’ll understand how the law affects your rights, your freedoms, and the society you live in — and how to use that knowledge to challenge injustice.

Following the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union in 2000, the knowledge of EU law has never been more relevant. This module gives you a clear understanding of how the European Union works — its institutions, decision-making processes, and the legal principles behind the internal market and freedom of movement. You’ll explore the key legislative sources, landmark developments, and how EU law interacts with UK law today. By the end, you’ll have the insight to understand trade, travel, and cross-border legal issues in a post-Brexit world — knowledge that’s valuable for careers in law, business, and international relations.

In this module you will learn about trusts and how they relate to broader themes about certainty and flexibility (through equity) in the application of the law. You will have the opportunity to learn about the life of the trust: how various trusts are created, how they operate, by whom, and what happens when trusts go wrong, how to gather evidence, assess the strength of the client’s case and decide whether to seek equitable remedies such as specific performance or consider alternative dispute resolution.

In this module, you’ll learn about the structure of land law in England and Wales — exploring the different types of estates, the rights and restrictions that can exist over someone else’s land, and the rules for creating, protecting, and transferring those rights. You’ll see how these principles play out in real scenarios, from lease agreements to shared ownership disputes, giving you the skills to navigate one of the most practical and impactful areas of law.

This module explores civil wrongs like negligence, defamation, and nuisance. You’ll analyse how the courts decide fault, how damages are calculated, and what makes a claim succeed. Using real-life cases, you’ll learn to apply legal tests and sharpen your ability to think clearly and argue with precision.

You will also choose 2 optional modules in this year. The current optional modules are:

In this module you'll have the opportunity to learn about private and public family law, including with whom a child shall live and spend time with and who can make decisions concerning a child. You'll also explore the role of the State and when they may intervene in family life including public law court proceedings concerning vulnerable children and the range of orders that a court can make. This module will consider pre-court proceedings including the provision of services by a local authority to families and Child Protection Conferences as well as voluntary accommodation of a child.

In this module, you'll have the opportunity to gain an understanding of the specialist legal principles of commercial law, within relevant aspects of their social, institutional and cultural contexts. A wide range of commercial transactions are regularly conducted by businesses who use agents and this practice has given rise to disputes about the rights and obligations of the businesses, agents and customers. You'll also learn about the body of legal principles that has emerged to provide solutions to these types of disputes and the growing reliance on alternative methods such as mediation, arbitration and the use of the Financial Ombudsman Service.

Every limited company in England and Wales is built on a legal framework — and this module shows you exactly how it works. You’ll explore why concepts like limited liability and separate legal personality are so vital to business, and how they make enterprise possible. From shareholder rights to directors’ duties, you’ll examine the inner workings of companies and see how the law balances competing interests — whether between directors and shareholders, or between the company and its wider stakeholders. By understanding these relationships, you’ll be able to spot potential conflicts, assess the legal risks, and apply solutions that work in practice.

Employment law regulates the legal relationship between employer and employee, as well as the various other forms of work. In this module you'll have the opportunity to examine the formation of contracts of employment, its implied terms, and termination of the relationship between employer and worker at common law and under statute. Issues of anti-discrimination law in the field of employment will also be discussed.

In this module you'll explore how law deals with inequalities, not only the legal framework of non-discrimination both nationally and internationally, including its strengths and weaknesses but also how gender, race, disability interact with law. You'll do this by drawing on critical theories such as intersectionality, identity politics, discrimination as stigma and/or post-colonial theories to critically analyse legal responses to inequalities. This is an importance subject in the era of #metoo, the Black Lives Matter movements and other contemporary debates. This module will also explore the impact of globalisation on inequalities, considering the relationship between law and various systems of oppression such as gender, race and disability.

In this module you'll explore the relationships between members of a family and how the law is applicable to the breakdown of marriage/civil partnership or the relationship of a cohabitating couple. You'll evaluate the legal provisions relating to divorce and dissolution proceedings in respect of married couples and the legal principles that apply when dividing financial assets. The terms relating to married couples and their finance will be contrasted against the lack of formality surrounding cohabiting couples and their finances on relationship breakdown. The module also consider remedies available to couples in respect of domestic abuse.

The current use of easily accessible copyright-protected works is putting pressure on a law that effectively originates from a 19th Century construction of law with a 20th Century application in a society for whom accessing the internet was inconceivable. In this module you'll explore the nature of how copyright works, together with related rights including those assigned to databases and computer programs. This module will also provide a link between legal study and application of the law in a real-world 21st Century context, focusing on memes to explore the interrelationship between copyright and other forms of law beyond Intellectual Property (IP) rights.

This module will give you an understanding of the principles and practice of taxation law, specifically concerning the capital and income taxation of individuals, partnerships and limited companies. There is a particular emphasis upon income tax as it affects the employed and self-employed respectively, and the importance of distinguishing income receipts from capital receipts. VAT and inheritance tax are also covered. You will learn how to apply the law to realistic situations, including carrying out basic computations and learn the key role of HMRC in enforcing tax law, as well as the tax appeals system.

For more information on when and how we update our modules please see the ‘Legal Information’ section below.

The course offers an optional one-year (48 weeks) work placement after the second year, in the UK or abroad.

    This module provides insight into the ways in which a person’s land and possessions may be distributed after their death, the importance of a will, the formalities required for will making and, by searching the unpinning statutory rules, you'll investigate what happens where a will does not provide a complete template for distribution. You'll also explore the roles and responsibilities of those who administer a person’s estate and learn about the tax position on death and the practical steps that must be taken to manage and distribute a person’s death estate. This module facilitates a practical approach to learning and offers opportunities to explore case studies and learn how to use real-life documents.

    From startups and multinationals, businesses are built on legal foundations. In this module, you’ll step into the role of a legal adviser and explore how the law supports, shapes, and sometimes challenges the people who run and invest in companies. You’ll look at how businesses are created, financed, bought, sold — and what happens when things go wrong, like insolvency. It’s about developing your ability to give clear, practical and ethical legal advice — and gaining insight into the commercial world that many legal professionals work in.

    This practical module follows the full journey through the criminal justice system — from a suspect’s arrival at the police station through to trial and sentencing in the courts. You’ll explore real procedures, from pre-trial decisions and evidential issues to courtroom arguments and outcomes. It’s especially valuable if you’re considering a career as a solicitor, barrister, police officer, probation officer, or anyone working in the wider justice system. It gives you a detailed, realistic look at how law works on the ground.

    In this module you'll learn about the practice and procedure of dispute resolution in a range of civil legal problems including analysing the meris of a claim and its defence. You'll learn how to understand the differences between settling a dispute, the use of mediation and arbitration as well as the steps for commencing, responding to or progressing a claim and preparation of a case for trial, the trial itself and any post-trial steps.

    This module is designed to provide you with a working knowledge of the importance of acting with integrity and honesty when practising as a lawyer as required by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). A solicitor’s day to day professional conduct is set by a complex combination of bespoke conduct rules as well as general legislation which protects the data and finances of the public. You will learn about the importance of applying ethics and responsibility to inform your professional practice in law, and that breach of the SRA rules can result in serious professional and personal sanction for any practising lawyer.

    In this module you’ll explore residential conveyancing from start to finish, including sales of freehold and leasehold property, new builds, registered and unregistered titles. You’ll also look at commercial transactions, with a focus on leases. Along the way, you’ll get hands-on with the steps solicitors take when transferring ownership and even cover how solicitors handle client money in property deals. It’s an essential introduction to one of the busiest areas of legal practice — giving you the tools to understand high-stakes property transactions.

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    The course offers an optional one-year (48 weeks) work placement after the second year, in the UK or abroad.

    Our Placement Office works with national and international employers to ensure excellent work experience opportunities are available to you on sandwich courses as well as giving advice in areas such as interview skills and preparing CVs and covering letters.

    Previous placement providers have included Altaf Solicitors, Ashman’s Solicitors, CEIC Centre d'estudis Cunit, Conveyancing Liability Solutions (CLS) Ltd, PPG Architectural Coatings EMEA, Ridley and Hall and Taylor Price Legal Ltd.

    The placement year is a valuable tool that can enhance your employability and help you to develop as an individual. It is acknowledged that graduates with industry experience are generally much more attractive to employers.

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    My placement gave me the hands-on experience of working in a professional environment and as a result has prepared me for the next stages of my career. The placement has given me a platform to develop and gain more skills and now I am at the stage where I am very confident in my ability.

    - Mavua Maluasi
    Placement Student, CLS Risk Soutions

    Where could this lead you?

    Your Career

    Previous graduates from this course have gone on to roles such as Industrial Disease Paralegal, Legal Administrative Assistant, Legal Assistant in organisations including Slater and Gordon, Greenhead Solicitors, Ramsden Solicitors LLP.

    86% of graduates from this subject who are in work and/or further study fifteen months after graduating.

    * HESA Graduate Outcomes 21/22, UK domiciled graduates, other activities excluded.

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    - Shamim Miah
    Studied Law LLB(Hons). Currently works as a Corporate Solcitor at Ison Harrison.

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    This information is for Home students applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2026/27.

    Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X) and/or Government policy. 

    From January 2027 the UK government is launching a new student funding system for people starting university education. Read more about the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE).

    For detailed information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/study/fees/

    £17,600 per year

    This information is for international students applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2026/27.

    Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X) and/or Government policy. 

    For detailed information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/

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    The tuition fee for a placement year is £3,300. If you go on work experience or work placement, you will need to fund your own travel and/or accommodation costs to and from the placement.  Please be aware that if your placement is outside of the UK, you will still be responsible for your travel and living expenses and may need to consider issues like health care and insurance costs.

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    When you enrol as a student of the University, your study and time with us will be governed by our terms and conditions, Handbook of Regulations and associated policies. It is important that you familiarise yourself with these as you will be asked to agree to them when you join us as a student. You will find a guide to the key terms here, along with the Student Protection Plan.

    Although we always try and ensure we deliver our courses as described, sometimes we may have to make changes for the following reasons:

    Changes to a course you have applied for but are not yet enrolled on

    If we propose to make a major change to a course that you are holding an offer for, then we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment. We may occasionally have to withdraw a course you have applied for or combine your programme with another programme if we consider this reasonably necessary to ensure a good student experience, for example if there are not enough applicants. Where this is the case we will notify you as soon as reasonably possible and if you are unhappy with the change we will discuss with you other suitable courses we can transfer your application to. If you do not wish to transfer to another course with us, you may cancel your application and we will refund you any deposits or fees you have paid to us.

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    Changes to option modules

    Where your course allows you to choose modules from a range of options, we will review these each year and change them to reflect the expertise of our staff, current trends in research and as a result of student feedback or demand for certain modules. We will always ensure that you have an equivalent range of options to that advertised for the course. We will let you know in good time the options available for you to choose for the following year.

    Major changes

    We will only make major changes to non-optional modules on a course if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change is a change that substantially changes the outcomes, or a significant part of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days (part time provision), type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum. For example, it may be necessary to make a major change to reflect changes in the law or the requirements of the University’s regulators or a commissioning or accrediting body. We may also make changes to improve the course in response to student, examiners’ or other course evaluators’ feedback or to ensure you are being taught current best practice. Major changes may also be necessary because of circumstances outside our reasonable control, such as a key member of staff being unable to teach due to illness, where they have a particular specialism that can’t be adequately covered by other members of staff; or due to pandemics, other disasters (such as fire, flood or war) or changes made by the government.

    Major changes would usually be made with effect from the next academic year, but may happen sooner in an emergency. We will notify you as soon as possible should we need to make a major change and will consult with affected groups of students and any changes would only be made in accordance with our regulations. If you reasonably believe that the proposed change will cause you detriment or hardship we will, if appropriate, work with you to try to reduce the adverse effect on you or find an appropriate solution. Where an appropriate solution cannot be found and you let us know before the change takes effect you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the University without liability to the University for any additional tuition fees. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so and you may be eligible for an exit award depending on how far through your course you are.

    In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed in accordance with the student protection plan.

    The Office for Students (OfS) is the principal regulator for the University.

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