Course summary

If you're interested in becoming a solicitor, barrister or anything to do with the exciting world of the law, our course - accredited by Solicitors Regulation Authority and The Bar Standards Board – gives you the best possible start. You'll learn academic legal skills, but also how to interview clients, provide successful mediation and negotiate as a team, with opportunity to get plenty of hands-on experience, including working with clients, mooting and mock court proceedings, shadowing the Judiciary in Cumbria and Advocacy training days. Why Choose University of Cumbria We’re a modern, practice-oriented, forward-thinking law school and our teaching staff are experts in academia and legal professional work. They’ll share their experience to give you a great insight into pursuing a career in the legal profession. Plus, we have received 100% course satisfaction in the 2018 National Student Survey (NSS) and came third in the UK for student satisfaction and student feedback in the 2019 Guardian League Tables.

• Our law team consists of former practising solicitors and barristers with national and international experience

• Guest lectures by nationally and internationally-renowned solicitors, including Duncan Curley, one of the world's leading patent professionals and Linda Vance, a former Divisional Crown Prosecutor for Cumbria.

• Access to the criminal courts for mock trials, presided over by real judges

• Placement in a local law firm or legal service provider so you get work-based learning

• Our excellent links with local law firms and legal service providers and a strong working relationship with Solicitors Regulator Authority and the Law Society, which will give you vital professional insights, good placement and job prospects

• Opportunities to use your academic skills practically via our Street Law project, in which you research and advise on real legal issues to clients in our local community

• Our unique virtual Law clinic platform enables you to develop digital lawyering skills training, boosting your awareness and application of legal ethics, professional values and responsibility

• Take part in competitive mooting against other universities and organisations nationally with our in-house mooting society, bolstering your vital professional and courtroom skills

• Opportunity to participate in negotiation competitions – boosting your CV

• Opportunity to work on international negotiation projects with students from international and European jurisdictions

• Small class sizes mean we get to know you as an individual to give you personalised support

• Through our Personal Development Planning you’ll develop employability skills, including support in CV writing

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