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Go global with a year abroad – study law at one of our prestigious partner universities overseas.
Legal firms around the world are expanding on an international scale. Our LLB in Global Law gives you the opportunity to experience life in a different country, study law in a different jurisdiction, and diversify your legal portfolio beyond the UK.
This exciting four-year degree follows the same structure as the traditional Law LLB, with an additional year studying abroad with one of our prestigious partner universities in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
In your first year you’ll study the core principles of law and learn the skills you need to read and apply legal documents, such as Acts of Parliament, EU legislation and case reports. Your second and final years will allow you to choose from a range of specialist fields, such as human rights law, criminology, intellectual property and medical negligence. Your year abroad will give you a solid understanding of an international legal system and expand your general legal knowledge – aiding your final year of study, which you’ll complete back in London.
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
Plus one full or two half modules from the list below.
You’ll spend your third academic year studying law at a university outside the UK. We currently partner with following institutions:
*These institutions teach in the native language, therefore competency in Spanish or Portuguese is required.
Plus full or half modules totalling three full modules from the list below. You can also choose to write a dissertation on a legal topic of your choice as an alternative to a taught module.
Students are eligible for a School of Law bursary, which will help with additional tuition fees and/or living costs whilst studying abroad.
My drive to have a successful international legal career and my fascination to see the world could not have been better catered for.
First-year law students receive approximately 12 hours of contact time per week. For each module there is usually a two-hour lecture supplemented by a one-hour weekly or fortnightly small group tutorial.
For every hour spent in class, you’ll complete a further two to three hours of independent study. This time is spent reading, preparing for formal study sessions, working on projects and revising for exams.
A new Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) was introduced in September 2021. Anyone wishing to qualify as a solicitor is likely to have to take this centrally assessed SQE. Queen Mary is dedicated to ensuring that students are equipped with the experience and skills required to undertake the SQE and any other post LLB bar qualification internationally.
Assessment typically includes examinations, oral presentations, midterm essays and coursework. In your third year spent at a university abroad, assessment will focus on written assignments and exams.
In the final year of all our law programmes, students have the option to research and write a dissertation on a legal topic in place of a taught module.
The School of Law offers excellent on-campus resources to aid your studies, including:
UK students accepted onto this course are eligible to apply for tuition fee and maintenance loans from Student Finance England or other government bodies.
Queen Mary offers a generous package of scholarships and bursaries, which currently benefits around 50 per cent of our undergraduates.
Scholarships are available for home, EU and international students. Specific funding is also available for students from the local area. International students may be eligible for a fee reduction. We offer means-tested funding, as well as subject-specific funding for many degrees.
Find out what scholarships and bursaries are available to you.
We offer specialist support on all financial and welfare issues through our Advice and Counselling Service, which you can access as soon as you have applied for a place at Queen Mary.
Take a look at our Student Advice Guides which cover ways to finance your degree, including:
A degree from the School of Law opens up an enormous pool of roles for our graduates. Many apply their degree knowledge directly, entering legal roles such as barrister, solicitor, paralegal and legal adviser. Others use the broad range of skills gained during study in other sectors, such as public administration and business. The Global Law LLB opens up further opportunities for an international career in law or business.
Recent graduates from the School of Law have been hired by:
During your time at the School of Law you will have access to a bespoke careers programme, including:
Learn more about career support and development at Queen Mary.
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Law is taught to the highest of standards at Queen Mary. The School of Law is ranked 8th in the UK by the Guardian University Guide 2022, 10th in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2022, and 26th in the world by QS World University rankings by subject 2022.
Located on the doorstep of London’s legal district, we have links with major law firms and frequently host visiting lecturers at the forefront of legal practice in the City. Our academics are some of the UK’s top legal minds, including a number of QCs, who advise high-profile international organisations such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the British Parliament and foreign governments.
The School is home to the Legal Advice Centre (LAC), through which students work alongside solicitors to offer free legal advice to the local community.
We have a lively and engaged student body, who run several law-based societies.
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