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Study mode:
Full-time
Qualification:
Bachelor of Law (with Honours) - LLB (Hons)
Duration:
3 Years
Start date:
15/09/2025
Campus:
City CampusC
2025-20262026-2027
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Course summary

Develop an understanding of the law, legal systems, rules and practices. This LLB degree will help open career opportunities in the legal profession and beyond.

Law is a highly respected, intellectually challenging and popular subject choice.

Professionally recognised

This LLB Law course will provide a solid foundation for those wishing to qualify as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales.

As part of this course, you’ll:

  • Build a solid understanding of the legal systems, rules and practices that govern and regulate society

  • Gain strong transferable skills as you explore a breadth of subjects

  • Study commercial and social relationships

  • Analyse, critique and challenge contemporary issues in law

  • Learn to communicate fluently and coherently using appropriate legal terminology

  • Develop realistic strategic solutions to legal problems and recognise conflicts and tensions in law

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Professional links
We have strong connections with local, regional and national law firms, so you'll have the opportunity to network with potential employers during your study. Some of the firms and organisations we work in conjunction with include:

  • Squire Patton Boggs

  • Military legal services

  • Levi Solicitors

  • Park Square Barristers

  • Trinity Chambers

Pro Bono opportunities
Leeds Law School offers numerous Pro Bono opportunities for you to take advantage of, including our Law Clinic volunteering with charity Support Through Court, and our Street Law programme.

Law Trove
Leeds Law School subscribes to Law Trove, an online service offered by Oxford University Press, worth over £200. This means you'll have free access to all Oxford University Press Law textbooks. You'll be able to read texts online or download chapters in PDF format to read offline or print.

Mentor guarantee
Our mentor guarantee is an integral part of the educational experience at Leeds Law School. You'll be paired with a professional mentor from Leeds' legal community. Your mentor will provide invaluable insight into the legal profession to support your educational development and enhance career opportunities. We offer a guarantee, so every student who'd like a mentor can have one.

Law in Practice guest lectures
Prominent legal figures regularly feature in our guest lecture series to share their experience of the profession with you. Previous speakers include human rights campaigner Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, chief executive of The Law Society, Catherine Dixon, and Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer.

Changes to legal education and training
Legal education and training has been subject to a detailed review by professional regulators in the legal sector. The review has examined the routes to qualification as a barrister or solicitor. You can find out more about the changes at our open days and applicant days.

Why study the LLB Law course at Leeds Beckett University?

  • 90% of students were positive about the teaching on LLB (Hons) Law*

  • Law Trove - an online service worth over £200, giving you free access to hundreds of legal texts - meaning you spend less, if anything, on textbooks

  • Professional mentor guarantee - gain valuable insight by being paired with a mentor from Leeds' legal community

  • Gain key legal experience by working with real clients within our Law Clinic and during placement opportunities

  • Engage with extra-curricular activities to boost your CV - including mooting, our Street Law programme, and student-led societies

National Student Survey 2024*

Modules

<strong> Year 1 Core Modules: </strong>

  • English Legal System
  • Contract Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Public Law
  • Legal & Employability Skills

<strong> Year 2 Modules: </strong>
Choose either one 30 credit module from:

  • Property Law (recommended option module)
  • Tort Law (recommended option module)
    Alternatively, choose two modules from:
  • Advocacy (15 credits)
  • Child Law (15 credits)
  • Client Care Skills (15 credits)
  • Construction Law (15 credits)
  • Family Law (15 credits)
  • Legal Tech (15 credits)
  • Perspectives on Law & Society (15 credits)
  • International Trade Law (15 credits)
  • Commercial Law (15 credits)

<strong> Year 3 Modules: </strong>

  • Equity & Trusts Law (recommended option module)
  • European Law in Contexts (recommended option module)
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Animal Law
  • Company Law
  • Crime, Morality & Law
  • The Law of Evidence
  • Dissertation (40 credits)
  • Employment Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International Human Rights Law
  • Introduction to the SQE
  • Law Clinic
  • Media & Entertainment Law
  • Work-Placed Learning (Placement)
  • Work-Based Learning (Summer Placement)
  • Placement (Year Long)
  • Domestic Abuse & Criminal Justice

If the course start date is before 31 December 2025 and you have already submitted an application, this course can be added. If you have not submitted an application, contact the university or college direct.

If the course start date is between 01 January and 31 July 2026 click the 'Apply' button to make an application.

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
M100
Institution code:
L27
Campus name:
City CampusC
Campus Code:
C
Points of Entry:
Year 1

Leeds Beckett University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
M100
Institution code:
L27
Campus name:
City CampusC
Campus Code:
C

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 120 points

A minimum of 80 points from two A levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English Language and Maths at Grade 4 or above (Grade C for GCSEs taken before 2017) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy/Numeracy are accepted in place of GCSEs.

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
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Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

For Leeds Beckett University, the top and bottom 5% of student grades have been removed from these calculations. This change helps to remove any extraordinary circumstances that could impact the data. Learn more here .
BCC Most common
  1. AAB
  2. Highest grades
  3. CDD
  4. Lowest grades

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

96% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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