Law & Legal Work BTEC Level 2

BTEC

In Broadstairs

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Description

  • Type

    BTEC

  • Location

    Broadstairs

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course is for learners who are working in or wish to move into paralegal roles. It is designed to give you a practical introduction to law and legal work to prepare you for employment in a legal field or to enhance your current employment opportunities.

Important information

Government funding available

Facilities

Location

Start date

Broadstairs (Kent)
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Ramsgate Road, CT10 1PN

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

There are no formal qualifications required to join the course, but a good writing ability would be an asset.

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Subjects

  • IT Law
  • Private Law
  • English
  • LLB
  • LLM
  • LPC
  • Law

Course programme


Course Overview
This course is for learners who are working in or wish to move into paralegal roles. It is designed to give you a practical introduction to law and legal work to prepare you for employment in a legal field or to enhance your current employment opportunities.

Course Structure
The course consists of three units:
  • An Introduction to the English Legal System. This unit introduces the English legal system to the learner. It is the core unit of the qualification and its focal point. It seeks to provide the necessary basic information about the operation of the English legal system and the language of the law.


  • Criminal Law. The aim of this unit is to introduce the learner to the role of criminal law in England and Wales. The unit takes a broad approach and concentrates on a range of offences, and consequences of criminal behaviour. Learners will further develop their legal terminology, their skills and knowledge relevant to identifying criminal behaviour and consequences, and their ability to apply the law to situations.


  • Family Welfare Law. This unit aims to give learners an introduction to the three main areas of family law: marriage and relationships, divorce and ending relationships, and children.

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Police Powers. The aim of this unit is to give an introduction to the running of the police service and their powers in the community.

It is necessary that you make your own individual visits during the day time, in September, to your local county court, magistrates court and crown court in order to create a series of reports based on their functions in order to supplement the work done in class. There will also be a day visit to Parliament and the Royal Courts of Justice (London) in October for all Thanet college law students, and guests speakers will also visit classes.

Qualification Aims
For students to gain a qualification that will aid entry into Law and Legal Work related employment.

Assessments/Examinations
Students will build up their own portfolios of work which will be assessed both by their tutor and the awarding body, Edexcel.

Cost / Equipment
Tuition and registration fees for students over 19 are approximately£280 tbc.Textbooks are additional. The recommended book for this course is "The English Legal System by Jacqueline Martin, 2007, ISBN 9780340941560

Free tuition is available to those aged 16-18 or who are in receipt of certain means tested benefits or to their un-waged dependants. If you are not on benefits but find it difficult to pay any course related costs because of financial hardship, contact Student Welfare on 01843 605048 to make an appointment with a welfare advisor.

Start Date
September 2010

Law & Legal Work BTEC Level 2

Price on request