Law, LL.B. - 2017/18

Our academic support in Law has a 91% rating. National Student Survey, 2015 By choosing to study Law with us you will become part of a challenging, vibrant and friendly environment. Upon completion, your degree will be recognised as a Qualifying Law Degree by both the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board, enabling you to progress to the Vocational Stage of lawyer’s training. The University has recognised expertise in dispute resolution, particularly alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and specifically mediation. This is enhanced by a number of dispute resolution related modules in our curriculum and through our Mediation Clinic, the first of its kind in a UK university and in which you will have the opportunity to participate. We have also developed links with our local community through engagement with Citizens Advice (voluntary advice service), as well as with the local courts in Kent through the development of our Access to Justice Scheme, enabling our Law students to act as companions for unrepresented parties at court. We have an excellent careers and employability service at Canterbury Christ Church, which works closely in conjunction with the Law course to provide comprehensive support and guidance designed specifically for our Law students. The University is committed to providing you with the skills you need to enhance your employability opportunities. We understand the huge commitment you are making by studying with us and we will do everything we can to develop the skills employers tell us they need, and we are very much an applied Law School. We are currently working with the National Association of Licensed Paralegals to become one of only a few universities across the country which offers a dual qualification; an LLB and Membership of the National Association of Licensed Paralegals. Due to our limited annual intake, we can afford to have a close pastoral care regime, allowing us to take care of the individual needs of our students. We offer specialist training in areas such as writing and advocacy skills, and we will help to prepare you for the next steps, for example by doing one-to-one mock interview sessions. Our staff have been nominated for: 'Law Lecturer of the Year Award' for Inspirational Teaching in Helping Students to Fulfill their Potential' LawCareers.Net 2015; 'Law Teacher of the Year Award' for 'Contribution to the Student Experience of International Students' (2013). Most of our staff are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy.