Law LLB (Hons)

**This is a qualifying law degree - your first step towards becoming a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales. You’ll gain all the skills you need to progress to the next stages.**<br/><br/>**Why study LLB Law at Goldsmiths**<br/>- We’re one of the highest-rated courses in the country. Were number 1 in the UK for student satisfaction (Complete University Guide Law League Table 2024). In the National Student Survey 2022, our Department of Law was ranked number 1 in the UK for its intellectually stimulating curriculum and programme, and we were rated the best department in London for quality of teaching in law.<br/><br/><br/>- We have a rich heritage of social awareness and engagement. Youll be part of an environment that champions human rights, social justice and the international rule of law.<br/><br/><br/>- You’ll not only get a qualifying law degree, but the course has also been developed in anticipation of the new Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE). Training for these is integrated throughout the degree, with the option to take an SQE module in your final year.<br/><br/><br/>- As a Goldsmiths student, you will also benefit from discounted access to SQE Prep with leading external provider BARBRI.<br/><br/><br/>- Future lawyers need a diverse range of skills. As well as grounding you in the fundamentals, you’ll also learn about subjects from big data to social media.<br/><br/><br/>- This degree is active, so you wont just be sitting and reading. Youll learn problem-solving, debating and advocating through a range of activities.<br/><br/><br/>- Were ahead of the curve, offering subjects like AI and disruptive technologies.<br/><br/><br/>- Youll benefit from our excellence in the fields of creative arts, humanities and social sciences, with optional modules in subjects like art, media, human rights and technology.<br/><br/><br/>- Youll visit the Supreme Court, Old Bailey, and leading commercial law sets. You’ll also attend Parliamentary committees and debates as well as relevant theatre productions, exhibitions and film screenings to enrich your studies.<br/><br/><br/>- You’ll work closely with eminent legal thinkers, internationally leading barristers and politicians. Our Visiting Professors are some of the greatest legal minds of our generation.<br/><br/><br/>- You’ll benefit from a variety of guest speakers who are experts in their fields. From practising legal professionals to solicitors from ‘Magic Circle’ law firms, and members of the Crown Prosecution Service to representatives from NGOs and the technologies sector.<br/><br/><br/>- In Goldsmiths’ Law and Policy Clinics, youll get to confront challenging societal issues through supervised legal research and public engagement activity. Areas of research and public engagement activity covered by the Clinics include immigration, the law of financial wrongdoing, police interrogation, and counter-terrorism law.<br/><br/><br/>- We’re the first law department in the UK to offer students free access to Harvard Law School’s pioneering Zero-L course.<br/><br/><br/>- We take our students on an annual international court visit. <br/><br/><br/>- We also organise an annual summer school in Athens, in collaboration with leading universities there.<br/>

Goldsmiths are one of London's most central universities, it takes 10 minutes to get to London Bridge by train or 15 to get to Shoreditch. All undergraduate teaching happens on their friendly single-site campus. Enjoy London without missing out on a campus experience. Their undergraduate accommodation is also on campus, or just a short walk away.<br/><br/>The library is open 24/7, nearly every day of the year. Goldsmith's campus also has a large outdoor green space - perfect for seeing friends. Industry-standard facilities include media suites, research labs, and design studios. But don't just take their word for it, 9 out of 10 of Goldsmith's graduates are in work or further study after graduating (GOS 2017-18).<br/><br/>They're ranked in the world's top 500 (THE World University Rankings 2022), 18th for Art and Design, 12th for Media and Communications, and 44th for Sociology (QS World University Subject Rankings 2022). Many of their subjects are ranked 1st or joint 1st for research intensity too!<br/><br/>Get in touch today to find out more!