Law (Distance Learning)

Develop an understanding of the law, legal systems, rules, and practices. This LLB degree will 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?

96% of students on LLB (Hons) Law were positive about the way teaching staff explain things*
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

Curiosity needs thinkers, makers, and dreamers. It needs you!

Leeds Beckett believes that when unlike minds come together, incredible things happen. That’s why they don’t just teach; they collaborate, challenge and inspire.

Their courses are meticulously designed, combining practical experience through work placements with a vibrant location at the heart of one of the UK’s largest student communities. Boasting a top 10 UK ranking for both course quality and student life (Uni Compare 2026) and a prestigious five-star QS rating, LBU sets the standard for excellence.

The university prioritises student wellbeing and stands among just seven universities nationwide to earn the University Mental Health Charter Award - proof of their unwavering commitment to advancing mental health and wellbeing.

All of this is why 98% of Leeds Beckett students and graduates would recommend studying at the university to a friend (Uni Compare, 2026 reviews).