Law with Foundation Year LLB (Hons)

**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.**<br/><br/>**This course is moving into one of our new buildings at City campus. Teaching will be delivered at our Collegiate campus during the 2024/25 academic year while we get our new facilities ready. After that you will study in brand new facilities at City campus.**<br/><br/>**Course summary**<br/>- Develop critical understanding of the law and its practices. <br/><br/><br/>- Explore how justice and order is fostered in societies.<br/><br/><br/>- Gain experience at our Legal Service Clinic and Hubs and work on live client cases.<br/><br/><br/>- Work with law firms and legal and social-justice providers.<br/><br/><br/>- Consider the global reach of law, with opportunities for UK and international placement.<br/><br/><br/>On this course you’ll learn and apply the law practically. You’ll gain valuable experience in at least one of the following settings: the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice , on-campus legal service providers, or with external organisations. While developing excellent legal knowledge and skills, you’ll shape your degree around your interests, values and aspirations – preparing you for graduate careers in and beyond the legal sector.<br/><br/>**How you learn**<br/>All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.<br/><br/>On this course you’ll learn how to understand, critique and create knowledge and information. You’ll also develop and practise key skills and attributes essential for future work – challenging and confirming your personal and professional values to become an active citizen within a diverse society. This approach will prepare you for challenges and opportunities across our global society.<br/><br/>Our award-winning tutors are experts in their fields. You’ll be taught by a range of lecturers who are experienced legal researchers and who have years of experience in the legal profession as solicitors or barristers. <br/><br/>**Key Themes**<br/>At every level of your course, you’ll have the opportunity to learn the law and the personal and practical skills required to apply the law to a variety of simulated and real-life cases. <br/><br/>You’ll collaborate with legal professionals and rights and justice practitioners to challenge law and its application, engaging with projects and initiatives which are making a difference in Sheffield, nationally and globally. With a thorough grounding in the foundational areas of legal knowledge, you’ll be able to demonstrate what you’ve learned in theoretical and practical contexts. <br/><br/>**Applied learning**<br/>Your course has been designed to embrace real-world challenges and provide you with the practical skills and knowledge to be successful within your chosen sector.<br/><br/>**Work Placements**<br/>You’ll have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your second and third years. This gives you valuable work experience to prepare you for your future career – and allows you to graduate with an Applied Professional Diploma to add to your CV.<br/><br/>As part of your course you’ll have opportunities to undertake a range of placements with our legal and social-justice service providers. These include major national and international law firms – such as Irwin Mitchell and DLA Piper – and international legal practitioners such as attorneys’ firms, public defenders and miscarriage of justice projects in the USA. <br/><br/>**Live Projects**<br/>Throughout the course you’ll gain vital industry experience working alongside lawyers and other professionals on real projects. <br/><br/>**Social Justice**<br/>The department is committed to advocating for those who don’t have or can’t afford representation. You can get involved in a range of legal advice initiatives supporting access to justice including local court help desks, our Refugee Rights Hub and our Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice.