Law and Management LLB (Hons)

Law and Management at Kent offers you the opportunity to study the foundations of law alongside compulsory and optional modules in Management (taught by Kent Business School).<br/><br/>**Overview**<br/>You learn and think about the operation, scope and role of law within society – understanding the way the law shapes and is shaped by morality, public perception, politics and world events. Studying Management you will develop an understanding of the role and interrelationship between strategic management, human resource management and operations management.<br/><br/>Our research-led teaching encourages you to take a critical view of the law, engaging with the latest research undertaken by expert academics. Our diverse, international community of staff and students provides a dynamic and engaging environment to gain the professional legal skills and knowledge you need to change the world we live in.<br/><br/>**Reasons to study a Law degree at Kent**<br/>- Top 20 in The Times Good University Guide 2023<br/><br/><br/>- State-of-the-art facilities including a dedicated moot courtroom<br/><br/><br/>- Study the issues that matter to you through our broad range of modules<br/><br/><br/>- Prepare for a successful career – this degree helps facilitate your ambitions to work in law as a solicitor or barrister, or as a lawyer internationally<br/><br/><br/>- Get involved in real legal practice and assist real clients through Kent Law Clinic<br/><br/><br/>- Take part in co-curricular activities including lawyering skills modules in Mooting, Mock Trial Advocacy, and Negotiation<br/><br/><br/>- Join one of our student-led law societies<br/><br/><br/>- Participate in innovative and meaningful projects like Critical Law TV and the Kent Law Review<br/><br/><br/>- Learn from legal professionals on our Professional Mentoring Scheme<br/><br/><br/>- Study in a supportive environment with academic advisors and our Skills Hub which helps you succeed and achieve<br/><br/><br/>**What you’ll learn**<br/>Our law degree sharpens your thinking and your powers of persuasion whilst you gain extensive legal knowledge. You study the detail of the law, as well as its history. You analyse judgments and legal developments while considering the political, ethical and social dimensions of the law. This critical approach facilitates your ability to interrogate and investigate the law. Not only does this enhance what is already a fascinating subject, but it also enables you to build well researched evidence bases and advocate your position, which is critically and vitally important in whichever professional occupation you aim to pursue.<br/><br/>Our popular mooting programme develops your advocacy skills in a simulated courtroom setting before a bench comprising local judges, practising barristers, solicitors and lecturers. Our Employability Support enables you to make connections, build your network, develop an understanding of the profession and plan for your future.<br/><br/>**Accreditation**<br/>This degree will help you prepare for a career in law as a solicitor or barrister. All of our undergraduate Law degrees contain the foundations of legal knowledge required by the Bar Standards Board to satisfy the academic component of professional training for intending barristers, and provide a strong foundation for students who wish to take the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE).