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Text 41. The School of Law

at Queen Mary University of London

About the School of Law

The School of Law at Queen Mary University of London is one of six law schools in the federal University of London.

Excellent research

We are firmly established as a centre of national and international excellence in legal study and research. The School is ranked seventh in the England and third in London for Law, based on the percentage of our staff rated 3* & 4* (4* being the highest) in the UK government 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, denoting research excellence of international importance.

Student satisfaction

Following continued successes in various league table rankings, The School of Law at Queen Mary recently excelled in the Guardian’s University Guide 2014. The School was ranked third in London for law and sixth in the UK. The Times Good University

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Guide 2013 and placed us third in London and eighth overall in the UK. In the National Student Survey (NSS) 2012, the School of Law scored 92 per cent for student satisfaction.

About the School of Law

The School of Law consists of two departments:

The Department of Law covers the full spectrum of legal studies and is based at the University's Mile End campus.

The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) specialises in the knowledge and skills in commercial law that can be placed at the service of government, public bodies, overseas institutions, the legal profession, industry and commerce. CCLS is based in Lincoln's Inn Fields.

Our staff

Our academic staff are actively involved in public affairs in the UK, European institutions and international bodies, and have leading roles in legal scholarship.We have close links with law firms and leading members of the law professions in the UK and overseas. Some are involved in our teaching and others support students and activities within the school.

Events

We organise major conferences, workshops and seminars and opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD).

Service to the community

We continue Queen Mary's long-standing tradition of service to the local community. Our undergraduate Legal Advice Centre is run with the help of students from the School of Law and offers free legal advice to members of the public.

The breadth, depth and excellence of research activity in the School of Law earned us a highest possible rating of 5* in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2001), placing us among the top eight law schools in the UK. We consolidated our 2001 position in the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) as being ranked seventh in England, based on 60 per cent of our research activity classed as world-leading (4* the highest score possible) or internationally excellent (3*). The independent assessment of research

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quality takes into account the quality of research outputs, research environment and esteem indicators.

We adopt a wide spectrum of approaches to legal research, including doctrinal, theoretical, applied, comparative, historical, sociological, empirical and interdisciplinary perspectives. Members of the School of Law are actively involved in public affairs in the UK, European institutions and international bodies, and have leading roles in legal scholarship.

Virtually every major area of law is covered by the specialist interests of academic staff in the School, all of whom are willing to supervise postgraduate research within their areas of expertise. For more information on becoming part of our thriving community of more than 150 research students, take a look at our PhD programme.

Research Interests include:

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

Banking and Finance

Comparative law

Commercial law

Company law

Competition law and regulation

Constitutional and Public law

Contract, Tort and Restitution

Crime and criminal justice

Environmental Law

European law

Employment, Equality and Discrimination law

Family and child law

Intellectual Property law

Private International Law

Public International Law

Jurisprudence and legal theory

Insurance law

International Trade and Monetary Law

Legal history

Information Technology Law

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Media law

Medical law and Bioethics

Patents and Trade Mark law

Property law

Tax law

Postgraduate Study

The School of Law at Queen Mary University of London offers a

wide range of full, part-time and distance learning flexible postgraduate research and taught courses to more than 800 students from all over the world. The breadth and depth of our expertise enables us to offer courses and supervision in virtually all major branches of law. The presence of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies in the School of Law provides a particular strength in the field of commercial law. Queen Mary has built a reputation for its blend of academic and practical approaches on the postgraduate programmes, enabling students to gain both practical insights, along with the theories and concepts behind topical and sometimes controversial issues via debate and discussion with leading academics and practitioners.

Excellent Research and Teaching Reputation

The breadth and depth of expertise at Queen Mary enables us to offer courses and supervision in virtually all major branches of law, whilst maintaining an internationally recognised research reputation as demonstrated by our research institutes and projects and the grants awarded to our academic staff.

Continuing Professional Development

We provide distance learning and flexible courses suitable for legal professionals and many of our public events are accredited with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points. Read about CPD and Professional Accreditation at the School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London.

Postgraduate Student Research Community

Virtually every major area of law is covered by the specialist interests of academic staff in the School of Law, all of whom are willing to supervise postgraduate research within their areas of law expertise.

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There are more than 160 postgraduate law research students in the School of Law, you can view profiles of many of our current PhD students to see their research topics, supervisors and working titles. During term time we run a series of PhD research seminars.

Law Careers Service for Postgraduates

Completing a postgraduate law qualification at Queen Mary can be an excellent way to consolidate and enhance your legal experience whether you intend to practise in your own country or to develop an international legal career. Senior practitioners and academics from leading law firms, chambers and other universities contribute on our programmes, providing excellent networking opportunities for our students.

(L-R – Nathalia Hadiprodjo (Indonesia) LLM in Public International Law, Sadaf Etemadi (UK), LLM in Human Rights Law and Helene Qvist Petersen (Denmark), LLM in Human Rights Law)

We have an extensive network of alumni with whom we continue to develop strong links in order to inform and advise our current students. Queen Mary Career service organise a number of events, featuring representatives from top UK and international law firms, to help you understand the legal job market and decide on your most appropriate career route after graduation. You will also be able to take advantage of a wide range of other careers events and services to gain more information about law and non-law careers and receive advice on job hunting and applications.

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For more information about these events and services visit the QM Careers service website and Careers Brief our specialist legal careers website.

Careers support for LLM students

In addition to the numerous services provided to all Queen Mary students, Queen Mary Careers organise a range of career sessions for LLM students. The sessions will provide:

Information on routes to practise law in the UK, including information about the Qualified Lawyer Transfer Scheme

Advice and information on immigration for overseas lawyers (provided by Queen Mary Advice & Counselling Service)

Tips on how to perform successfully in UK job interviews

Insight into the skills and qualities required of UK and international lawyers and an understanding of how recruiters will assess them

Advice on how to use networking and social media in your career research and job hunting.

These sessions will feature alumni and representatives of leading UK and international law firms and legal training providers. As well as these events Queen Mary Careers provides dedicated one-to-one appointments for LLM students with a specialist law careers adviser to help you plan your career, develop an appropriate job hunting strategy, improve your CV and applications and prepare for job interviews.

Highlights from 2012-13 include:

Linklaters LLP: LLM Programmes at UK Law firms

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP: Interview Skills: An Employer’s view

CEO, International Compliance Association & Representative from the Bank of England: A Career in Compliance

Presenting Pitching and Influencing with Eversheds LLP

Linklaters LLP: Interview Techniques – an Employers view

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Weil LLP: Mock Interview Sessions

Freshfields LLP: Mock Interview Sessions

Speakers from the EC Representation to UK

Representative from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office: EU Careers Evening

Separate presentations, CV workshop and interview skills given to dispute resolution students by Jepson Holt Consulting and Dentons LLP

Internships

In 2012-13, the School of Law has arranged for numerous unique work-experience opportunities for our Postgraduate Law students including:

Work-shadow The Hon. Justice Blair at the High Court

Work-shadow Sir Bernard Rix in the Court of Appeal when he was Lord Justice of Appeal

A summer internship with the United Nations (UNCTAD) Geneva

Summer work experience position with Edwards Wildman LLP in Insurance Law

A Summer internships with EDF Trading in their Indirect Tax Department

A summer internship with Preiskel & Co LLP

A Summer Work experience position with Stobbs & Co– IP/Patents Firm, Cambridge

A Summer internship with Promontory Financial Group Summer internships at the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR)

An arbitration internship at WilmerHale LLP

An arbitration internship at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

An internship with ICC Court of Arbitration

One research associate and two editing positions assisting Professor Julian Lew QC

Two month data protection internships with Promontory Financial Group for 2 students

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Text 42. The University of Law

Accommodation

We have reserved accommodation for our students with some of the UK’s leading student accommodation providers, who pride themselves in ensuring you have a safe, comfortable place to live while you’re studying at The University of Law. Not only that, but by staying in Universitynominated accommodation you’ll get to meet students studying at universities across the city, as well as live with your fellow students.

Find out more about accommodation available to our Undergraduate students at each location:

Birmingham – The Canalside

Bristol – Phoenix Court

Chester – Abbeygate

Guildford – The Y Centre

Leeds (TBC)

London Bloomsbury – Victoria Hall, Wembley

Manchester – Parkway Gate

Details on additional accommodation for international LLB students studying at London Bloomsbury

Guaranteed accommodation

We guarantee an offer of accommodation to all first year undergraduate students who have accepted their offer of a place and have made us their firm choice. You must normally confirm that you want accommodation by the 31 March of the year you're looking to start your degree. Please note that all arrangements and the entire contract for your accommodation is between you and the nominated accommodation provider. If you apply after this date we will still provide support to help you find suitable accommodation.

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Accommodation is usually in shared flats or, in some cases, selfcontained studios. Flats are usually shared with three, four or five other University of Law undergraduate students. Typically you’ll have a shared kitchen/dining room, including fridge-freezer, oven, hob, dishwasher, kettle and microwave. Usually there’s a separate shared lounge area with comfy sofas and TV, some with inclusive Sky satellite channels. You’ll have your own fully furnished bedroom, which will typically include a large desk area and an en-suite bathroom.

On-site laundries are available at most locations, and on-site gyms at some. 24-hour security is taken extremely seriously at all our accommodation sites. Door entry and intercom systems restrict access and CCTV surveillance gives added protection. Most accommodation sites have dedicated accommodation management staff available onsite to help you. For further assistance, some centres have student wardens, usually second-year students who are happy to provide extra support, especially if you’re living away from home for the first time.

As an indication, for 2012/2013, weekly rental costs are £178 per week in London and £89 to £120 per week for our centres outside London.

Representatives from our nominated accommodation providers will usually be available for you to speak to at our open days, where you’ll be able to get more information about living in student accommodation. Book your open day now to find out more.

Entry requirements for UK students

To be considered for a place on our LLB (Hons) Law degree you must have achieved three A-levels at grades ABB (320 UCAS points) or equivalent, plus GCSE English Language and Maths at grade C or above or equivalent. We will also accept two A-Levels plus an equivalent qualification.

This is based on the minimum standards required by law firms for entry onto their training contracts.

Subject requirements and recommendations

We do not have standard A-level subject requirements. However, you should be aware that in practice, some law firms prefer candidates with 'hard' A-level subjects to those with 'soft' A-level subjects.

We do not accept A-level Critical Thinking or General Studies.

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Alternative qualifications

As well as A-levels, we also accept a range of other alternative equivalent qualifications which are listed below. If your qualification isn't listed or you require further information and advice on entry requirements please contact our admissions team on 0800 289997 or contact us.

The most usual entry criteria for The University of Law's LLB (Hons) Law degree is ABB at GCE A level. Some equivalent acceptable international qualifications are set out in the table below. You will be required to provide documentary proof of your qualification(s).

Text 43. The Best Law Universities in the UK

The distinguished entrance to one of Oxford's colleges

The 2010 law school rankings were consolidated from two surveys, The Complete University Guide and Times Online's Good Uni-

versity Guide. While the two surveys disagreed with ranking order, five universities were consistently at the top of both surveys.

The Complete University Guide's ranking criteria are student satisfaction, research assessment, entry standards and graduate prospects. Times Online's Good University Guide's ranking criteria are research quality, entry standards, a national student survey and graduate prospects.

1. Oxford

o The University of Oxford has over 20,000 students, including 8,701 postgraduates. Under the Times Online's Good University Guide, Oxford is given an 87 percent for graduate prospects and ranks No. 2 overall within UK law schools. The faculty of law at the University of Oxford has courses including commercial law, comparative law, criminal law, environmental law and human rights law.

The Faculty of Law, University of Oxford St. Cross Building

St. Cross Rd. Oxford OX1 3UL

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