3-Term Pathway - International Foundation Year in Social Sciences and Humanities - Continue to Bachelor of Laws - Law (Clinical Learning)

This program will prepare students for entry to Year 1 of an undergraduate degree in a wide range of subjects, including many based at the £10m LICA building. Popular subjects include law, film studies, sociology, linguistics and politics.

This Law degree is taught by world-leading, research-active academics based in the Law School.

The degree will introduce students to technical legal topics and help them to understand the ways that law shapes society. Practical experience is at the heart of this degree, with all three years of the degree involving hands-on legal work allowing students to develop the practical skills and competences of a lawyer. The degree takes a problem-based learning approach, centred on real case-work and advising clients. Students will use a wide range of professional and academic skills to provide legal advice to their clients.

Students will have the opportunity to work in the Law School’s Law Clinic, providing free legal advice to members of the community. In the Clinic, local practitioners will supervise students in delivering the appropriate legal advice to their clients. Students will need to take either a Law Clinic or Legal Advice module in each year.

Students will be taught by lecturers who are actively engaged in research, informing policy and public debate related to criminological and legal issues. Lancaster is rated 6th in the UK for the impact of their research, with 88% of the research impact rated "outstanding" in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF2021).

Networking Opportunities

Lancaster has strong links to Chambers, Law firms and related professions from across the UK, including magic circle firms from London. They usually host alumni visits and lectures, and a Law Fair, which is typically attended by lawyers (including trainees, associates and partners) and members of their recruitment teams. All of this should help students to make professional connections, learn more about their firms, and get a head start on their career in Law.

The student-run Law Society usually organises a wide range of extracurricular activities including mooting and negotiation competitions (typically judged by barristers and members of the judiciary). In recent years they have organised a Law Ball, sporting fixtures, and a careers dinner. Each event is designed to help students build their peer and employer networks.