Law with Professional Practice

Prepare for a range of legal careers, including as a barrister, solicitor or CILEX lawyer, with a course that combines academic study and simulated professional practice.

Law with Professional Practice MLaw is designed for students with a clear interest in legal practice. The course combines academic study with simulated professional practice to help you build the knowledge, skills and professional understanding needed for future legal careers, including preparation for the Solicitor’s Qualifying Examinations (SQE) and the CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) professional stage.

Studying this course also keeps open a route towards becoming a CILEX lawyer, giving you more than one way to progress into legal practice after university.

The course aims to help you:

• develop the legal knowledge and professional skills needed for legal practice

• build a strong understanding of professional ethics and codes of conduct

• apply your learning through a combination of academic study and simulated professional practice.

Why study this course

Build your confidence, practical experience and professional networks through opportunities designed to support your future legal career.

Gain two awards: On successful completion of the course, you will be awarded both the Law with Professional Practice MLaw and Law with Professional Practice LLB (Hons) awards.

Bring criminal law to life: Follow a criminal case from the commission of an offence through preparation for trial and sentencing through an authentic case simulation.

Develop advocacy skills: Hone your criminal advocacy skills in our mock courtroom, known as the Moot Room.

Build practical legal experience: Selected students can apply to volunteer in one of our pro bono clinics, gaining practical legal experience under the supervision of trained solicitors and lawyers.

Grow your professional network: Raising the Bar is designed to help you gain insight into the legal field, attend events and connect with legal professionals.

*For further information please check the course page on the Coventry University website

Course Modules

First Year
The common first year enables you to work alongside students doing similar courses to you, to widen your knowledge and exposure to other subject areas and professions. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other students, so you can share your insights and experience which will help you to develop and learn. If you discover an interest in a specific subject you have studied, upon successful completion of your first year, you could swap degrees with another course in your common first year (subject to meeting progression requirements). Common first year courses: Commercial Law LLB (Hons) Criminal Law and Justice LLB (Hons) International Law LLB (Hons) Modules include English Legal System, Public Law, Contract Law, Criminal Law, Applied Law Study Contemporary Issues in the Law.

Modules:
English and EU Legal Systems - 30 Credits
Criminal Law and Justice - 30 Credits
Contract Law - 30 Credits
Public Law - 30 Credits

Year Two:
Tort Law - 30 Credits
Land Law - 30 Credits
Legal Practice and Professional Ethics - 30 Credits
Clinical Legal Experience - 30 Credits

Placement Year
There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement* can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future. If you choose to do a work placement year, you will pay a reduced tuition fee* of £1,250. For more information, please go to the fees and funding section. During this time you will receive guidance from your employer or partner institution, along with your assigned academic mentor who will ensure you have the support you need to complete your placement. Whilst we would like to give you all the information about our placement/study abroad offering here, it is often tailored for each course every year and depends on the length of placement or study abroad opportunities that are secured. Therefore, the placement and study abroad arrangements vary per course and per student. Request further information about going on a placement or study abroad year.

Year three
Equity and Trusts - 30 Credits
Family Law and Practice - 30 Credits
Property Law and Practice - 30 Credits
Dispute Resolution - 30 Credits

Final Year
Criminal and Civil Litigation - 30 Credits
Wills, Administration of Estates and Trusts - 30 Credits
Business Law and Practice - 30 Credits
Solicitors Accounts and Tax - 30 Credits

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. For full module details please check the course page on the Coventry University website.

*For further information please check the course page on the Coventry University website

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• European Law Faculties Association
• International Association of Law Schools