Law with Business (with Placement Year)

Investigate legal and financial systems with our hands-on Law with Business degree

Think critically, construct arguments, and make life-changing decisions with our Law with Business degree. You will build detailed and analytical knowledge of the law and its relationships with business, covering areas such as:

• criminality

• human rights

• international trade

• corporate finance

• the healthcare sector.

Our law programmes are Qualifying Law Degrees (QLD). After successfully completing this course, you can become a barrister through the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) or a solicitor through the Solicitor’s Qualification Exam route (SQE).

96% of St Mary's students are in employment, vocation, or further study within 15 months of graduation (HESA, 2024).

Hands-on learning
With our undergraduate law and business course, you will learn through diverse hands-on experiences, such as:

• simulated negotiation exercises

• moot court

• pro bono initiatives.

Make London your classroom
St Mary’s is only a 30-minute train ride from central London – home to the city’s legal district and the financial capital of the world. While studying law with business with us, you’ll will have numerous opportunities to visit:

• The Supreme Court

• Old Bailey

• Royal Courts of Justice

• The Law Society

• Parliament

• Inns of Court

• Bank of England.

Real-world experience
You can be part of an active law clinic, where you'll help our local community and:

• deal with real cases, building practical experience

• work with large law firms, charities, and other partners

• enter the legal field as a competent, experienced professional.

• You can complete a work placement in the local or wider London area.

Previous LLB Law and Business students have worked at:

• private and sole practitioner solicitor firms

• barristers' chambers

• charities

• The Youth Justice Board

• Kingston Crown Court.

Devoted and experienced lecturers
You will learn from experienced and enthusiastic staff here to support your personal and professional growth. Our student, Sebastian, tells us that our “outstanding lecturers […] go the extra mile to help students accomplish their goals”.

Another student, Sophie, explains that St Mary's is "passionate about students being a name not a number" and she "feels as though [she] can speak to the lecturers at any time".

Our dedication to our students meant we climbed 15 places in the Complete University Guide (2023).

About the Placement Year
A placement year enables you to undertake a year of experience in an organisation between your second and final year.

It will enable you to:

• apply the knowledge and skills you gain from your course in a work setting

• build your commercial awareness and insights into organisations and industries you might want to work in

• develop your professional skills through company training, networking skills and confidence in the workplace

• get some great experience for future job applications or even land a graduate job.

Support from St Mary’s every step of the way
Securing a placement can really help you develop your job search skills and the Employability Service placement and Careers Teams can support you to find and apply for available opportunities.

Please note: in the event that you cannot secure a placement you will be able to transfer onto the three year version of your degree programme.

Why St Mary’s?
You will gain skills and support to make a positive impact – for yourself and for others – through high-quality teaching, real-world experience, and a community that lifts each other up. Our campus is a London oasis – blending city energy with open green spaces to think, connect, and grow.