Master of Laws of England and Wales (Taught)

Stand out from the crowd in this highly competitive field. This conversion course will help you on your journey into the legal profession if you don’t have a first degree in law.

Designed to be flexible to meet your needs, this master’s course is delivered entirely online with no live classes for you to attend.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Study core foundation subjects in law, to prepare for the next step towards becoming a solicitor or barrister

• Learn in our Virtual Learning Environment, supported by MS Teams activities

• Focus on an area of law that interests you during your Independent Research Project

• Specialist supervisor support is available on a wide variety of topics from medical negligence to anti-terrorism law

• Distance learning requirements

To study this course, you’ll need to have a broadband internet connection with a speed of 2mbps and working speakers. You’ll need Windows 7 / Mac OSX 10.8 or above and have access to Chrome v63 or higher (recommended), Edge v42+, Firefox v57+ or Safari v6+. Java and Adobe Acrobat Reader will need to be enabled and you’ll need a minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768. Visit our distance learning guide for complete technical requirements.

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Law Trove

You’ll be able to access a wide range of law textbooks online for free through Law Trove, a subscription-only service offered by Oxford University Press.

Law in Practice guest lectures

We regularly welcome guest speakers in prominent legal positions to share their experience of the profession. Previous speakers in our Law in Practice: Guest Speaker Series include human rights campaigner Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, and Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer. You’ll be able to access their lectures digitally if you are unable to attend on-campus.

Get support with planning your career

Our Careers Service is on hand to support you with all aspects of planning your career, including writing your CV, job applications and how to make the most of industry and graduate fairs.

Leeds Law School mentors

We have taught law qualifying courses since 1979 and many of our graduates now act as mentors to our students. A mentor will help you to get ahead by offering career advice, work experience and sometimes even job opportunities.

Why study Master of Laws of England and Wales at Leeds Beckett University...

• 92.9% of Master of Laws of England & Wales (Incorporating the GDL) (Distance Learning) graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation*

• Leeds Law School regularly welcomes guest speakers in prominent legal positions and you will be able to access their lectures digitally if you are unable to attend on-campus

• Law Trove is an online service offered by Oxford University Press. This means all of our students will be able to access a wide range of law textbooks online and for free

• Take inspiration from our high-profile ‘Law in Practice’ guest lectures – with previous speakers including Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer QC MP and human rights campaigner Baroness Shami Chakrabarti CBE PC

Percentage of respondents from this course, HESA Graduate Outcomes 21-22*
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