Law and Business BA (Hons)

We’re 1st in the North West and Top 10 in the UK for learning resources, teaching and learning opportunities (National Student Survey 2025 – Law) and 1st in the North West overall (The Guardian University Guide 2026 – Law).

On our BA (Hons) Law and Business course, you’ll learn to think like a lawyer, and also understand how law and businesses interact. You’ll learn to appreciate the commercial settings that both law firms and businesses operate in. You’ll be given the opportunity to work on live legal and business cases. And, you’ll be provided with the the knowledge, skills and experience to thrive in a vastly more complex and competitive business environment.

The connections between the law and modern business sector have grown stronger with time. In fact, many large businesses now employ their own teams of lawyers, who are expected to understand the commercial world. Lawyers acting for commercial clients will have an advantage if they understand the general business environment and sectors in which firms operate. People working for businesses will benefit if they have a strong grounding in the law.

You will be taught a mixture of law and business modules, which will allow you to become a solicitor or barrister*, but provide additional skills and training which will also allow you to enter the business sector. You will be given a wide range of opportunities to gain legal and practical skills in law and business, ranging from time in legal and business clinics, to work placements with regional and national firms in the legal or commercial sectors.

*This degree provides you with the option of graduating with a qualifying law degree by studying the modules highlighted below. A qualifying law degree is only needed for those wishing to pursue a career as a barrister. If you wish to qualify as a solicitor, a qualifying law degree is no longer needed.

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Your future career

This course provides you with highly-sought after skills to work across a range of industries. A degree in law and business provides you with the opportunity to work in a senior role across any organisation, large or small.

The course provides all of the necessary components to qualify as a solicitor or barrister and enter the legal profession.

However, because of the unique optionality built into the course, you will also be prepared to enter a number of business-focused careers including:

• finance
• banking
• technology
• health
• aviation
• travel
• retail
• education
• business
• logistics
• marketing

As a School, we are committed to enhancing your employability and helping you to find the right career path for you and that is why 98% of our Law students are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation (Graduate Outcomes data released 2024 from 2021/22 graduates).

Professional development opportunities are embedded into your programme or offered through extra-curricular activities, such as:

• Unique, practice-focused modules – e.g. Criminal Law in Practice, Law Clinic Experience, Mediation, Private Client, Civil Litigation.
• Work placement opportunities – whether taken as part of our work placement modules or as an extra-curricular activity, there are numerous opportunities to undertake work experience.
• Careers fairs, alumni panels, insight days – grow your network and build connections with our specialist School Careers Fair and annual alumni panel events.