What you will study
Our Law and Technology Pathway will enable you to understand rapidly changing technological developments and market conditions around the world, while drawing on your legal knowledge and analytical skills to solve complex problems. You’ll gain a deep understanding of the main areas of legal knowledge, including law as it:
- regulates the functions of the state (public law and criminal law)
- regulates relations between private individuals (contract law and tort law), and
- regulates the ownership and control of land and other property (land law, and equity and trusts).
In addition to these core subjects, after the first year you will immerse yourself in the ways that technology is shaping and improving the practice of law, and how the law must evolve to keep pace with technological change.
You will learn how to evaluate the law, analyse its application in given situations and apply your legal understanding in a national or international context.
All second-year law students are enrolled on a Professional Training Preparation module which enables you to develop key employability skills, complete a law-specific version of the University's Employability Award and hear from a wide variety of voices from practice (both legal and non-legal).
We also provide a series of employability training seminars, digital lawyering and pro bono opportunities and extracurricular activities focusing on client interviewing, negotiation and mooting.
Professional recognition
LLB (Hons) - Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
The qualifying law degree is recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for the purposes of satisfying the academic stage of training.
Led by expert researchers
Surrey School of Law has a dynamic team of expert researchers working on the cutting-edge legal questions that you will encounter in your studies. These questions include how to regulate technology how to use law to combat environmental problems, reform diverse areas of law, improve business practice and work within international legal frameworks. Find out more about the lecturers you will work with.
Drawing on the expertise of the Surrey Law and Technology Hub, students on the Law and Technology Pathway will be taught by world-leading experts in this field. The Hub employs nearly a dozen researchers and is a dynamic and innovative leader in international LawTech research and the regulation of technology. A technological and business perspective on law is embedded within a wide range of modules taught within the School, which will engage and challenge you from day one.
Widening access to law
We support students from a diverse range of backgrounds and work in partnership with organisations to improve access to, and diversity within, the legal profession. This includes supporting students with successful applications for scholarships and mentoring opportunities, such as the Jules Thorn Bar Scholarship from Middle Temple and the Freshfields Stephen Lawrence Scholarship.
Facilities
Our Court of the Future is the perfect venue to run practical workshops to demonstrate legal practice and to give you first-hand experience of advocacy in a court setting. It allows you to have mock trials and moot courts in a real adversarial setting. It is comprised of:
- A raised judicial “bench” and a layout mirroring a typical UK court
- Video-conferencing hardware (telepresence system including multiple screens, cameras, microphones, audio system)
- Video-conferencing software
- Digital court recording system with speech recognition and transcription support
- Digital case file management system
- Court interpreting equipment
- Virtual reality simulation.
Discover more about Surrey Law School's facilities.
