LLB (Hons) Law with American Law

Course Overview

This four-year course offers an exciting opportunity to combine a law degree with a broader educational and cultural experience through a year abroad at one of our partner law schools in the US.

UEA Law School provides an engaging and student-focused learning environment where our dedicated lecturers hold expertise in various legal fields, ensuring a rich and diverse educational experience. You will be welcomed into a collegiate community and will be part of a vibrant student body with an active law society.

Your studies at UEA will combine the foundation subjects of a law degree with a wealth of free choice. Each module is taught for one semester, allowing you to tailor your degree around subjects that stimulate your curiosity. You will receive guidance and constructive feedback to help you to improve your work and develop important skills, such as research, writing, and constructing reasoned arguments.

You will also have many opportunities to build your practical skills, confidence, and professional CV through the School’s unique employability programme and extra-curricular activities such as mooting (“mock trials”), negotiation, client interviewing, and mediation. During your year abroad, you will gain increased independence and adaptability.

Through this degree, you will acquire the skills and confidence you need to excel within or beyond the legal profession. Our careers events with law firms, barrister chambers, and alumni create great opportunities to network and discover options after graduation. You can make a difference in the local community by volunteering with our award-winning UEA Law Clinic.

This course is open to

UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.

We welcome and value a wide range of qualifications, and we recognise that some students might take a mixture of different qualifications. We have listed typical examples that we accept for entry.

You should hold or be working towards the specified English and Mathematics requirements and one of the examples of typical entry qualifications listed below. If your qualifications aren’t listed, or if you are taking a combination of qualifications that isn’t specified, please contact Admissions.

English and Mathematics

All applicants must hold or be working towards GCSEs in English Language and Mathematics at minimum grade C or grade 4.

We accept a wide range of English Language qualifications, please see our English Language equivalencies page.

Typical International Entry Requirements

We accept many international qualifications for entry to this course. For specific details about your country, view our information for International Students.

A levels

AAA

BTEC

Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDD in related subject, Applied Science, Business, Applied Law, Forensic and Criminal Investigation or Health and Social Care.

Combinations of BTEC and A levels

Extended Diploma: DDD

Diploma: DD plus A at A level.

Extended Certificate: D plus AA at A level.

We accept BTECs in related subject, Applied Science, Business, Applied Law, Forensic and Criminal Investigation or Health and Social Care.

BTEC in Public Services, Uniformed Services and Business Administration are all excluded from our BTEC offers

International Baccalaureate

34 points overall

INTO UEA

If you do not meet the academic and/or English language requirements for direct entry our partner, INTO UEA offers progression on to this undergraduate degree upon successful completion of a preparation programme. Depending on your interests, and your qualifications you can take a variety of routes to this degree.

English Foreign Language

Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading): 

• IELTS:  6.0  overall (minimum  5.5  in all components) 

We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.

Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.

If you do not yet meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study.

Pre-sessional English at INTO UEA 

Academic English at INTO UEA 

Deferred Entry

We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year. We believe that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry on your UCAS application.

Admissions Policy

Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all undergraduate applicants.

Pre-sessional English at INTO UEA 

Academic English at INTO UEA 

Employability

Upon graduation, you will be well-prepared to embark on your chosen career path, having acquired a diverse set of transferable skills. If you are aiming for a legal career, you will proceed to the next stage of training to qualify as a barrister or solicitor. Alternatively, you will have the capacity to pursue various other paths, including business, banking, accountancy, civil or diplomatic service, charitable sector, management and human resources, teaching, journalism, or academia.

Many of our graduates have gone on to build careers as solicitors in leading firms in London and internationally, such as Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringers, Clyde & Co, Herbert Smith Freehills, Baker McKenzie, and Eversheds Sutherlands, and at a wide variety of other firms of all sizes and types.

Some alumni find roles as in-house counsel within companies, public authorities, and the Government Legal Service. Additionally, we boast a substantial number of alumni who pursue careers as barristers, with several attaining the prestigious status of King’s Counsel and others securing appointments as judges.

Examples of careers that you could enter include:

• Legal Practice (solicitor, barrister)
• Other law-related careers (NGOs, international organisations, in-house compliance, legal researchers, police)
• Public Sector (civil service, local government, politics, education)
• Financial Services (tax, banking, insurance, investment, accountancy)
• Management and human resources (typically through graduate recruitment schemes)
• Media / journalism

Discover more on our Careers webpages.