LLB (Hons) Law with European Legal Systems

Course Overview

This four-year course offers an exciting chance to blend a law degree with a broader educational and cultural adventure as you spend a year abroad at a European law school.

At UEA Law School, you will encounter a stimulating, student-centred learning environment. Our dedicated lecturers bring expertise in various legal fields, ensuring a diverse educational experience. You will be welcomed into a close-knit community and become part of a lively student body with an active law society.

Your studies at UEA will combine the foundational subjects of a law degree with a range of elective options. Each module runs for one semester, allowing you to shape your degree around subjects that pique your interest. You will receive guidance and constructive feedback to enhance your work and develop essential skills like research, writing, and constructing arguments.

Moreover, you will have numerous opportunities to enhance your practical skills, confidence, and professional CV through our unique employability programme and extracurricular activities such as mooting (mock trials), negotiation, client interviewing, and mediation. During your year abroad, you will gain increased independence and adaptability.

Throughout this degree, you will gain the skills and confidence needed to succeed within or beyond the legal profession. Our career events with law firms, barrister chambers, and alumni offer fantastic networking opportunities and insights into post-graduation options. You can also contribute to 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

AAB

BTEC

Level 3 Extended Diploma:

Combinations of BTEC and A levels

Extended Diploma: DDD

Diploma: DD plus B at A level.

Extended Certificate: D plus AB at A level.

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

International Baccalaureate

33 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.

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.

Employability

Upon graduation, you will be well-prepared to embark on your chosen career path, equipped with a range of transferable skills. If you are considering the legal profession, you will advance to the next stage of training to qualify as a barrister or solicitor. Alternatively, you will have the capability to pursue various other paths, including business, banking, accountancy, civil or diplomatic service, charitable sector, management, human resources, teaching, journalism, or academia, among others.

Many of our graduates have forged successful careers as solicitors in leading firms in London and internationally, such as Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clyde & Co, Herbert Smith Freehills, Baker McKenzie, and Eversheds Sutherland, as well as in a diverse array of other firms of varying sizes and types.

Others find roles as in-house counsel in companies, public authorities, and the Government Legal Service. Additionally, we boast a significant number of alumni who have pursued careers as barristers, including several King’s Counsel, and have been appointed as judges.

Furthermore, this course is recognised by the following professional regulatory bodies outside England and Wales:

Institute of Professional Legal Studies of Northern Ireland - please note the requirements regarding Law of Evidence.

Career destinations related to your degree 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.