Law (Clinical Learning)

About this programme

Human rights breaches. Defamatory social media posts. Law permeates all spheres and sectors. Join us to explore how law shapes society. From real casework to advising clients, practical experience is central to this course, including working in the Law School’s Law Clinic. Ready to take your first steps into a career in law? Law is one of the most fascinating and intellectually challenging subjects you can choose, and one that prepares you for a very wide range of career paths. Here at Lancaster, our Law School staff combine extensive expertise in teaching with cutting-edge research in areas such as Human Rights, International Law and Diplomacy, Commercial and Environmental Law. This guarantees that your classes will include the very latest knowledge in each field. Our Law degree (Clinical Learning) is designed to give you a good understanding of Law in context and wider societal issues. Building on the foundations of legal knowledge, you’ll also learn about issues that are right at the heart of our society. In your final year you can choose a dissertation topic in an area that interests you. This course is designed to enhance your legal studies by giving you hands-on practical experience centred on the legal profession, legal skills, and professional knowledge. During the degree, under the supervision of a qualified solicitor or barrister, you will provide professional legal advice to clients in the Law School’s Legal Advice Clinic. Taking instruction from the client, you will identify the relevant issues at hand, conduct research on an appropriate strategy to resolve