Law at Durham Ms Lana Ashby Teaching Fellow in Private Law Undergraduate Admissions & Conversion Officer [email protected].

Law at Durham

Ms Lana AshbyTeaching Fellow in Private LawUndergraduate Admissions & Conversion Officer

[email protected]

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Why study Law? Argument Fine detail Real life Politics History Sociology Useful for legal

careers (as are other undergraduate subjects nowadays) but also careers in e.g. finance, politics, civil service.

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Why study Law at Durham? (1) Excellence in research: Law School rated

3rd in 2014 Research Excellence Framework exercise (Re: Law behind King’s College London and LSE)

High quality teaching: 94% student satisfaction in the National Student Survey; holds a firm place as one of the Global Top 100 Law schools

Rankings: Ranked 4th in UK for Law in the Complete University Guide (and tied with Oxford on the basis of student satisfaction) [Consistently ranked within the top ten]

Research-led teaching: compulsory supervised third-year dissertation project

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Why study Law at Durham? (2)

Potential for specialisation: students can take optional modules in Law and other departments in their second and third years

Regular student support: each student is allocated a law staff academic advisor

Wide-ranging extra-curricular activities: Law Society, Pro Bono Society, Mooting, editing Durham Law Review, public lectures

LLB (Year Abroad) Degree.

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Why study Law at Durham?

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The Durham LLB [M101]

Offers all necessary subjects to provide a Qualifying Law Degree for the purposes of the Bar Council and Law Society of England and Wales

Emphasis on small-group teaching (7/8 students per tutorial group in first year)

Use of varied assessment methods, including examinations, coursework, a third-year dissertation project, and oral presentations

Year abroad degree High-quality graduate destinations

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LLB Structure

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

*Legal Skills*Contract Law*Law of Torts*Individual & the State*UK Constitutional Law*EU Constitutional Law

*Criminal Law*Trusts and Equity*Land Law

+ 3 optional modules

*Dissertation (double)

+ 4 optional modules

* Denotes compulsory subjects (Trusts &Equity and Land Law are not * * Required for a Qualifying Law Degree

Optional modules include: Public International Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property Law, Mooting, Media Law, Law and Medicine,

Philosophy of Law, Commercial Law, Company Law, Law and Religion, Law, Gender and Society, International and Comparative Criminal Law,

Evidence and Criminal Justice, Crime and Social Control

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Admission to the LLB

A*AA at A-Level or equivalent (not including Critical Thinking or General Studies)

And: Law National Admissions Test (LNAT) (see www.lnat.ac.uk): A 2hr 15 min assessment: 95 mins of multiple choice, 40 min essay;

* Be aware of the relevant deadlines

* Be aware that LNAT is not transferable so it must be taken in the year preceding entry

No interview

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Elements for Consideration

Past academic (GCSE) and non-academic performance Predicted achievement Personal statement LNAT multiple choice score LNAT essay References

** This is not to be construed as an order of preference.

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Attributes of a strong applicant

Demonstrable interest in law (but need not be through prior work experience)

Intellectual curiosity Motivation for independent study Personal statement Continuous prose Well-written Good use of English Good use of the information included: makes a case.

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Contact us

Durham Law School,

The Palatine Centre

Stockton Road,

Durham

DH1 3LE

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +44 191 334 2856