During the third year of their four-year degree, students will spend a year in industry, working at a busy and high-profile firm of solicitors in the city of Liverpool. This immersive experience will allow them to engage with complex legal work at a practical level, liaise with fee earners and clients and get a valuable and rewarding insight into legal practice.
This course is designed to provide a modern legal education that addresses the needs and concerns of society in the 21st century. Whether students are considering a career in law or any other field, this course will challenge and inspire them. The placement, which lasts a minimum of 40 weeks, is a paid opportunity, and our partner law firms adhere to the real Living Wage standards.
For the inaugural year of the course, this exciting opportunity is initially open to applications from current University of Liverpool second-year Law LLB (Hons) students. Their current course will be extended by one year, during which they will undertake a placement at one of our partner law firms. Upon completion of the course, they will graduate with a Law in a Year in Industry LLB (Hons).
Please note that Law with a Year in Industry is not open to external applicants and students cannot apply for a place via UCAS.
Please be aware that the number of placements available is very limited. Students from under-represented backgrounds, or those who believe they would face barriers when entering the world of work, are strongly encouraged to apply.
Law firm partners offering placements 2024/25:
Details of the Law with a Year in Industry programme for 2025/26 will be announced soon.
Course content
Year one
Whole session
|
Code |
Module |
Credit |
Type |
|
LAW107 |
CRIMINAL LAW (LEVEL 4) |
30 |
Mandatory |
|
LAW102 |
FOUNDATIONS OF LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE |
30 |
Mandatory |
|
LAW105 |
LAW OF CONTRACT |
30 |
Mandatory |
|
LAW106 |
PUBLIC LAW |
30 |
Mandatory |
Year two
Semester one
|
Code |
Module |
Credit |
Type |
|
LAW212 |
LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ACTION |
15 |
Mandatory |
Semester two
|
Code |
Module |
Credit |
Type |
|
LAW242 |
LAND LAW |
15 |
Mandatory |
Whole session
|
Code |
Module |
Credit |
Type |
|
LAW211 |
EQUITY & TRUSTS |
30 |
Mandatory |
|
LAW210 |
LAW OF THE EUROPEAN UNION |
30 |
Mandatory |
|
LAW209 |
LAW OF TORT |
30 |
Mandatory |
Year three
Whole session
In year three you will spend a year in industry working at a firm of solicitors in the city of Liverpool.
Year four
Semester one
|
Code |
Module |
Credit |
Type |
|
LAW348 |
ANIMAL LAW |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW383 |
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE FUTURE OF LEGAL SERVICES |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW321 |
CLINICAL LEGAL SKILLS |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW318 |
COMMERCIAL LAW |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW029 |
COMPANY LAW |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW344 |
COMPARATIVE LAW |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW373 |
CORPORATE INSOLVENCY LAW |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW033 |
CRIMINAL EVIDENCE |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW034 |
DISSERTATION IN LAW (SEM 1) |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW349 |
EMPLOYMENT LAW: RIGHTS AND JUSTICE AT WORK |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW309 |
FURTHER TORT |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW338 |
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW I: INTRODUCTION TO COPYRIGHT LAW |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW367 |
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW308 |
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW312 |
LAW OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW051 |
MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS I |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW346 |
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND THE LAW |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW353 |
PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW362 |
THE LAW OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 1 |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW342 |
THE REGULATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: LAW, ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW363 |
TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW |
15 |
Optional |
Semester two
|
Code |
Module |
Credit |
Type |
|
LAW335 |
ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION LAW |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW317 |
BANKING LAW |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW378 |
BUSINESS, GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW322 |
CLINICAL LEGAL SKILLS |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW382 |
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN THE LAW OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW377 |
DEBATES IN CHARITY LAW |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW035 |
DISSERTATION (SEM 2) |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW316 |
FAMILY LAW |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW339 |
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW II: INTRODUCTION TO TRADE MARKS AND PATENTS |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW354 |
INTERNATIONAL LAW IN CURRENT AFFAIRS |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW332 |
JURISPRUDENCE |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW384 |
LAW AND GENDER |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW379 |
LAW OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 2 |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW052 |
MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS II |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW341 |
PRIVACY, SURVEILLANCE AND THE LAW OF SOCIAL MEDIA |
15 |
Optional |
|
LAW369 |
PUBLIC INTEREST LAWYERING |
15 |
Optional |
Whole session
|
Code |
Module |
Credit |
Type |
|
LAW036 |
DISSERTATION |
30 |
Mandatory |
Course details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Careers and employability
This course will provide students with rigorous training in legal analysis and promotes critical thinking, communication, independent research, and project management skills. The third year of this course is a professional placement at a law firm right here in Liverpool. Some of this invaluable experience will be recognised as qualifying work experience for the purposes of the postgraduate Solicitors Qualifying Examination, setting students on the path to a successful legal career as a solicitor.
How to apply
Applications for Law with a Year in Industry placements starting in September 2025/26 will open in January 2025 and be available to 2nd year students only. All information concerning the course content, how to apply, available placements and what is required of students will be released then.
Please note, this course is not registered via UCAS so it does not have a UCAS code. So if you are a prospective student interested in completing a Year in Industry you do not have to select it prior to admission.
Students will not be able to find their own placements. The only placements on offer will be with firms and organisations who have agreed a partnership with the School of Law and Social Justice.
For information on course fees, please contact the Fees and Finance Team by emailing: feesenq@liverpool.ac.uk
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