Law with a Year in Industry

Following a successful launch, our Law with a Year in Industry course will enter its second year in partnership with prestigious law firms across Liverpool. It provides you with an exceptional opportunity to gain professional work experience while continuing your studies.

During the third year of your four-year degree, you 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 you to engage with complex legal work at a practical level, liaise with fee earners and clients, and gain 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 you are considering a career in law or another field, this course will challenge and inspire you. The placement, which lasts a minimum of 40 weeks, is a full-time paid opportunity, and our partner law firms adhere to National Living Wage standards.

This exciting opportunity is initially open to applications from current University of Liverpool second-year Law students studying LLB Law or with at least 75% Law as part of their combined degree. If successful, your current course will be extended by one year, during which you will undertake a placement at one of our partner law firms. Upon completing the course and finishing your final year of study, you will graduate with an LLB Law with a Year in Industry (Hons).

Please note that Law with a Year in Industry is not open to external applicants, and you cannot apply for a place via UCAS. Therefore, if you are a prospective student interested in enrolling in Law with a Year in Industry, you do not need to select it prior to admission.

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 2025/26:

• Brabners
• DWF
• Hill Dickinson
• In-House Legal Solutions
• Taylor Wessing
• Weightmans

Details and instructions of how to apply for the Law with a Year in Industry course will be sent to our second-year law students.

Careers and employability

This course will provide you with rigorous training in legal analysis and promote 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 experience may be recognised as Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) for the purposes of the postgraduate Solicitors Qualifying Examination, setting you on the path to a successful legal career as a solicitor.

Course content

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Year four

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How to apply

For information on how to apply, visit the application page.

Useful information

You will not be able to find your own placements. The only placements open for application will be with firms and organisations who have agreed to a partnership with the School of Law and Social Justice as part of Law with a Year in Industry.

For more information on course fees, please contact the Fees and Finance Team by emailing: feesenq@liverpool.ac.uk.

International students are eligible to apply but must meet requirements related to the agreement of their Tier 4 Visa. For more information on this, please contact the International Advice and Guidance team at iagteam@liverpool.ac.uk.