Undergraduate

Law

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Overview

Entry requirements

Careers opportunities

A qualifying law degree covers the academic stage only. To practise in England and Wales you then take the SQE and complete two years of qualifying work experience, and training contracts are competitive and applied for years ahead. Many graduates never qualify and use the degree in compliance, policy and business.

Roles graduates go into

  • Trainee solicitor
  • Pupil barrister
  • Paralegal
  • Compliance and regulatory officer
  • Legal counsel in time
  • Policy or governance adviser

Where they work

  • Law firms of every size
  • In-house legal and compliance teams
  • Government legal service and regulators
  • Banks and insurers
  • Charities and advice services
After the course

The SQE and two years of qualifying work experience for solicitors; the bar course and pupillage for barristers.

Fees and funding

Where you can study it

2 universities run this course

Entry terms differ between departments. An adviser will tell you which of these you are a realistic candidate for.

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University of Reading Reading 4 years Enquire now
York St John University York 4 years Enquire now
Where you will study

University of Reading

We work with one other university in Reading, so settling on the place still leaves a choice inside it.

The region
England
Universities we list in Reading
2 this one among them
Courses there, all told
273 across every university we list in it
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