WHY THE UNIVERSITY OF LAW
STANDING OUT FROMTHE CROWD What really sets us apart from other universities is the guiding principle that the current and future lawyers we teach should only ever learn in a realistic, professional and contemporary context. Our track record of excellence in learning and development has helped us establish worldwide connections with the legal services market. This is why many leading global law firms work exclusively with us to develop their people, and why legal employers of all types want to meet our students. It’s also why law schools and professional bodies around the world choose to enter into strategic alliances with us. FOCUSED ON EMPLOYABILITY We focus exclusively on practice-based training and give students access to our market leading law careers service and legal vacancy database as soon as they accept a place with us. Students also benefit from our pioneering and award- winning pro bono programmes, which allow them to gain valuable work experience by helping real clients from the local community. This combination means our graduates are in a unique position when it comes to finding employment.
OUR ORIGINS TRACE BACK TO 1876 WITH THE FORMATION OF LEADING TUTORIAL FIRM GIBSON & WELDON AND LATER ON, WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LAW SOCIETY SCHOOL OF LAW . IN 1962 THE TWO WERE AMALGAMATED TO ESTABLISH THE COLLEGE OF LAW . In 2006 we made history by becoming the first-ever independent institution to gain the power to award degrees. And in 2012 we became the first private institution to be given university status, and became The University of Law . We are the UK’s longest-established specialist provider of legal education. In fact, we’ve trained more lawyers than anyone else across our eight centres in the UK. With a rich heritage and a reputation for innovation and contemporary teaching practices, we continuously focus on training and developing the best legal minds.
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