The University of London LLB (Laws) Degree is one of the most widely recognised law degrees available world-wide, with students and graduates throughout the Commonwealth, the European Union, the United States, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Professional practice has further requirements in different countries. In South Africa, the Attorneys Admission Examination and the Advocates Bar Examination are required in addition to Articles of Clerkship or Pupillage and South African Law subjects. London School tuition covers both English and South African Law.
The LLB may be taken as a First Degree over 3 to 4 years or as a Postgraduate Degree over 2 to 3 years or more. The typical LLB Course Structures are as follows:
YEAR 1 2 3 4 to Max 8
Scheme A 4 Papers 4 Papers 4 Papers
Criminal Law Law of Tort Jurisprudence &
Constitutional Law Law of Trusts Legal Theory
English legal system Land Law 3 Options
Elements of 1 Option
Law of Contract
Scheme B 3 Papers 3 Papers 3 Papers 3 Papers
From above 1 From year 1 1 From Yr 2 Jurisprudence &
2 From above 2 Options Legal Theory
2 Options
Graduate
Route A 4 Papers 5 Papers
Criminal Law Law of Tort
Constitutional Law Law of Trusts
English legal system Land Law
Law of Contract 2 Options
Graduate
Route B 3 Papers 3 Papers 3 Papers
From above 1 from year 1 1 from year 2
+ 2 from above + 2 Options
*Options (Tuition available dependent on enrolments)
Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Criminology, EU Law, Evidence, Family Law, Jurisprudence and Legal Theory (Graduate Routes), Company Law, Conflict of Laws, History of English Law, Labour Law, Public International Law, Revenue Law, Succession, Intellectual Property, Environmental and Planning Law, Introduction to Islamic Law.