Law

A career in law is diverse, challenging and rewarding. No two days are the same and the daily tasks are varied. Take a Law degree with us and you will gain the real-world skills and experience employers are looking for.

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Why choose us?

Our campus

Our London campus is a powerhouse of disciplines where we empower our students to achieve their goals and help them develop distinctive profiles in the competitive employment market. 

Teaching and learning

Our learning community is highly engaged, and our students organise numerous stimulating groups and societies. Our campus is inclusive, welcoming, and lively, a place where you will forge friendships and professional networks that will last a lifetime.

Our open collaboration spaces are designed to support peer-assisted learning and exemplify our commitment to collective success. They offer a supportive environment where every voice is heard and where creative energy can flourish. Our open collaboration spaces are the catalysts for ideas that leap from blueprint to reality.

Your career

Our law qualifications don't just put you on the pathway to becoming a successful solicitor or barrister.

Graduates from our undergraduate degrees may wish to progress on to a qualifying route to become a solicitor, or take the barristers' Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC). Our postgraduate degrees provide a solid foundation for your next steps in the legal profession.

Alternatively, it's also an excellent qualification for a range of careers, including paralegal and legal executive work, education, business, management and HR.

All students have access to Career Connect, our dedicated careers team.

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Our alumni

Emma Lilley

Emma is a qualified in-house solicitor and uses her social media platforms to shine a light on the world of law, dispel notions of exclusivity, and help law students who doubt their abilities or feel they may not fit the mould.

Read Emma's story

Fayyaz Afzal

Fayyaz Afzal OBE was the UK’s first Asian blind Barrister and is now a Judge overseeing some of the most serious family cases in the legal system. He was awarded an OBE for his services to the judiciary and voluntary services to disabled people just ten years after graduating from University of Staffordshire. 

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Annemarie Thomas

Annemarie Thomas is a Chartered Legal Executive at Staffordshire County Council. The LLB and LPC graduate works in the Legal Services department, as part of the Education, Employment, Litigation and Pensions team.

Read Annemarie's story
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Research Excellence Framework 2021

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