Check this out! Networking Our pioneering Partners in Law scheme provides you with networking, mentoring and training opportunities via regional and internationally renowned legal firms.
A law qualification can lead to so many different career paths. Each one is different, exciting and rewarding in its own way. The different Law degrees from Huddersfield are designed to help you decide which way to go next and take your first steps in your career. Our courses aim to provide you with a good grounding in core legal concepts alongside an understanding of developments in the English and European legal system. As your knowledge develops, your interest in specific areas of law may too, which is why you’ll have the opportunity to choose specialist options in your second and third years. If you’re looking to establish a career in law we’ll give you the chance to gain as much experience as you need to stand out from your peers. For example, our Partners in Law scheme is a pioneering initiative that links you up with law firms in the region and further afield.**
100% The UK’s only University where all our permanent teaching staff are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy*
You might also have the chance to be part of our Legal Advice Clinic, where you work closely with practising solicitors and help them with real cases.*** The Clinic is located in the centre of Huddersfield and serves the local community, where you’ll be able to give real people legal advice to help them in their daily lives. You can’t beat hands-on experience like this to develop your skills and give you a feel for law in practice. Many of our tutors are qualified solicitors and have worked in senior legal positions; all of them focusing on the end goal of getting you into rewarding employment. In the past, graduates have gone on to work as barristers and solicitors, and others have chosen to take up careers in personnel, industrial relations, finance, banking and business management.
*Permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching. **Some of the firms currently involved in the partnership include Pinsent Masons, DLA Piper, Eversheds, Ridley and Hall Solicitors, Ramsdens Solicitors and Eaton Smith. *** Available from Year 2 and subject to successfully completing a competency assessment.
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