MLaw (Solicitors' Practice) - 4 Year Integrated Masters
The University of Law
UCAS Code: M199 | Master of Law - MLaw
The University of Law
UCAS Code: M199 | Master of Law - MLaw
Entry requirements
A level
Excluding General Studies
Access to HE Diploma
Pass Diploma (60 credits) with 45 credits at Level 3 including 30 credits at Distinctions and 15 credits at Merits
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE Grade 4/C In English Language
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
Scottish Higher
T Level
Merit with A in Core
UCAS Tariff
From 3 A-levels or equivalent. Please note that not all qualifications within the tariff can be used to reach the required tariff entry criteria. For example AS Levels, Extended Project (EPQ), BTEC National Certificate and WJEC Applied Certificate are some of the qualifications we do not accept.
About this course
Already know you want to be a solicitor? Our MLaw is designed for you.
Take the most direct route to qualify as a solicitor with our Integrated Master’s. Over four years you’ll study our practically focused LLB Law content alongside our professional SQE1 and SQE2 preparation modules.
The first three years of this programme involve study of our LLB modules which cover the necessary foundation subjects and the syllabus areas for the SQE1 examination. Over years three and four, you will gain all the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake SQE1 and SQE2 examinations to prepare you for a career as a solicitor.
The MLaw - Solicitors’ Practice course is designed to cover a comprehensive legal curriculum over four years. Taught predominantly by qualified lawyers, we focus on the skills that solicitors are seeking, so that you’ll be prepared for the realities of life in legal practice.
Modules
Year 1:
All modules are at Level 4 and are worth 20 credits. All modules are compulsory. The modules are:
• Common Law Method & Ethics
• Academic & Digital Skills
• Contract Law
• The Law of Tort
• Public Law
• Criminal Law
Year 2:
All modules are at Level 5 and worth 20 credits. Compulsory modules are in Semester 1 and are;
• Critical Approaches in Current Legal Issues
• Business Law 1
• Land Law
Students study two compulsory modules and one option in Semester 2;
Compulsory:
• Access to Justice and Legal Services
• Real Estate
Option*:
• Family Law
• Employment Law
• Human Rights
• Extended Essay
• Legal Technology and Innovation
• Legal Practice in the 21st Century
*All options are indicative and are available subject to numbers.
Year 3:
All modules are worth 20 credits and at Level 6. Compulsory modules (Semester 1) are;
• Equity & Trusts
• Civil Dispute Resolution
• Business Law 2
In Semester 2 students study one compulsory module:
• SQE 1 & 2 Preparation
and two options*:
• Family Law
• Employment Law
• Wills & Succession
• Human Rights
• Criminal Litigation and Evidence
• Graduate and Employability Skills
• International Commercial Law
• Legal Technology
• Legal Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law
• A research project (worth 40 credits).
*All options are indicative and are available subject to numbers
Year 4:
All modules are at Level 7.
Semester 1:
• SQE1 Preparation (60 credits)
Semester 2:
• SQE 2 Preparation (20 credits)
• 4x Options (10 credits each)
Options*:
• Innovation Technology and Legal Project Management
• Professional Effectiveness
• Law Firms and Their Clients
• Commercial Law
• International Trade
• Competition Law
• Employment Law
• Intellectual Property
• Family Law
• Immigration Law
• Private Wealth
*All options are indicative and are available subject to numbers
Assessment methods
A range of assessment methods will be used. Some will be by examination. Some will be by coursework (which may be essay, project report or portfolio) and some by way of oral presentation. This range of assessment methods reflects the practical nature of the programme and aligns the assessment with the learning outcomes of the programme. A mock assessment will be included.
The assessments for SQE1 and 2 are under the control of the SRA’s chosen assessment provider Kaplan. At present we have limited information about the length and structure of these assessments but our current understanding is as follows:
SQE1 - The SQE1 assessments will consist of two papers covering FLK 1 and 2. Each paper will consist of 180 Single Best Answer style MCQs and last for 5 hours with a break in the middle.
SQE2 – oral skills two half days, written skills three half days..
SQE2 will be assessed by 16 uniform assessments in the six different legal skills set in one of the five practice areas studined in SQE1, with no selection of specialisms
The skills are:
• client interviewing including a linked attendance note/legal analysis
• advocacy
• case and matter analysis - including negotiation planning
legal research
• legal writing
• legal drafting
The assessments are set in the practice areas of
• criminal practice (including advising clients at the police station)
• dispute resolution
• property practice
• wills and intestacy, probate administration and practice
• business organisations, rules and procedures (including money laundering and financial services)
Ethics is assessed pervasively.
In addition there will be University assessments for the Level 7 10 credit option modules which consist of coursework and a reflective statement.
Tuition fees
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Extra funding
Please see our website for details of available scholarships and bursaries: www.law.ac.uk
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