LLB (Hons) Law at Cardiff Metropolitan University

The LLB Law at Cardiff Met provides the foundational legal knowledge recommended by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board for training as a solicitor or barrister. Teaching combines lectures and seminars with mooting, advocacy, client interviewing and law clinic experience in a purpose-built moot courtroom. An optional year in industry can be taken after year two.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Management  |  Department: Law  |  Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a foundation year or a year-long industry placement; 5 years with both  |  Intake: 2027  |  Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers the legal system, constitutional, contract, criminal and administrative law, and legal and professional skills. Year 2 adds torts, land law, legal employability and clinical practice, and law on sustainability, climate action and the environment, plus options such as Cyber Law and Law of Evidence and Litigation. Year 3 covers equity and trusts, European law, international and comparative law and alternative dispute resolution, with options including Intellectual Property Law, Family Law and a dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates can progress to Bar training to become a barrister, to the Solicitors Qualification Examinations route to become a solicitor, or to CILEX training, or work in policy, international organisations, government departments, the charity sector and business. 90% of graduates were in work or further study 18 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2026).

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