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LLB (Hons) Law and Legal Practice (Degree Apprenticeship) at Teesside University

Teesside University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

This degree apprenticeship blends academic study with work-based learning and meets the Solicitor Apprenticeship Standard, preparing apprentices to qualify as solicitors through SQE1 and SQE2. Apprentices develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed in the legal profession.

Faculty: Teesside University Law School  |  Department: Law  |  Duration: 6 years part-time (day release, one day per week)  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: part-time (apprenticeship)  |  Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Study runs over six years: Contract Law, English Legal System, Legal Skills for Practice and Tort Law in Year 1; Administrative Law and Human Rights, Equity and Trusts, Principles of Criminal Law and Public Law in Year 2; Civil and Criminal Evidence and Procedure and Professional Conduct in Year 3; Extended Research Project and SQE1 preparation in Years 4 and 5; and SQE2 preparation in the final year.

Career pathways

Apprentices qualify for solicitor roles such as banking, civil litigation, criminal, employment, family, immigration, private client, property, tax and public law solicitor.

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Entry requirements

Employer support and employment in a relevant role are required. The apprentice needs GCSE English and maths at grade 4 or above, and either 3 A levels (or equivalent) at grade C, or a Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in a relevant occupation, a Level 3 Paralegal Apprenticeship, a Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship in a relevant occupation, or a Level 6 Chartered Legal Executive Apprenticeship (some may bring exemptions). Relevant employer-led work experience is also accepted. Applications from international students requiring a student visa cannot be accepted.

Intake: September

Duration: 6 years part-time (day release, one day per week)

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