Law

The Legal Advice Centre

The UEL Legal Advice Centre is a learning facility for students in our School of Business and Law. Students have the opportunity to volunteer or apply for pro-bono work and offer free written legal advice to members of the public who are unable to pay or obtain legal aid.

Our innovative students have developed a website for the Legal Advice Centre, which provides a great sense of the services we offer and experiences our students benefit from in their time as volunteers at the Centre. Please take a look to find out more.

Mooting Room 

The Law department has its own Mooting Room to take part in mooting and debating. Our moots and debates are judged by internal and external volunteer solicitors and a magistrates’ court District Judge so that students can continually improve their skills. In addition to this, students can make use of available court rooms at Stratford Magistrates’ Court.

Libraries

Our libraries and learning services are at the very heart of the University. We have a superb range of resources and facilities to help you with your studies and we’re committed to offering you a first-class student experience. Our Stratford library, opened at a cost of £14 million, is a state-of-the-art building which provides an inspirational environment for study and research. Overlooking the Royal Docks, our modern Docklands library is another fantastic space for learning, offering a wide range of resources as well as group and silent study facilities. It’s also home to the UEL Skillzone, where you can get extra help with your academic writing.

Both libraries are open 24/7 during term time, giving you maximum flexibility about when you choose to study. As well as visiting our libraries in person, you can also take advantage of our growing collection of electronic resources, including e-books, e-journals and databases.

Find out more about our staff.

Studying law sets you up for a huge amount of varied careers, both within the legal sector and in related fields. That’s why we offer a diverse range of courses as well as dedicated careers guidance for our students.

Studying one of our qualifying law degrees will set you up for a career at the bar, but you could decide to use your legal knowledge to teach, work in charities, work for government organisations, champion human rights, work in environmental law, journalism, construction, finance, policy advice and a huge range of other related fields. We offer courses with specialisations in areas like Business Law, International Relations and Criminology for students with specific interests, but all the LLB degrees give you virtually unlimited options.

Our postgraduate courses follow a common structure but give you the chance to opt for a specific pathway. These pathways align to legal specialisms including Human Rights Advocacy, Transitional Justice and Conflict, Business and Financial Law, and International Law and Legal Practice.

At UEL, you’ll also have access to:

• Employability skills training such as interview techniques and CV writing.
• Gradscore, a groundbreaking electronic tool that allows you to complete a mock application and find out if you’d be shortlisted for interview. It has been created exclusively for UEL with help from leading employers and employability experts.
• UEL Skills Academy, where external professionals deliver sessions on the competencies most prized by graduate employers.
• Internships, placements and volunteering opportunities from our work placements team.
• Professional mentoring scheme, matching students with staff from major companies.
• Networking opportunities and annual careers fair.
• Support with setting up your own business.

Our location in one of Europe’s largest regeneration areas and our extensive links to local employers will also give you access to fantastic internships and placements. From heavy industry to high-tech, health and social care to the arts, there are so many opportunities right on our doorstep.