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‘The life of a LAW STUDENT at Leicester University’ Janice Black LLB Claire Donner LLB

‘The life of a LAW STUDENT at Leicester University’ Janice Black LLB Claire Donner LLB. www.le.ac.uk. Pre- Leicester Law. Don’t have to do the LNAT. You do not have to have taken Law as an A-Level Try and get work experience in solicitors, court Competitive - work hard

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‘The life of a LAW STUDENT at Leicester University’ Janice Black LLB Claire Donner LLB

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  1. ‘The life of a LAW STUDENT at Leicester University’Janice Black LLBClaire Donner LLB www.le.ac.uk

  2. Pre- Leicester Law • Don’t have to do the LNAT. • You do not have to have taken Law as an A-Level • Try and get work experience in solicitors, court • Competitive - work hard • Do many things with a Law degree • Undecided on job- careers talks

  3. Law Building- Fielding Johnson May have lectures in the Rattray, David Wilson Library and many other buildings

  4. How we got here? Inspirations- when I decided to do a Law Degree? A-levels Why I chose Leicester?

  5. Academic Support • Personal Tutors • Dissertation Tutors • AccessAbility Centre • Resource Centre

  6. Work Life balance Need to work but make the most of social life Finances- loans? Work? Books - expensive- budget BUT second hand Food can be expensive if self catered Own bills if self catered Going out - union? Zanzi bar? Cost?- Drinks cheap but if go out in Leicester- normal price

  7. Jobs • Making money V Spending time doing Studying. No more than 8 hours a week doing a Job

  8. Work • Types of teaching -Lectures -Tutorials -Seminars • Where to work?? -Up to the individual -Home, Café, David Wilson Library or Law Library-Harry Peach • How many hours to work? -Doing compulsory reading -Prepare for tutorials -Prepare for Seminars -Studying -Reading over Handouts before lectures - Further reading

  9. First Year Perspective • Balancing Work and Play- does not count towards your final degree • Scary moving away from home • Every one is friendly • If you need to chat to some one have personal tutor • Extra circular activities – can look good on C.V. • Summer Vac Placement if solicitor or Mini pupil age if barrister • Look for work experience!!!!

  10. Course Structure First Year • Learning Legal Skills • Analysing Law • Civil Justice • Criminal Justice • Law of Tort • Constitutional & Administrative Law • Law of Contract • What I enjoyed

  11. Second Year Perspective • Into the “swing of things” • Counts towards the degree- more work than play but still find the balance. • Careers talks- which direction to follow- solicitor or barrister or other?

  12. Course structure continued Second, Third and Fourth Years • Compulsory and optional modules • European Union Law in your second year and Criminal Law • Human Rights & Civil Liberties • Criminology • Equity and Trusts • Family Law • International Law • Jurisprudence • Employment Law • Health Care Law • Legal History • Commercial Law • Company Law • Competition Law & Policy • Conflict of Laws • Evidence • Land Law • Law & Political Theory • Intellectual property • Own Choice Dissertation • What I did and Enjoyed.

  13. Third year perspective • Work- try and get the best mark you can • Solicitor- training contract to get-May get your LPC paid for. • Barrister-Try and get Pupilage with chambers • Work experience!!! • Extra curricular

  14. Work and Study Opportunities • Work placements • Study abroad • Europe – Scandinavia, Lithuania etc • Canada, Australia, South Africa, Singapore • Learn a new language

  15. Extra curricular • Social life in Law Dept • Debating • Mooting • Negotiating – International Champions 2007! • Client Interviewing • Pro Bono Scheme • Innocence Project • Careers • Balls and Sports

  16. Solicitor, Barrister or other LLB- 3 years at Leicester university • Solicitor- LPC-1 year at law school and 2 years training. • Barrister- BVC for a year and pupilages • Other- Law degree good to have- teacher? Police? Masters?

  17. Work experience • Solicitor - work experience • Extra curricular activities • Summer vacation placement • Try and get training contracts- may pay for LPC. Barrister -Mini pupil ages- work experience -Try and get a pupilage -Extra Curricular activities

  18. My Average Week • 2 Tutorials a week • Around 12 Lectures- more for 1st and 2nd year • Dissertation in 3 year- no Tutorials

  19. Where to go Now? Graduation- 8 July- 2.1 LPC 2 Years Training Solicitor

  20. Any Questions…? Thanks for Listening

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