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Law at Durham

Law at Durham. Mr Alexander Williams Lecturer in Law Undergraduate Admissions Tutor Co-Director, Human Rights Centre a.r.williams@durham.ac.uk . Why study Law?. Argument Fine detail Real life Politics History Sociology

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Law at Durham

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  1. Law at Durham

    Mr Alexander Williams Lecturer in Law Undergraduate Admissions Tutor Co-Director, Human Rights Centre a.r.williams@durham.ac.uk
  2. Why study Law? Argument Fine detail Real life Politics History Sociology Useful for legal careers (as are other undergraduate subjects nowadays) but also careers in e.g. finance, politics, civil service.
  3. Why study Law at Durham? Excellence in research: Law School rated 4th in 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (behind LSE, UCL, and Oxford) High quality teaching: 88% student satisfaction in the National Student Survey Research-led teaching: compulsorysupervised third-year dissertation project Potential for specialisation: students can take optional modules in Law and other departments in their second and third year Regular student support: each student is allocated a law staff academic advisor Wide-ranging extra-curricular activities: Law Society, Pro Bono Society, Mooting, editing Durham Law Review, public lectures LLB (Year Abroad) Degree.
  4. Why study Law at Durham?
  5. The Durham LLB [M101] Offers all necessary subjects to provide a Qualifying Law Degree for the purposes of Bar Council and Law Society of England and Wales Emphasis on small-group teaching (7/8 students per tutorial group in first year) Use of varied assessment methods, including examinations, coursework, a third-year dissertation project, and oral presentations Year abroaddegree High completion and achievement rates (79% of graduating students in 2011-12 left with a First or Upper-second Class honours degree) High-quality graduate destinations
  6. LLB Structure * Denotes compulsory subjects (Trusts &Equity and Land Law are not * * Required for a Qualifying Law Degree
  7. Admission to the LLB A*AA at A-Level or equivalent (not including Critical Thinking or General Studies) And: Law National Admissions Test (LNAT) (see www.lnat.ac.uk): A 2hr 15 min assessment: 95 mins of multiple choice, 40 min essay; A test of reasoning skills – comprehension, analytical powers, logic and judgement – for which no prior legal knowledge is necessary; Provides us with additional evidence of an applicant’s standard of written work and powers of argument under exam conditions.
  8. Important Law-specific attributes Demonstrable interest in law (but need not be through prior work experience); Intellectual curiosity; Motivation for independent study; Personal statement: Continuous prose; Well-written; good use of English; Good use of the information included: makes a case.
  9. Contact us Durham Law School, The Palatine Centre Stockton Road, Durham DH1 3LE Email: law.ugadmissions@durham.ac.uk Tel: +44 191 334 2856
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