The LLB (Hons) Legal Practice (SQE) degree is an exciting and unique degree by giving you the opportunity to engage in law in action from your first year, through to becoming a Student Advisor in our award-winning Legal Advice Clinic.? It provides a fantastic opportunity for you to gain a law degree alongside preparation for the external SQE exam, to prepare you for qualification as a solicitor.

 

Employability as at the heart of everything we do. The Clinical Practice modules integrate our award-winning Legal Advice Clinic into the degree. Every student on the course will be exposed to real life clients and have the opportunity to provide them with legal assistance under the supervision of qualified solicitors. In the 2022-2023 academic year, students assisted over 80 clients alone.

 

As part of this course, you will be uniquely prepared to:

• Sit the SQE 1 exams;
• Develop the skills required for SQE 2;
• Carry out a range of tasks expected of junior lawyers and legal professionals; and
• Confidently build your professional networks with employers and external stakeholders.

 

You can use this authentic learning experience to gain some hours towards Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) and develop skills which can be used towards the 2 years of QWE required to become a solicitor.

 

The Legal Advice Clinic and University’s links to prominent law firms and employers in South Wales, will provide you with invaluable opportunities to build your professional networks. You will be able to do this alongside furthering access to justice and legal education for the wider community.

 

Outside of the classroom, you can become part of our thriving USW Student Law Society and get involved in a range of social and networking activities. The Society supports students with mooting in Year 1. You can also get involved in competitions such as mooting and client interviewing.

 

Available to study part-time or full-time, the programme covers the foundation of legal knowledge required by the Solicitors Regulations Authority for the purposes of professional qualification as a solicitor in England and Wales.