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Virtual Seminar: Studying Law in the UK (Queen Mary, University of London)
Seminar Content
In the Seminar, Dr. Matthieu Burnay (Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Global Law) and Ms Elle Gillespie (Undergraduate Admissions Manager, School of Law) from Queen Mary Law School will introduce the Law degrees in Queen Mary, University of London, covering areas such as course structure & content, entry requirement, placement & student exchange opportunities, exams & other assessments, graduate prospects and more!
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How do you become a Lawyer in the UK? The existing regulations and future changes: Under existing regulations, students who would like to become a lawyer in the UK are required to complete a professional training course at postgraduate level – the Legal Practice Course (LPC) if you’d like to become a solicitor, or the Bar Practice Course (BPC) if you’d like to become a barrister. After that, trainee lawyers will go on to complete a training contract (or pupillage for barristers) in a law firm, before they can fully qualify as a practising lawyer.
Under new regulations (to be implemented in September 2021), students who would like to become a Solicitor will have to pass the brand new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) (respective but smaller changes to the training route for Barristers were introduced in 2020). Students starting their undergraduate law degrees will in theory be eligible for both new and existing training routes, but it’s expected that the new route will become the most common practice by the time students graduate!
In this section, Dr. Matthieu Burnay will explain the existing regulations in the UK and the changes proposed by the authorities, to help students and parents make plans for future studies.
- Specialisms in law: In addition to the division of solicitors and barristers, there are also a range of specialisms (ie. commercial law, human rights law, intellectual properties, etc) and students will have the opportunities to study some of these specialisms via elective modules in their law degrees. Is it a good idea to learn a bit of everything? Or is it better to focus on a smaller selection of specialisms? How will your choices at undergraduate level affect your career and future studies?
- The Benefits of a Placement Year: Queen Mary School of Law offers a 3-year standard law degree, as well as the 4-year LLB (Hons) Law in Practice, in which students will spend their third year in paid work placements at Reed Smith LLP, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, or Bindmans LLP. Why is it worthwhile spending an extra year on placement? How might it increase your chances of securing a training contract, after you’ve completed your postgraduate training?
- Study exchange with HKU Law School: If you study the 4-Year LLB (Hons) Global Law in Queen Mary, University of London, you will have the opportunities to study in HKU Law School in the third year of your degree.
- Programme introduction: At the end of the Seminar, the speakers will briefly introduce the law programmes available in Queen Mary, University of London, covering areas such as course structure & content, entry requirement, placement & student exchange opportunities, exams & other assessments, graduate prospects and more.
Details of Event: How can I Watch the Seminar from Home?
The seminar will also be delivered via Zoom. Students and parents can watch the seminar in our office and meet with our education consultants right after the seminar. Alternatively, you can also choose to watch the seminar in the comfort of your own home. Simply indicate your intention to “Watch from Home” in the “Remarks” field when you register, so that we can make appropriate arrangements in advance.
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Ranked the 110th in the world (QS 2021) and the 41st in the UK, Queen Mary, University of London is a constituent college of University of London and member of the prestigious Russell Group. Enjoying a worldwide reputation for research qualities, Queen Mary is ranked the 11th and 83rd in the world for Dentistry and Medicine respectively, and within top 40 in the world for Law, Performing Arts and English Literature (QS 2020). There are a total of nine Nobel Laureates among former Queen Mary staff and alumni – these include Sir Charles Kuen Kao, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physics and former Vice-Chancellor of Chinese University of Hong Kong, who has worked at Queen Mary as Visiting Research Associate, in what is now the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science.
At undergraduate level, the School of Law offers a 3-year standard law degree, as well as the 4-year LLB (Hons) Law in Practice, in which students will spend their third year in paid work placements at Reed Smith LLP, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, or Bindmans LLP. In the area of Medicine and Dentistry, the Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry is one of the oldest medical schools in England, with a history that can be traced back to 1785. The School currently offers its medicine degrees (MBBS) in both its London campus and Malta campus and accepts applications from international students.
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- Event: Virtual Seminar: Studying Law in the UK (Queen Mary, University of London)
- Date: 10/12(Thursday)
- Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM