LLM Legal Practice Course

This module aims to foster a strong understanding of Business Law and Practice, focusing on primary source materials, constitutional documents, and relevant agreements. It also emphasizes developing essential skills for identifying, analysing information, and applying it to address client needs, including transactions related to Business Law and Practice, taxation, and business accounts.

This module is designed to prepare students for employment in a solicitors' practice, focusing on civil and criminal litigation. It aims to help students identify the crucial stages in the litigation process.

To deal with a conveyancing transaction from initial instructions until post completion whether in freehold or leasehold property.

This module aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and adhere to the core duties of professional conduct, professional ethics, and the Solicitors' Accounts Rules. It also covers relevant law and issues related to compliance with money laundering regulations and financial services regulations as they apply to solicitors' firms. Successful completion of this module is a requirement for passing Stage 1 of the LPC program.

Students will demonstrate their competence in the legal skills and Wills & Administration of Estates, as prescribed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority as component parts of the Legal Practice Course. Students will develop a thorough and critical understanding of the skills that underpin the practice of law at a professional level.

This module provides opportunities for students to develop a thorough and critical understanding of the skills that underpin the practice of law at a professional level.

Students will demonstrate competence in the legal skills and Wills & Administration of Estates, as prescribed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority as component parts of the Legal Practice Course.

The core dissertation module runs from January and over semester 2 and the summer and is a supervised piece of independent study.

This module aims to advance students' knowledge of legal procedure and practice, focusing on complex matters at the police station, youth offender representation, bail arguments, trial preparation, sentencing, and appeals. It also covers additional areas like immigration and motoring offenses, with an emphasis on advanced advocacy in the youth and Magistrates Court.

This Personal Injury elective expands upon students' prior understanding of civil litigation. It equips them with the knowledge and skills needed for personal injury practice, covering clinical negligence, disease, and fatal accident cases. The module enhances their abilities in fact and evidence analysis, including expert medical evidence, as well as quantum assessment. Students further develop their knowledge of case management, negotiation, and civil litigation procedures, especially in multi-track litigation. The elective focuses on multi-track litigation, clinical negligence, disease, and fatal accident cases, while providing opportunities to hone negotiation, legal research, and advocacy skills.

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This module aims to provide students with comprehensive knowledge and practical understanding of employment contracts, employment protection rights, discrimination matters, and the commercial aspects of employment, considering both the employee and employer viewpoints. It also focuses on enhancing students' analytical and research capabilities, with a specific emphasis on employment-related transactions and problem-solving techniques. Moreover, the module extends the application of negotiation, research, writing, drafting, and advocacy skills within the realm of Employment Law.

This module prepares students for family law practice by equipping them with the essential knowledge and skills required at every stage of family law work. It covers various crucial aspects, including domestic violence protection, private child law, marital separation, divorce, and advising unmarried couples.

In this module, students will gain a solid understanding of General Commercial Law and Practice within the framework of Mergers and Acquisitions. They will work with primary source materials, sale and purchase documents, and other relevant agreements. The module also hones key transferable skills, such as information identification and analysis, which are essential for addressing client needs and conducting transactions within the realm of General Commercial Law and Practice. The topics covered include Company and Business Sales, Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale, Websites and Online Contracts, Intellectual Property, and Employment Matters.

This module is designed to prepare students for legal practice in the areas of residential tenancy law, local authority duties towards individuals in need of housing, and possession claims by secured lenders against residential borrowers. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the rights, responsibilities, and remedies of residential tenants and their landlords, excluding long-leaseholders. The module also covers the legal obligations of local authorities when addressing the needs of homeless individuals and others requiring alternative housing solutions.

Be able to understand the nature of work undertaken in a private client department within a law firm.