Law with a Year in Industry

After two successful years, the Law with a Year in Industry programme will continue into its third year in partnership with prestigious law firms and legal organisations across Liverpool, offering you an unparalleled opportunity to develop valuable professional work experience while pursuing your studies.

About the programme

During the third year of your four-year degree, you will spend a year in industry, working at a busy and high-profile law firm or legal organisation in the city of Liverpool. This immersive experience allows you to engage with complex legal work at a practical level, liaise with fee earners and client and get a valuable and rewarding insight into legal practice.

This course is designed to provide a modern legal education that addresses the needs and concerns of society in the 21st century. Whether you are considering a career in law or another field, this course will challenge and inspire you. The placement, which lasts a minimum of 40 weeks, is a full-time paid opportunity, and our partner law firms and legal organisations adhere to National Living Wage standards.

This exciting opportunity is initially open to applications from current University of Liverpool second-year Law students studying LLB Law or a minimum of 75% Law as part of your combined degree. If successful, your current course will be extended by one year, during which you will undertake a placement at one of our partner law firms or legal organisations. Upon completion of the course and finishing your final year of study, you will graduate with an LLB Law with a Year in Industry (Hons).

Please note that Law with a Year in Industry is not open to external applicants, and you cannot apply for a place via UCAS. Therefore, if you are a prospective student interested in enrolling in Law with a Year in Industry, you do not need to select it prior to admission.

Please be aware that the number of placements available is very limited. Students from under-represented backgrounds, or those who believe they would face barriers when entering the world of work, are strongly encouraged to apply.

Law firm partners offering placements 2026/27

How to apply

Applications for all the Law with a Year in Industry 2026/27 programme placements will open to current second-year Liverpool Law School students at 11.30am on Wednesday 11 February and close at 5pm on Friday 27 February 2026. Visit the How to apply page to find out more.

Details and instructions on how to apply for the Law with a Year in Industry programme will also be sent to second-year Liverpool Law School students once applications are open.

Course content

Year one

Whole session

Code	Module	Credit	Type
LAW107	CRIMINAL LAW (LEVEL 4)	30	Mandatory
LAW102	FOUNDATIONS OF LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE	30	Mandatory
LAW105	LAW OF CONTRACT	30	Mandatory
LAW106	PUBLIC LAW	30	Mandatory

Course details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.

Year two

Semester one

Code	Module	Credit	Type
LAW212	LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ACTION	15	Mandatory

Course details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.

Semester two

Code	Module	Credit	Type
LAW242	LAND LAW	15	Mandatory

Course details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.

Whole session

Code	Module	Credit	Type
LAW211	EQUITY & TRUSTS	30	Mandatory
LAW210	LAW OF THE EUROPEAN UNION	30	Mandatory
LAW209	LAW OF TORT	30	Mandatory

Course details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.

Year three

Whole session

In year three, you will spend a year in industry working at a law firm or legal organisation in the city of Liverpool.

Year four

Semester one

Code	Module	Credit	Type
LAW348	ANIMAL LAW	15	Optional
LAW383	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE FUTURE OF LEGAL SERVICES	15	Optional
LAW321	CLINICAL LEGAL SKILLS	15	Optional
LAW318	COMMERCIAL LAW	15	Optional
LAW029	COMPANY LAW	15	Optional
LAW344	COMPARATIVE LAW	15	Optional
LAW033	CRIMINAL EVIDENCE	15	Optional
LAW034	DISSERTATION IN LAW (SEM 1)	15	Optional
LAW349	EMPLOYMENT LAW: RIGHTS AND JUSTICE AT WORK	15	Optional
LAW309	FURTHER TORT	15	Optional
LAW338	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW I: INTRODUCTION TO COPYRIGHT LAW	15	Optional
LAW367	INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION	15	Optional
LAW308	INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW	15	Optional
LAW312	LAW OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS	15	Optional
LAW051	MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS I	15	Optional
LAW346	MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND THE LAW	15	Optional
LAW353	PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW	15	Optional
LAW362	THE LAW OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 1	15	Optional
LAW342	THE REGULATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: LAW, ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE	15	Optional
LAW363	TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW	15	Optional

Course details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.

Semester two

Code	Module	Credit	Type
LAW335	ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION LAW	15	Optional
LAW317	BANKING LAW	15	Optional
LAW378	BUSINESS, GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW	15	Optional
LAW322	CLINICAL LEGAL SKILLS II	15	Optional
LAW382	CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN THE LAW OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE	15	Optional
LAW377	DEBATES IN CHARITY LAW	15	Optional
LAW035	DISSERTATION (SEM 2)	15	Optional
LAW316	FAMILY LAW	15	Optional
LAW339	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW II	15	Optional
LAW354	INTERNATIONAL LAW IN CURRENT AFFAIRS	15	Optional
LAW332	JURISPRUDENCE	15	Optional
LAW384	LAW AND GENDER	15	Optional
LAW 379	LAW OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS	15	Optional
LAW052	MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS II	15	Optional
LAW353	PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW	15	Optional
LAW341	PRIVACY, SURVEILLANCE AND THE LAW OF SOCIAL MEDIA	15	Optional
LAW369	PUBLIC INTEREST LAWYERING	15	Optional

Course details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.

Whole session

Code	Module	Credit	Type
LAW036	DISSERTATION	30	Mandatory

Course details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.

Careers and employability

This course will provide you with rigorous training in legal analysis and promotes critical thinking, communication, independent research and project management skills. The third year of this course is a professional placement at a law firm or legal organisation right here in Liverpool. Some of this experience may be recognised as Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) for the purposes of the postgraduate Solicitors Qualifying Examination, setting you on the path to a successful legal career as a solicitor.

Useful information

You will not be able to find your own placements. The only placements open for application will be with firms and organisations who have agreed to a partnership with the School of Law and Social Justice as part of Law with a Year in Industry programme.

For more information on course fees, please contact the Fees and Finance Team by emailing: feesenq@liverpool.ac.uk.

International students are eligible to apply but must meet requirements related to the agreement of their Tier 4 Visa. For more information on this, please contact International Advice and Guidance at iagteam@liverpool.ac.uk.