Careers and employability

The School of Law and Justice Employability Team will support you with your employability and extra-curricular needs, including placements, professional mentoring and employability-focused activities.

Liverpool Law Clinic

The Liverpool Law Clinic offers students the opportunity to complete a module developing important practical skills in a professional environment, whilst gaining credits which contribute towards their degree. During a Clinic module, students work on real legal cases under the supervision of a qualified lawyer, researching a client’s problem and drafting a detailed legal advice letter or other legal documents. The Clinic works to the highest of professional standards; students and staff have won national awards for their work.

Visit the Law Clinic website.

Extra-curricular activities

At the Liverpool Law School, we offer a variety of extra-curricular opportunities which will develop your skills and knowledge, provide you with valuable experience and enhance your CV.

We encourage all students to take advantage of the variety of career-focused activities that take place throughout the year. The University's Careers and Employability Team and the School of Law and Social Justice Employability Team are available to provide students with career support and guidance throughout your studies.

Placements

In addition to the placement opportunities available through the University careers service, the School of Law and Social Justice offers a number of exciting placement opportunities with international legal firms and companies.

Professional Mentoring

The Liverpool Law School has a successful Professional Mentoring Scheme. The Mentoring Scheme aims to help equip you with practical advice and relevant experience and skills appropriate for a demanding and competitive marketplace. The Mentors comprise members from the legal profession and related professions, including some from business for students interested in business careers. The School Careers and Employability Director and Student Experience team oversee the running and administration of the Professional Mentoring Scheme. The scheme is currently open to second-year and final-year direct entry students who have achieved good average first-year marks and have a good attendance record. Many students have gained valuable advice and sometimes work placements from mentors who are solicitors, barristers, legal advisers or other related professionals. Some have gained employment indirectly out of the scheme.

Legal societies

Alongside the huge range of clubs and societies across the University, there are a number of societies specific to Law subjects, which students may want to join. These help students show a genuine interest in their subject, gain useful contacts within the industry and explore topics and issues in greater depth beyond the curriculum.

In Law, there are a number of societies that reflect some of the common interest areas and career paths, these include:

Liverpool Malaysian Society

Liverpool Malaysian Society (LMS) was created to provide a sense of belonging and familiarity to the Malaysian community in Liverpool. We aim to aid students in their integration into the overseas community and to cultivate a greater understanding of the Malaysian cultures among members to build a greater unity. We also act as a voice of representation of the Malaysian students in Liverpool to encourage cross-cultural understanding and to support cultural diversity in an increasingly globalised society.

Visit the Liverpool Malaysian Society.

Entry to the UK Bar

Liverpool Law School is proud to count many Alumni as successful barristers and has an enviable track record of supporting students to suceed in this competitive professional route to legal practice.

To be called to the English Bar, you need to complete two stages after your LLB degree. You need to pass the Bar Training Course (BTC) at one of the seven recognised providers, and join one of the four Inns of Court.

To be able to practice as barrister, you need to secure and complete a one year Pupillage at a Barrister's Chambers.

Details can be found on the Bar Council Website.

A typical route to becoming a barrister involves:

Law degree (i.e. Academic learning knowledge of the law)
Bar Practise Course
Pupillage (i.e. On the job training)

Solicitor route in the UK

Admission as a solicitor of the Supreme Court in England currently requires you to undertake the Legal Practice Course (L.P.C) and two year's work experience in a firm (the Training Contract).

A second qualification route, called the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (S.Q.E), which consists of a two examination process and recognition of two years qualifying work experience.

Students wishing to pursue a career as a solicitor can do so through the University of Law, based in the Liverpool Law School.

A typical route to becoming a solicitor involves:

A degree
LPC or SQE
Training Contract