LLB (Hons) Law with Spanish

Course Outline

The LLB degree is completed in two four-term years (or in two years and three months for September entrants) and will help you to become a confident, competent lawyer, able to practise almost anywhere in the world.

All Buckingham LLB programmes (whether single honours or combined honours) lead to an English ‘qualifying law degree’ – recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (formerly the Law Society) and the Bar Council as qualifying its holder to be exempt from the academic stage of training for entry into the legal profession. Some countries have additional requirements and if you are an overseas student you should confirm exactly what subjects you must take in order to qualify for your jurisdiction, we can usually accommodate these requirements.

As a result of studying for the Buckingham LLB you will become proficient in written and oral presentation, perfect your research techniques and learn to solve problems in a logical and structured way.

A second class honours degree or better guarantees you a place on our LLM programme in International and Commercial Law, increasing your specialist knowledge and enabling you to acquire two degrees in only three years.

Teaching Method

At undergraduate level, we aim to have no more than five students in each tutorial, allowing you to develop your skills in a friendly environment. Your teachers get to know you personally and are on hand to support you with your studies.

We provide:

• experienced teaching staff, many of whom are Barristers, or Solicitors, holding PhD’s and having published articles and books
• Masterclasses with world class advocates which will help you to become a good or even a great lawyer
• an active and vibrant Student Law Society
• the chance to make a difference via our Amnesty International Student Society

The study of law requires intense discussion of the nature of problems, understanding different viewpoints and analysis to resolve them. This is best accomplished through the type of small group teaching in which the Buckingham Law School specialises – and which makes us different from most other law schools.

Mooting and negotiating are compulsory elements in our Legal Skills module with the chance to attend other practical sessions and to enter external competitions.

We organise an annual Legal Workshop, in partnership with practitioners, which allows you to practise advising clients and to present short cases as though in court.

Course Options

Exemption from the academic stage of training for entry into the legal profession requires certain core foundation subjects.

Of the 360 units that make up a Buckingham LLB, 240 are devoted to:

• Introduction to Legal Studies
• European Law
• Constitutional and Administrative Law
• Legal Skills & Procedures
• Criminal Law
• Law of Contract
• Law of Torts
• Land Law
• Law of Trusts

The remaining 120 units will be dedicated to the study of Spanish, which students will progress through as their linguistic ability improves.

*Any student wishing to study a foreign language minor with no previous knowledge of their chosen language must commence their studies in September in order for their degree to qualify for honours.

What our students and alumni say

“I decided to include Spanish as part of my Law degree for several reasons; first and foremost, to get a leg up on the competition as far as employability. In my country, the United States, a sizable and growing section of the population speaks Spanish as their mother tongue so it can go a long way toward securing that ever so important 1st job. Second, I thought (correctly I might add) that studying a language would break up the heavy reading load that a Law degree entails … some mental / linguistic gymnastics for the brain to keep the work interesting. The third and most important reason, I wanted to be able to sit around the dinner table with my friends in Estepona and have a real conversation … I’m almost there!”
Sharmaigne Shives (Law with Spanish, 2004)