Anglia Law School brochure 2017-18

Faculty of Arts, Law & Social Sciences

Anglia Law School

Broaden your future horizons Undergraduate and postgraduate courses

anglia.ac.uk/law

A community of over 700 students and academics from many different backgrounds.

Welcome to our Law School “We are proud to announce that our students have, once again, been eager to speak out about their satisfaction at studying with Anglia Law School. Our LLB (Hons) Law course ranked No. 1 in the UK for student satisfaction in The Complete University Guide 2016, highlighting the quality of our teaching and learning.

At Anglia Law School, you’ll find many different routes – both academic and vocational – to begin or progress your career in Law. These include our Legal Practice Course and CILEx programmes, if you want to qualify as a lawyer, and our LLMs and research degrees if you’re interested in furthering your academic studies.”

Head, Anglia Law School

Our LLB (Hons) was voted No.1 in the UK for student satisfaction.

The Complete University Guide 2016

See what makes us different Come to an open day and meet our lecturers and current students. Get advice on your course, accommodation, finances and anything else that’s on your mind.

Open Days Saturday 1 October 2016 Cambridge 10am – 3pm Chelmsford 10am - 2pm Saturday 12 November 2016 Cambridge 10am – 3pm Chelmsford 10am - 2pm

04 Why study Law with us?

06 What our students say 08 Our Law courses 12 Meet our lecturers 13 Finding Accommodation 14 Getting Funding 15 Supporting You

Saturday 3 December 2016 Cambridge 10am – 3pm Chelmsford 10am - 2pm

Visit anglia.ac.uk/opendays

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Why study Law with us?

Students from around the world study at Anglia Law School. Here’s why:

Come to a top-rated school Not only was our LLB (Hons) Law No. 1 in the UK for student satisfaction in The Complete University Guide 2016, but also in The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2015.

We’re proud to say that our students hold the national record of six wins in the National Client Interviewing Competition (sponsored by the Law Society).

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We’re one of only a small number of universities in the country where undergraduate students can gain two awards: LLB (Hons) and a Higher Diploma in Paralegal Practice.

Learn using the latest facilities As part of our commitment to providing students with the very best teaching and research resources, we’ve invested £122 million in our buildings and equipment over the last five years. You’ll find everything from mock law courts to a library open 24 hours a day during term time.

Be inspired by experts

You’ll find our tutors highly motivated and committed to your progress, and respected legal professionals in their own right. In the Research Excellence Framework 2014, our Law research was rated as ‘world-leading’ – the highest possible rating.

Be part of a vibrant, active community We’re a modern university dedicated to catering for our diverse student community. With over 140 clubs and societies supported by our Students’ Union, you’ll feel part of this community, whatever your interests.

Start your career when you graduate

Our Law courses focus on developing skills valued by employers in the legal profession and many others. Our mentoring scheme, industry talks and careers events will give you links to legal practitioners and other regional professionals.

Count on outstanding support We’ll look after you all the way, with a Student Services Team rated the UK’s best (Times Higher Education Awards, 2012), and our Employability Service will provide you with support specifically aimed at Law students.

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What our students say Our students are rated among the most satisfied in the country.

They speak highly of their experience of studying with us.

“Without a doubt Anglia Law School is a great place for a qualifying law degree. The people who taught have a vast knowledge and wealth of experience working in law and were happy discussing examples of the law in practice. I made contacts within the Inns of Court and the Cambridge Law Society and have been in regular contact with these people since graduating. The facilities on the Cambridge campus were first class. The mock court room was a bonus as it eased you into the roles people play in court and the etiquette that is used.”

Adam LLB (Hons) Law

“There is also a strong emphasis on employability. The mentoring scheme partnered me with a solicitor from a local law firm, who arranged an invaluable work experience opportunity, as well as advice about applications and interviews.”

Mel LLB (Hons) Law 06

“ The tutors make sure that each individual is in the best possible position to enter the world of legal practice.”

Adam Legal Practice Course (PG Dip)

“The tutors have great experience of what life is like in legal practice, which is always very useful in helping one to see the long-term goal… Choosing Anglia Ruskin over a larger provider means I have received a much more hands-on learning experience through small group workshops, which has certainly helped my understanding and means any problems with a particular topic can be resolved as they arise.”

Sarah Legal Practice Course (PG Dip)

“Students on the LLM International Business Law come from a wide variety of countries... This has enhanced my educational experience and enabled me to explore and appreciate different cultures. Throughout the course I have received excellent support from my lecturers. This has been very important because English is not my first language.”

Cigdem LLM International Business Law

“The seminars at the beginning of the year were very helpful, introducing us to research questions, methods and writing and explaining ethics. This was also a good opportunity to meet others following the same course. Writing a dissertation is necessarily a solitary occupation but I didn’t feel alone or unsure because I could always contact my supervisor with questions or problems. With her help I was able to formulate my research questions, structure my research and get through the writing. I learned a lot from the research I did, which was based on my specialist area of practice... I am delighted that I made the decision to take this course.”

Harriet LLM Legal Practice (Top-up)

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Our law courses At Anglia Law School we’ll consider your application individually and make a decision based on a number of criteria including your academic achievement and relevant experience.

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LLB (Hons) Law Entry requirements

CILEx Graduate Fast-track Diploma

UCAS tarriff points

Entry requirements

2016

240-280

2017

96-112

UCAS code:

M100

Location:

Cambridge & Chelmsford

Start options:

September & January (January start on our Cambridge campus only)

URL Link:

www.anglia.ac.uk/llblaw

This qualifying law degree will let you progress to the vocational stage of training as a solicitor or barrister.

You’ll study both academic and practical aspects of the law, which, as well as preparing you for a legal career, will give you many skills that are highly valued in other occupations. We encourage you to focus on your areas of interest and develop specialisms, such as Business and the Law, Law of Information, Intellectual Property and Social Media, or Sports Law .

By choosing, and successfully completing, particular modules you could graduate with two awards: the LLB (Hons) and Higher Diploma in Paralegal Practice from the National Association of Licensed Paralegals. The Higher Diploma can help you to secure a job as a paralegal. It can also give you a head start with the Legal Practice Course (LPC) or Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC), by introducing you to some of the skills you’ll develop on these courses.

CILEx Level 6 Single Subject Certificates Entry requirements CILEx Level 3 qualifications and/or relevant experience Location:

Chelmsford

Start options:

September

URL Link:

www.anglia.ac.uk/cilex

CILEx’s Level 6 Single Subject Certificates offer professional recognition to legal executives, lawyers, solicitors and anyone in a professional role that requires specific knowledge of law.

You can select from Land Law, Law of Tort, Civil Litigation, Conveyancing, Client Care Skills and Legal Research Skills and choose to work towards a Level 6 Professional Higher Diploma in Law and Practice as a result. This course is part-time, evenings.

Qualifying LLB Law Degree or GDL (achieved in the last 7 years) Location:

Chelmsford

Start options:

September

URL Link:

www.anglia.ac.uk/cilexfdp

This CILEx Graduate Fast-track Diploma offers graduates the opportunity to qualify as a Chartered Legal Executive Lawyer and a CILEx Fellow by completing two practice and one professional skills unit. This course is part-time, evenings.

LLM Medical Law and Ethics Part-time only

Entry requirements Normally a degree in a relevant subject with a minimum of lower second class honours. Applicants with other qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Location:

Chelmsford

Start options:

September

URL Link:

www.anglia.ac.uk/medicallaw

This course will give you the chance to study the ethical and legal issues that arise in medical and healthcare practice. You’ll explore the moral problems faced by workers in these fields, learn about the issues that may raise legal liability in these contexts, and reflect upon the legal, social and ethical context in which healthcare law is situated. The teaching on the course takes places in concentrated blocks of several days, making this the idea course to combine with employment’

For the latest course information, visit www.anglia.ac.uk/law 09

LLM International Business Law Entry requirements

The course provides a strong emphasis on the evaluation and development of communications (infrastructure), content (intellectual property) and information law (including social networks) practice to promote knowledge of transactional and regulatory work in the digital economy.

Usually a 2:2 honours degree classification (or equivalent) in Law or a degree with an element of Law

You will study alongside students from across the globe and interact with tutors and guest speakers working at the highest level of digital economy / industry.

Location:

Cambridge

Start options:

September & January

URL link:

www.anglia.ac.uk/ internationalbusinesslaw

LLM International Commercial Law

This course will give you an understanding of law in an international context. Through a combination of theory and practical application, you will explore issues of law and legal theory at an advanced level.

You’ll investigate areas like trade law and dispute resolution, but will also have the chance to specialise in your own particular areas of interest, such as international governance or competition law.

Throughout the course you’ll develop research skills vital both to your assignments on the course, and your future career.

Supported by a teaching team that consists of professionally qualified legal practitioners as well as research-active academics, you can be confident you’ll receive up-to-date advice on your future career as well as the latest legal theory and case studies.

LLM Digital Economy Entry requirements Usually a first degree, with honours, in a related subject and at a minimum final classification of lower second (2:2) or equivalent.

Location:

Cambridge

Start options:

September & January (2017)

URL Link:

www.anglia.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/ digital-economy

On this course you will study the legal, economic and business background to the regulation of infrastructure, content and trading relations across the digital economy globally.

You’ll gain the analytical tools necessary for assessing different governance and legal claims, and develop rational and consistent argument in discourse about dilemmas in regulation of digital content, information and infrastructure.

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Entry requirements Usually a 2:2 honours degree classification (or equivalent) in Law or a degree with an element of Law

Location:

Cambridge

Start options:

September & January

URL link:

www.anglia.ac.uk/ internationalcommerciallaw

This course will provide you with a combination of theory and practical application that is relevant to the demands of international commercial practice, and in particular the relationship between legal disciplines and commercial undertakings.

It will give you the necessary background and legal expertise for international commercial law and academic research at the highest level as well as for a wide range of other intellectually demanding roles.

You’ll investigate areas like commercial contracts, transnational commercial law and dispute resolution, but will also have the chance to specialise in your own particular areas of interest, such as international governance or company law.

Throughout the course you’ll develop research skills vital both to your assignments on the course, and your future career.

Legal Practice Course (PG Dip)

LLM Legal Practice (Top-up)

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

One of the following: A UK Qualifying Law Degree with a minimum classification of 2.2 Honours; a pass in the Common Professional Examination (CPE); OR a recognised Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL).

Please see our website for full details.

Location:

Cambridge

Start options:

September

URL link:

www.anglia.ac.uk/lpc

If you want to become a solicitor in England or Wales, this course will allow you to proceed on to the training contract that must be completed to qualify for professional practice.

On our LPC, you’ll benefit from extra support and training, like non-assessed training in areas like billing, file management and commercial awareness and negotiation skills and a specialist non-assessed course in careers and professional development.

With our links to regional practitioners, who also help to develop the course, you’ll have access to the latest careers advice, and maybe even the opportunity to interview for a training contract. We’ll also keep you up to date on the legal job market by mailing a vacancies bulletin directly to your inbox every month.

Entry is admission with 120 credits at Level 7 Please see our website for full details.

Location:

Chelmsford

Start options:

October

URL link:

www.anglia.ac.uk/legalpractice

If you’ve completed the Legal Practice Course or Bar Professional Training Course, or you’re a practising solicitor or barrister who has taken the former Law Society Final Examinations or BVC, this course will top up your qualification to an LLM Legal Practice. If you’re an overseas lawyer then, subject to taking the Qualified Lawyers’ Transfer Scheme (QLTS/QLTT) and/or gaining university accreditation of prior learning and experience, you could also be eligible to apply.

The course will let you explore your own chosen area of legal professional practice in depth. This could be part of your current professional practice, an area that you wish to work in, or one that’s just of academic interest to you.* Over a 4-day seminar series, you’ll develop your research skills, learning to interrogate hard-copy and electronic sources, to create and conduct surveys, questionnaires and interviews, and to write-up and present your research findings. These skills will not only be invaluable for your studies, but are also in great demand by employers in the legal profession.

You’ll then apply these skills to your chosen topic by researching and writing a 15,000-word dissertation. Your independent work will be supported by a dedicated supervisor, who will help you develop your research proposal / hypothesis, discuss your methodology (including ethics clearance) and act as a mentor throughout. *choice of topics subject to approval and availability of supervision within Anglia Law School.

For the latest course information, visit www.anglia.ac.uk/law

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Meet our lecturers Alex Murray Course Leader LLB (Hons) Law, Cambridge

John O’Leary Course Leader LLB (Hons) Law, Chelmsford

Alex’s areas of expertise are international law and the law of trusts. He is an active researcher, with an active interest in his areas of expertise. Alex is a member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.

John is a sports law consultant and has published extensively on contractual, employment and doping issues in professional sport. He was joint author of a report undertaken on behalf of the European Commission on Doping in Sport which was used as a reference work by the World Anti-Doping Agency, and is joint author of Sports Law and editor of Drugs and Doping in Sport.

Tom Serby Course Leader LLM International Business Law and International Commercial Law

Kathy McMahon Course Leader LLM Medical Law and Ethics

Tom qualified as a lawyer in 1995 and as a Solicitor Advocate (Higher Rights of Audience, Civil Courts) in 2001. He is an active researcher, primarily into sports law, and is currently engaged on a PhD by publication programme. He is also Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has won two ARU Learning and Teaching Fellowships.

Michelle McCanna Course Leader LLM Legal Practice and CILEx

Christopher Menzies Course Leader PGDip Legal Practice Course

Michelle qualified as a solicitor in 1997 via the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) whilst working in a City of London firm of solicitors. She is now the course leader for CILEx courses and also leads Land Law on the LLB, and Commercial Dispute Resolution on the LPC.

Before qualifying as a solicitor Christopher was a police officer. Upon qualification as a solicitor he entered private practice and specialised in residential conveyancing before joining the Crown Prosecution Service as a prosecutor.

Meet the rest of the team at: www.anglia.ac.uk/lawstaff

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Kathy is a Senior Lecturer and Barrister.

She teaches a number of modules on the LLB and her specialist areas are: Child Law (Public and Private), Family Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Litigation, Civil Litigation and Medical Law and Ethics.

Kathy also has an interest in Mental Health and the Law.

Finding accommodation Whether you study with us in Cambridge or Chelmsford, you’ll find yourself living close to the city centre, within walking distance of the railway station.

Student accommodation is a great place to start your journey and get the best out of student life, but there are many other options open to you. From traditional halls to a modern en-suite room or a shared flat or house, we’re here to show you your options and guide you through the process.

If you have any medical requirements or are a care leaver, we can also help. We have a selection of specially equipped rooms, some with space for an adjacent live-in carer.

Get in touch with our Residential Service As soon as you have firmly accepted a course – even if you’re still waiting for your results – our Residential Service can help you find somewhere to live.

The best accommodation always goes quickly, so we recommend you apply as soon as you can from mid-January onwards.

For further details, visit www.anglia.ac.uk/housing

Accept us as your first choice University to guarantee your accommodation.

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Getting funding For Undergraduate study

For Postgraduate study

If you don’t already have a first degree you’re entitled to a full student loan for your fees and you’ll receive a maintenance grant of up to £5,555 every year. You won’t have to pay this back until you graduate and earn over £21,000.

Even then, it will only be a small percentage of your future monthly salary.

You can help fund your postgraduate study through several means including studentships, bursaries, grants and Career Development Loans. You might also get help from your employer if you wish to study part-time – it’s worth asking. If you’re a current or past student of Anglia Ruskin University you can also get £1000 off your fees. You just need to fill out the application form at www.anglia.ac.uk/ scholarships

Our Books Plus scheme helps most first-year students from the UK or EU with study-related costs. You may be eligible for Books Plus credit worth £400 to go towards laptops, books and much more.

And that’s not all - you may be entitled to more financial support.

Find out what at www.anglia.ac.uk/ scholarships

“If you’re under 30, you can also apply to a Postgraduate Student Loan Scheme, which offers up to £10,000 to cover fees and living costs. This loan will be added onto your current student loan and paid back in the same way via monthly deductions from your future salary.

You can find more information at www.anglia. ac.uk/student-life/help-with-finances, or try www.postgraduate-funding.com

Our mentoring scheme and our many profession talks and careers events will help you forge close links with legal practitioners and other regional professionals.

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Supporting you all the way Not just lecturers

Careers and Employability

Our lecturers are here to support you throughout your academic journey, acting as your guides and mentors as well as teachers. In many cases relationships built at University will last on into your professional life – that’s one of the reasons our students are amongst the most satisfied in the country. You’ll have a personal tutor who, at every step, will work with you to help you achieve your best and to plan your career, as well as to talk through any personal matters you may have.

Your future career prospects are important to us. We’re here to help you prepare for the world of work.

An award winning Student Services Team Open to people from all walks of life, you’ll find ARU an inviting and supportive place, with a Student Services Team rated the UK’s best (Times Higher Education Awards, 2012). A range of other people are also on hand to provide the right guidance when you need it. We know that personal circumstances can have an impact on studying so, throughout your time with us, there’ll always be someone ready to help you.

Not only can our Employability Service give you careers advice - it also organises events including employment workshops and company visits. Meanwhile, our Employment Bureau can help you find part-time work that fits around your studies, helping you to gain experience and prepare for the world of work.

Counselling support Sometimes things can get on top of people. We understand that and provide a free confidential counselling service in a friendly setting. Here, you can talk to a qualified counsellor in a way that’s not always possible with friends or family. You’ll always be able to share your thoughts with someone who listens without passing judgement.

Find out what else we can help you with at

www.anglia.ac.uk/support

Take the next step For further information on our Law courses: Visit anglia.ac.uk/law Email answers@anglia.ac.uk Call 01245 493131 International +44 1245 493131 Cambridge Campus East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT Chelmsford Campus Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ Information correct at the time of print.

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