#BCULaw School of Law
Why study with us?
Degrees you can choose from:
• We deliver practice-based legal education that will provide you with valuable opportunities to enhance your employability, including a unique American internship programme. • Our prime city centre location and excellent industry links ensure we stand out from the crowd. • You will learn from leading academics with expertise in human rights, the death penalty and civil and social issues. • Our mooting society is one of the best in the country, winning coveted national awards. • We are specialists in social justice and people’s access to justice. 2
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• LLB (Hons) Law • LLB (Hons) Law with American Legal Studies • LLB (Hons) Law with Business Law • LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology www.bcu.ac.uk/law
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Student Success
Former BCU student Elshareef Ali Mohammed is an international human rights lawyer who worked on the case of Meriam Ibrahim in Sudan, one of the most significant global cases of 2014. Elshareef was part of the legal team who successfully secured her freedom.
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Student Success
Ellis Isherwood has been presented with a full Lord Denning Scholarship worth £15,500 by The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. Ellis beat hundreds of other candidates to become one of a very few to be granted the scholarship to study for a Bar Professional Training Course. Ellis demonstrated intellectual strength, complete integrity, excellence at university and a commitment at the Bar.
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Mooting Society
We are one of the most successful mooting societies in England and have enjoyed some dramatic wins in national mooting competitions, most recently beating University of Cambridge.
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Student Experience
The final of our Internal Mooting Competition was hosted at the UK Supreme Court and according to Supreme Court Justice Lord Sumption, who judged the final, our students performed “most impressively and persuasively�.
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Find out how you can be part of the next Supreme Court moot: www.bcu.ac.uk/UKsupremecourt
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Student Experience The Legal and Representation Unit module, which provides you with practice-based learning, is a chance for you to gain essential practical skills in interviewing and advising clients, conducting research on cases, drafting legal documents and negotiating on behalf of clients. These placements provide a perfect opportunity not just to apply academic knowledge to real-world problems, but also to practice the people skills needed in the world of work.
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Law Academics
Your lectures with Jon will be inspirational. He is a member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Death Penalty Expert Group and an adviser on the death penalty to the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, the European Union and the Council of Europe.
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Connect with Jon: @_JonYorke www.jonyorkehumanrights.blogspot.co.uk
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Law Academics
Sarah is a barrister, Senior Lecturer in Law and Director of Mooting. She co-teaches American Criminal Procedure and American Legal Practice – the Law School’s unique American Internship Programme. Sarah has been a fellow at the Arizona Justice Project and has worked on multiple post-conviction relief and clemency petitions, spending time in the USA working on these issues every year.
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Connect with Sarah: @SarahLucyCoope1 www.bcu.ac.uk/sarahcooper
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American Internships A unique opportunity to work in a US attorney’s office with our American Internships Programme, the UK’s largest student internship programme to the USA. Most students work in offices engaged in Death Row work. “I would definitely recommend a student to undertake the internship programme. In addition to me gaining many unique and useful skills which I know I will use within university and later on in life, the experience is rewarding, fun and is an amazing opportunity to work in a legal environment and contribute to a case.”
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Find out more on: www.bcu.ac.uk/lornaarnold
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Life as a BCU Law student
Watch the experiences of third-year Law with American Legal Studies student Chanae Humes as she shares her typical day at the University, from hanging out with friends at home to organising a cake sale as President of the student Legal Society.
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Travel Scholarships Each year our Travel Scholarships provide students with funding to travel abroad and take part in volunteering projects. They are an amazing way to boost your confidence, your employability and your student experience. Whether staying in Europe or further afield, it is the best way to develop and grow not just your academic experiences but your individuality as a person. One of our students, Angellina, went to Brazil where she volunteered on a teaching programme for young children.
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Read more on Angellina’s blog: www.bcu.ac.uk/angellinanagitta
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Connect with us
#BCULaw @BCU_Law bcuschooloflaw @blssinstagrad www.bcu.ac.uk/law T: 0121 331 5595