Academic excellence for business and the professions

Welcome to The City Law School

Undergraduate Open Day2 July 2014

Academic excellence•We are a leading international university

•Only university in London to be both committed

to academic excellence and focused on business and the professions

A highly rated university•Among the top 5% of universities in the world (Times Higher Education World Rankings 2012/13)

•Ranked 9th for graduate-level jobs (The Sunday Times University Guide 2013)

World-leading research•City's research was assessed as achieving

world-leading quality in terms of originality, significance and rigour

Why City University London

A vibrant international community•Currently has around 17,000 students (35% at postgraduate level) from more than 150 countries and staff from over 50 countries

•A growing network of

international research partnerships

Central London location•Located in the heart of London,

within easy reach of several central

Underground stations and just a few

stops from the British Library and

the West End

•Close to the Square Mile - London's world-famous

financial district - and the headquarters of financial

and professional institutions, major arts complexes and media offices

Why The City Law School

Range of academic and professional courses•First law school in London to educate students and practitioners at all stages of legal education

•Three levels of study -  Undergraduate, postgraduate and professional

Location•In the heart of Legal London

•Grays Inn Place

•Northampton Square

High Quality Teaching Staff

•The strength and reputation of The City Law School means that it is able to attract staff of the highest quality

•Includes leading researchers in their fields,

qualified solicitors, barristers and visiting

lecturers from some of the leading

universities in the country and abroad

•Wealth of expert teaching and professional

legal experience

•Student-focused approach and genuine passion for

the study of law

•One-to-one access to some of the best legal minds

available today

•Strong team of Support Staff - to ensure that the

School runs smoothly and that you get everything you need

Facilities and Resources

•Dedicated law libraries at both sites

•Modern and comfortable study environment

•Northampton Square - space for individual

users, a group study room, an IT lab and

extensive space for collaborative working

•Gray’s Inn Place – well stocked resource with one floor solely dedicated to law reports and journals

•The new Law hub opened in January 2013 and provides new student social and study space

•Refurbishment of dedicated research

space completed June 2013

•Lawbore

•Access to extensive online databases

•Moodle – virtual learning environment

Strong Alumni Network• Strong track record in educating the leaders of the future

• Alumni have included leading figures in law and international politics (Mahatma Ghandi, the Rt Hon Tony Blair QC PC, Shami Chakrabarti CBE, Baroness Margaret Thatcher)

• City University London has over 130,000 alumni in over 180 countries

Opportunities and services• Annual mooting competitions and offer you

• Opportunities to volunteer in Pro Bono work

• Start Ed

• Careers Skills and Development

The LLB at The City Law School

Year 1 • Constitutional and Administrative law (30 credits – year long)

• Criminal law (30 credits – year long)

• Contract law (30 credits – year long)

• Legal Methods (15 credits – term 1)

• English Legal System (15 credits – term 2)

• Graduate Market and Employability Module

Year 2 • Land Law

• Equity and Trusts

• EU Law

• Law of Tort

Modules

Year 3 – Electives

All electives e.g. – Banking law – Commercial and Agency

law – Aviation law – Family and Child Law – Employment Law – Public International Law – Competition Law – Islamic Law – Criminal Justice – Justice Law and History

– Evidence

– Immigration law

– Arbitration

– Intellectual Property

– Legal Ethics

– International Criminal Law

– Maritime Law

– Economic Law

– Legal Skills

– Forensic Science

– Dissertation

Study abroad opportunities

Teaching methods

– Weekly lectures and fortnightly tutorials

– Variety of e-study units, employers’ talks and careers’ lectures and workshops for Legal Method and Graduate Market Module

– Graduate led study session for Year 1 core modules

– Additional activities

• Careers orientated events

• Social events

• Visits to e.g. Supreme Court

– Pro-bono activities

– Mooting and debating

Mooting

• CLS Degree Programmes Mooting Competitions• Begins October/November• http://learnmore.lawbore.net/index.php/Get_Mooting• Internal and external mooting competitions including overseas. • Demonstration, what is about, shortly

Personal tutoring system

• Everyone allocated personal tutor – To help with personal

development – To advice on anything

related to the University – To guide your through your

studies – To help if you have a

problem or issue – To write you a reference

(yes, you will likely needs lot of them)

Students’ engagement

• Your views are important to use throughout the whole 3 years– Formal surveys / module

evaluations – Staff – students liaison

meetings – Programme and other

Committees– As well as informal

feedback anytime.

Thank you.

Any questions?