Our Heritage

We are the largest provider of legal education in the UK (HESA2021/22). Wecantrace our origins to 1876 with the formation of tutorial firmGibson &Weldon, andin 2016, we opened our leading Business School. With a rich heritage andareputation for innovation and contemporary teaching practices, we continuouslyfocus on developing the best legal and business minds.

Our Strategic Plan

Find out about our ambition and vision for the future.

Innovative and Contemporary Teaching Practices

All of our courses – from our undergraduate law degrees to our diverserangeofbusiness courses and postgraduate programmes – are designed witha unique, varied and innovative learning approach proven to deliver self-reliant professionalswho can compete in the fast-changing professional world. With a focus ondeveloping skills in problem-solving, weighing up arguments, critical thinkingandcommercial awareness, our courses are designed to prepare you for thereal-lifechallenges of the working world.

Powerful Connections

Our track record of excellence in learning and development has helpedusestablishworldwide connections within the legal and business industries. This is whymanyleading global law firms and businesses work exclusively with us todeveloptheirpeople, and why employers of all types want to meet our students. It’s whylawschools and professional bodies around the world choose to enter intostrategicalliances with us. We have a vast network in the legal industry and deliver legal trainingto91ofthetop 100 law firms, with exclusive relationships with 61 of the top UKlawfirmsand many of the most prestigious US firms in the UK, including thoselistedbelow.

Future Academic Model

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in the way higher educationbodies design and deliver their courses with the adoption of digital technologies. This rapidredesign of learning techniques has become the kernel for today’s new academic model. In The University of Law’s new academic model, we carefully describe the characteristicswhichwill help The University of Law continue to deliver outstanding teaching amidst the continuousevolution of the higher education climate.

The learning, teaching and assessment for the future will be within a hybridised model, deploying greater use of digital technologies to offer tomorrow’s students an outstandinganddistinguishable learning pathway.

The new learning and teaching strategy will get ourselvesready and our learners and graduates, for a changing world ahead. To achieve this and our primary objectives, the new model looks through five pillars: TeachingExcellence, Data, Design, Assessment and Student Experience. These will be underpinned by four themes: Inclusivity, Distinctiveness, Sustainability and Impact.

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