About the School
The School of Law is one of the leading law schools in the UK and has been providing instruction in law since its inception in 1899.
Today, we have a community of around fifty dedicated academic staff and fifteen support staff who foster a supportive environment for legal studies at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise awarded our School an outstanding rating that reflected the international quality of our research.
We host four research centres that both supervise research students and support research-based postgraduate taught programmes.
Study with us
We offer a range of exciting programmes in the areas of law and criminal justice and criminology.
Latest news
Lady Hale speaks at Temple North Women's Forum
The School of Law was pleased to host the inaugural event of the Temple North Women's Forum on Friday 29 November.
Featured degree
LLM International Law and LLM International and European Human Rights Law
These two stimulating LLM programmes provide you with an opportunity to develop a thorough understanding of international law and its response to contemporary problems, including in relation to human rights.
Student profile
"It's a fascinating course which gives you lots of different skills and includes aspects of Psychology, Sociology, Politics and Law."
Zoe Farrell, BA Criminal Justice and Criminology