The University of Law offers degrees in Business, Criminology, Law and Policing, plus Solicitor Apprenticeships, and been ranked first amongst universities in England for overall student satisfaction in the 2020 National Student Survey.

We’re closer than you think with campuses in Birmingham, Bristol, Guildford, Leeds, London, Manchester, Nottingham and online.  With our Switch-It-Up offer you can start on one course, or at one campus including online, and move to another course or campus, T&Cs apply.

Driven by innovative teaching our students are taught by experts; over 90% of our law tutors are qualified lawyers and all our Business School tutors have considerable commercial experience. 

We’ve trained more practising lawyers in England and Wales than anyone else and have great links with businesses and our 70,000 plus alumni worldwide. 

As we focus on practical problem solving, students develop a formidable range of essential skills that make all the difference when starting a career. In addition, our expert Careers and Employability service works with students throughout their studies to build their confidence, work experience and help them achieve their career goals.

At ULaw we focus on teaching you how to think and act like a professional from day one.

Apprenticeships enable talented future lawyers to take an apprenticeship route all the way from leaving school to qualification as a solicitor*, without incurring any student debt. The University of Law delivers a Level 7 Solicitors Apprenticeship with LLB (Hons) Law in Legal Practice and Skills.

You earn as you learn over 5.5-6 years, spending 20% of the time studying and 80% of your timing working, putting learning into practice and developing the key skills needed to work as a Solicitor. A Skills Coach will visit to check on your progress and build a work-based portfolio. You will also complete weekly submitted tasks and get feedback from a ULaw tutor. 

The University of Law is one of the UK’s leading providers of legal education and training, and has trained more legal professionals at different stages of their careers than anyone else. Taught by professionals, over 90% of our tutors are lawyers. Furthermore, we have been successfully delivering apprenticeships since 2015, with hundreds of apprentices across the country working with a huge range of legal firms.

An apprenticeship is a cost-effective, interesting and rewarding way to become a solicitor. You will enter the workforce earlier and work alongside experienced staff, gaining a degree whilst you are employed. However, a Solicitor Apprenticeship is not an easy option, you still to demonstrate academic potential with a minimum of 5 good GCSE/s, including Maths and English, and 3 A levels at Grade C or above, or equivalent. Many employers will ask for higher grades.

All apprenticeship vacancies are created by employers. Register with ULaw to be updated as soon as any of our client employers have a new apprenticeship opportunity and also visit the National Apprenticeship Service website. 

“If you can pursue your ambitions with an apprenticeship, then 100% go for it because it's an opportunity to accumulate a wealth of experience.” - Marjana Uddin, Solicitor Apprentice with the BBC

 *Subject to SRA Character & Suitability test.

The School Leaver Awards celebrate the top employers and training providers for school and college leavers on apprenticeship programmes.

Apprentices complete feedback surveys, rating each element of their training with a score out of 100. There are four questions asked about training providers:

• How would you rate the teaching provided by your training provider?
• How satisfied are you with the quality of assessment and feedback provided by your training provider?
• How would you rate your overall learning experience, including the facilities, resources and classroom environment?
• How satisfied are you with the support you have been given by your training provider, outside of your training, i.e. personal development and welfare?

The score is the mean average of all the responses for that specific training provider. The average is the mean average score of all training providers. The position is where the training provider ranks compared with other training providers who took part.